An overview of Human Computer Interaction topics and how those concepts can be applied to games.  Topics include short term memory, long term memory, reaction times, input methods, and feedback methods.  Comparison of human languages and computer langues, along with lexical scanning and grammars.

Knoxville Game Design is a discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Links and Notes

• Dylan’s LINQPad talk at Codestock will be at 2:15pm on Friday April 20, 2018 – https://portal.codestock.org/home/schedule
• Join us for the game jam kickoff on April 20, 2018 at 7pm Token Game Tavern – http://tokenrestaurant.com/
• Text Mesh Pro – https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/essentials/beta-projects/textmesh-pro-84126
• 2D Game Kit – https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/essentials/tutorial-projects/2d-game-kit-107098
• Tutorial for 2D Game Kit – https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/s/2d-game-kit/
• Douglas Engelbart – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart
• Fitt’s Law – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts’s_law
• J.C.R. Licklider – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R._Licklider
• Vannevar Bush, Memex – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush
• Ivan Sutherland, Sketchpad – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB3saviItTI
• Rote learning – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning
• Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman – https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654
• Affordance – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance
• Cognitive walkthrough – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_walkthrough
• Cocktail party effect – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_party_effect
• GOMS – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOMS
• Keystroke level model – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke-level_model
• Cognitive Complexity – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_complexity
• Prosody – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosody_(linguistics)
• Flex and Bison Introduction – https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/flex-bison/9780596805418/ch01.html
• Backus-Naur Form – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Naur_form
• Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Human Computer Interaction - Knox Game Design, April 2018

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Dylan Wolf (www.dylanwolf.com) presents “Saving and Loading Game Data in Unity”

This month we discuss two cross-platform methods for saving and loading game data (such as preferences, high scores, progress, etc.) in Unity.

Knoxville Game Design is a discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Links and Notes

• • Next game jam kickoff is April 20, 2018 at Token Game Tavern – http://tokenrestaurant.com/
  • Vector Conference (Richmond, Kentucky) – http://vectorconf.com/
  • Codestock – http://codestock.org/
  • Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Saving and Loading Game Data in Unity - Knox Game Design, March 2018

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This month we have show and tell from Jacob and Joe.  For the two year anniversary of the podcast, we recap the history of Knoxville Game Design.

Discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Links and Notes

• • Khufu’s Delivery Service on Steam – http://store.steampowered.com/app/652310/Khufus_Delivery_Service/
  • C.H.E.S.S. gameplay – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ef6hnMnRck
  • Turn Back the Clocks 4 Dream Build Play Entry – https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/dream-build-play/game/586
  • Knoxville Game Design Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/251913638211178/
  • History of Knoxville Game Design – https://www.knoxgamedesign.org/458/january-8-2017-meetup-a-new-direction/
  • Interview with Chaosoft Games – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEVR_JthEiw
  • MetroPulse features Knoxville Game Design – http://levidsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/metropulse.pdf
  • Codestock Game Jam Panel 2016 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDF8At1iztM
  • Dylan’s Game Development for Fun slides from Momocon 2017 – https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zOCNeRwQLaD_z1yO0H3TjfXvl54kvgCQ_5-kxBZI0Ck
  • Knoxville Game Design Directory – https://www.knoxgamedesign.org/directory/
  • Acquisition Funnel Article – https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ChrisZukowski/20180206/314371/Why_people_dont_buy_your_game.php
  • Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Two Year Recap Spectacular - Knox Game Design, February 2018

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Discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

This month we show off games developed in Knoxville for GM48. We also talk about Pyxel Edit, Affinity Designer, and MakeHuman.

Links and Notes

• PyxelEdit – http://pyxeledit.com
• Affinity Designer – https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/
• MakeHuman – http://www.makehuman.org/
• Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Pyxel Edit, Affinity Designer, and Make Human - Knox Game Design, November 2017

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Discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

This month we talk about the closing of XBLIG as well as having a demo of Unity’s cloth component using a custom shader.

Links and Notes

• Dylan’s Talks at DevSpace – http://www.dylanwolf.com/2017/09/12/upcoming-panels-september-2017/
• DevSpace conference – https://www.devspaceconf.com
• GM48 – https://gm48.net/
• Unity 2017.2 – https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/307050/Unity_20172_brings_Autodesk_integration_into_the_fold.php
• IndieCade Festival 2017 –  http://www.indiecade.com/2017
• LexPlay 2017 – https://www.facebook.com/events/1391199567624661
• Thanks for Everything XBLIG by Tim Hurley – https://thexblig.com/2017/09/29/thanks-for-everything-xblig/
• KnoxDevs Quartery gathering announcement – https://twitter.com/knoxdevs/status/914891382854242304
• Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

Here is the corrected code for the flag custom shader, which was missing the “alpha” keyword on line 16. (click to enlarge)

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Farewell XBLIG - Knox Game Design, October 2017

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Discussion of games currently being created by game developers in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Links and Notes

• Glowing Gourds by Amos – https://agamerstudios.itch.io/glowing-gourds
• Dylan’s games – http://games.dylanwolf.com/
• Kitty’s Adventure by Levi on XBox One – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/kittys-adventure-for-xbox-one/9pcp6pvdf7qn
• Dual Eagles – https://gatechgrad.itch.io/dual-eagles
• Inkscape – https://inkscape.org/en/
• Spriter – https://brashmonkey.com/
• Dream Build Play 2017 dev log contest – https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/09/01/dream-build-play-2017-challenge-updates/#aIRYYhGuW9Y01It2.97
• Bosca Ceoil – http://www.boscaceoil.net/
• Bfxr – http://www.bfxr.net/
• Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Inkscape and Spriter - Knox Game Design, September 2017

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