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#61: Don’t Starve. With Kevin Forbes
Category: Arts and Design
Duration: 01:01:11
Publish Date: 2014-01-09 02:00:00
Description: Jon and Dirk are joined by Kevin Forbes of Klei Entertainment to talk about Don’t Starve. Topics covered include environmental cycles, crafting, and the unique challenges and perks of developing a systems-based game. --------------------------- Contact Information Jon Shafer - @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@ConiferGames.com Dirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, www.artana.com, Dirk@Knemeyer.com Kevin Forbes - @TheKRF --------------------------- Episode Outline 0:00:27 - Kevin’s design background 0:03:06 - What is Don’t Starve? 0:05:56 - Environmental cycles 0:08:33 - Balancing & playtesting 0:13:39 - Crafting 0:28:55 - Death & resurrection 0:31:35 - Sanity 0:34:02 - Audience 0:36:30 - Klei 0:38:56 - Developing a procedural game 0:53:43 - Advice for designers
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