Furidashi Game Design Academy

Nicholas Theisen

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118. The Mechanics of Pleasure | S4E7

4/9/2024 • 47 min

In this episode, we discuss the sensuous side of gamedev, the upsides and downsides of "friction," and how to better understand what your player wants to be doing, so as to craft a better suited gameplay experience for them. Download the Sympathetic Memories demo for free on our Itch.io site: https://furidashipod.itch.io/sympathetic-memories Substack: https://ga… Play episode

117. Working in Teams, Working Alone | S4E6
116. From Inspiration to Game Design | S4E5
115. Subjectivity in Narration | S4E4
114. Themes and Pillars | S4E3
113. Encounter Design Blues | S4E2
112. The Game Design Nexus | S4E1
111. Translating Tabletop
110. Baldur’s Gate 3
109. The Three Eras of Final Fantasy
108. Final Fantasy: Action Man
107. Lauryn’s Gamedev Journey
106. Is Diablo 4 an RPG?
105. Dumb AI !@#$
104. Eliza
103. Contiguity in Worldbuilding
102. Kingdom Hearts 2
101. Character Progression
100. The Last of Us
99. Augmentation and Simulation
98. Wordle With Friends!
97. Games and Mystery Plot Structure
96. Pentiment
95. Immortality - Year End Special Pt. 2
94. Let’s Play! - The Cave of Time
93. Same As It Ever Was - Year End Special Pt. 1
UNLOCKED! 41. Furidashi Behind the Scenes
92. Ludonarrative Harmony?
91. VR Failing
90. Subjective Progression
89. Accessing Super Smash Bros.
88. Combat Encounters
87. Combat as Narrative
86. Learning Thru Immersion
85. The Immersion Spectrum
84. Hard and Soft World Building
83. World Building in Game Design
82. Progression Is [Not] Narrative (Teaser)
81. Player Narrative vs. Game Narrative
80. Storytelling Through Gameplay (Teaser)
79. The ”What” of Video Game Storytelling
78. Narrative vs. Progression (Teaser)
77. Narrative Delivery in Video Games
76. MDA: Games As Commodities? (Teaser)
75. Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics
74. Narrative Systems (Teaser)
73. System[s] Shock
72. Meaningful Mechanics, Meaningful Choices (Teaser)
71. Designing UrbanPlan
70. Gameplay is Narrative? w/ Ze and Nim! (Teaser)

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