Hey so I started a crazy personal project that I'm calling Mod101 - it's basically a big ol free guide on how to actually make #gameart with #blender. It's free and always will be, and very WIP atm, but if you're looking to get into #3dart it might help! gamedev101.gitbook.io/mod101/

Lil mushroom guy I'm working on for a full tutorial breakdown for my book.

This is meant to be a total for beginners chapter on basic character art for total newbies.

Link to the chapter can be found here (Biiig WIP): gamedev101.gitbook.io/mod101/begin...

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Game dev is 50% design, 50% mechanics, and 100% player experience.

Learn how players think, not just how games are made.

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You don’t need 100 features.
You need 1 mechanic that’s fun to do over and over.

Simple > Complex.

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🎯 What emotion do you want players to feel?

Then build a mechanic that creates it.
This is how “game feel” starts to, well, feel fun.

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What’s your game’s core "verb"?
🌱 Grow
🧱 Build
🗡️ Fight
💡 Solve
Your entire design should support that one core action.

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Most beginner game devs make the same mistake:
They start building their dream game.
You need a starter game.
✅ 1 mechanic
✅ 1 level
✅ 1 week of work
Build to learn, not to impress.

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Why do some games just feel better than others—even simple ones?
Let’s talk about the MDA framework: the secret sauce behind engaging game design.
🧵 A thread for indie devs ↓

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