RPG Design Panelcast

Recorded at Metatopia 2024

Presented by Stephanie Bryant and Melissa Lewis-Gentry

What's Agile and why would I use it? Join us for a quick overview of Agile principles and practices that can help you tune your game design process into more flexible, powerful, and satisfying ways of working, whether you're a solo designer or leader of an entire team.

Recorded at Metatopia 2024

Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry

Usability is often thought of in game design after mechanics or systems have been developed. User experience design doesn't have to be an afterthought. This panel will go over design frameworks centering player interaction with the game itself.

Recorded at Metatopia 2024

Presented by Meguey Baker, Meri Baker

The Bakers lead this panel which will focus on how a family or close friends can share the experience of game design, for better or worse.

Recorded at Metatopia 2024

Presented by Jason Pitre

Over the last decade, board game designers have recognized the need to have additional, procedural-driven opponents for challenge the players. The term "Automa" was coined in the 2013 game "Viticulture" by Stonemaier Games. In this panel, we will discuss the basics on how to design such procedural foes and share some advice on how to include them in your own games.

Recorded at Metatopia 2024

Presented by Geoff Engelstein

This session will go over the core processes and skills required for successful game design. While intended for people in the early stages of their design journey, we welcome designers of all skill levels to refresh their toolkit and provide valuable alternative real-world experience to other attendees.