Machinations.io VS GameDevMap

There’s a book “Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design” and a tool https://machinations.io. Source: 11 months ago

Is there something similar to machinations.io but for story line? For example, I might want to know if it's possible to obtain outcome X and A at the same time at the end of the game (e.g. Married to Prince Charming while at the same time orchestrating the assassination of his mother), and if possible how likely it is for the player to find it, given the ways the stat points are given out at decision points. I... Source: 11 months ago

I believe https://machinations.io/ is what you're looking for. It's a powerful economy simulation tool that has data visualisation to show the player's progress over time. Source: 12 months ago

You may also want to look at Machinations.io which is a tool using flowchart-like systems to help balance games, a more specialised tool than a spreadsheet. Source: 12 months ago

There's tools like machinations.io for quick prototyping. Source: about 1 year ago

It's very possible to make a lateral move from engineering to technical design. It's going to be a little trickier to get a remote senior technical design position right out of the gate, usually that's reserved for someone who has been in that specific role before, but it might still be possible for a mobile or browser game company. I work remote in AAA, but that comes after 15 years in technical design. If you're... Source: 11 months ago

If you don't have work experience but have a good portfolio, then apply to the studios directly. Websites like gamedevmap.com or glassdoor are your friend. That said, once you've had a game-dev job it gets much, much, much easier to find other game dev jobs, so working at a smaller company (even a mobile game company) for a year can help you finding the job you want further down the line. Source: about 1 year ago

I've been applying everywhere on gamedevmap.com and such. Source: about 3 years ago