Author Archives: Quirkworthy

World-Building: The Story Harvest

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Quirkworthy

This is the idea of going through the closest real-world analogue(s) to the world you are building and collecting as many cool images, quotes, events, anecdotes, sayings, and stories as you can find. Focus on details that make the people … Continue reading →

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Illustration: The First Step is…

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Practising every day. That’s the underpinning habit that will make any skill better. Art seems to be particularly obviously benefitted by regular practice as it is a visual medium. I suppose that music works a similar way as it’s very … Continue reading →

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Game Design: The Usual Confusion

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Game design, like every other creative process, starts with endless possibilities. As you go through the various stages, your once infinite options narrow, and the vague initial spark coalesces into a fixed and final form. There are things to like … Continue reading →

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World-Building: Size Isn’t Anything

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Other than bigger worlds needing more work, size alone should not be a concern for world-builders. A world can be as small or as large as you like. The only really important thing about size is that it is the … Continue reading →

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Plans Not Surviving Contact With Reality

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Quirkworthy

A small hiccup yesterday, with Real Life getting in the way of what I needed to do here. All under control now. At least, as much under control as it can be. So no panic. Apologies to anyone who might … Continue reading →

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Game Design: Project Shuriken

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Thursday posts look at game design using things that I’m working on as examples. This makes them part design diary and part theoretical discussion. Note that these are real games that I’m currently working on for Quirkworthy, so I don’t … Continue reading →

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World-Building: What Nobody Told You

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Quirkworthy

Over the years I’ve created all or part of several fictional worlds, some of which were elaborate and sprawling, others small and contained. However, despite the fact that I know how to do this in practice, when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Just say No To Mediocrity

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Quirkworthy

A couple of days ago I posted my plan. This is fairly brief summary as I was hoping that I could expand on it over time as people asked questions and the results of my labours made my intent more … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Plan

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Quirkworthy

Today I want to talk about what you can expect to find here, on Quirkworthy, in future. I’ve already talked about some of the thinking behind what I want to do, but this is the nitty gritty. However, before we … Continue reading →

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A Beginning, a Middle, and an End

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Quirkworthy

I ended last time with a summary that mentioned a single thread which I thought ran through the highest quality work. This thread is story. Whether it’s game design, art, or writing, there is a story running through the best … Continue reading →

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