EP 49 | How a veteran game designer thinks about systems and feel

HeartLoop Games Founder, Creative Director, and veteran Game Designer Osama Dorias joins Marina Ryan to talk about designing game systems and feel. They talk about what game design is (and why it’s impossible to define), the challenge of designing a hybrid roguelike-fighting game, designing game systems and feel, and more. Grab a coffee, and join us for a chat.

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TIMESTAMPS:(00:00:00) Intro(00:04:35) Osama’s journey into game development(00:10:00) What is game design?(00:16:10) What roles fall under game design? (00:20:00) What is Poly Fighter? Designing a hybrid roguelike-fighting game(00:32:20) How does a designer put forward a design hypothesis? (00:41:00) How does a designer create both a low skill floor and high skill ceiling? (00:52:00) What is tuning and how does a game designer tune a video game? (00:55:40) Final thoughts on game design from Osama (01:03:50) What advice would Osama give his younger self? (01:05:50) What advice does Osama have for young designers? * * * * * FOLLOW USPoly Fighter: https://store.steampowered.com/app/39... Quest Markers: ⁠https://linktr.ee/questmarkers⁠Osama’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/osamadorias.... Marina’s socials: ⁠https://marinaryan.carrd.co/Live Show on Twitch: ⁠ / marinahascoffee Live Show on YouTube: / @questmarkers Music by Marina RyanAlex Jaffe’s GDC Talk: Cursed Problems in Game Design

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