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Dennispr

@dennis.videogameworkshop.com

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I make games that might teach you a thing or two! Currently making cool stuff at www.videogameworkshop.com I talk about designing developing and playing games + programming. PhD, Speaker: LEGO, GDC, TEDx Previous: Hero Elementary + Skillsville

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 21d

We wrote a blog for spooky season game mechanics!

Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 21d

How do designers keep players in a persistent, ongoing state of dread? Give them something to worry about.

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #GameDesign

Add Dread to Your Game

How do designers keep players in a persistent, ongoing state of dread?

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 15h

Why am I getting links to good educational research from you, while the Department of Ed confuses AI with A1?

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LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social · 1d

Shader systems are ridiculously powerful if you’re clever enough.   

Most people use them to create visual effects. You know what’s cooler?

Running Linux.

Inside an emulated RISC-V CPU. Inside a pixel shader. Inside of VRChat...

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 4d

Come see @charlie.videogameworkshop.com and I talk about psychology tricks we used when we made games for PBS!

Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 4d

We're going to talk about why your players can't count, and what you can do about it at 1:30 CST at ThinkyCon! Check it out, It's free!

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A promo for our talk at thinkycon on 11/7/25 @1:30 cst

Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 5d

Capitan america's I know that reference but with "I've been kissed by a rose on the grey"

Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 6d

Day 1 of @thinkygames.com was great! If you're interested in puzzles and game design it runs for two more days!!

thinkygames.com/events/think...

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

ThinkyCon 2025 · Thinky Games

Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 6d

We are live! 🎉

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 7d

An unstoppable monster can get boring. To use them effectively, get creative.

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #GameDesign

Unstoppable Enemies | Videogame Workshop

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Also, the thing about them not showing up in mirrors? Might not actually work with modern mirrors. The reason their reflection wouldn't show up in old mirrors was because they were made with metals like silver (which is also antimicrobial).

Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

In fact, most vampire wards can generally be boiled down to "fights off infections and disease"

Garlic? Yup antimicrobial.

Sunlight? You guessed it!

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Those woods exhibited antimicrobial properties!

Of course people didn't know that back then, but they did notice people got less sick around them and they were generally safe to use.

Likewise, iron and other metals that exhibited these same properties were also super effective!

Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

So the idea behind a stake in the first place is to keep the vampire in one place. To literally stake them to the ground. But, if you want to really damage the vampire you have to use a wood like maple, birch, and pine were thought to work particularly well.

Want to guess why?

Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Be careful out there y'all! If you run into a vampire just remember that the type of wood you use for a stake makes a difference! If you don't use the right wood, you'll just get a pissed off vampire!

👇🧵

#halloween #vampires #folklore

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Happy Halloween! These game mechanics can make your players feel DREAD.

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #GameDesign

Add Dread to Your Game | Videogame Workshop

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Get em quick they go fast.

A bucket full of Sonic 2 game cartridges with the sign "please only take one sonic 2 for the game gear per child"

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 11d

Do you want to play a horror videogame? 😱

Happy Halloween! We're discussing horror games, our preferences, and what mechanics make a game spooky.

#gamedev #indiegamedev #podcast