Some stuff to do in 2014-2015
 Pick your own engine– Twine, Unity, UE4, something
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Procedural story generation– can you break a story to
bits and use a computer to assemble one procedurally?
Probably single player
Tell a good story
Yes, even ARGs if you’re interested
 Go to http://www.igf.com
 See what won the student competition.
 Make a game better than that one.
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 Profit!
 Let’s slow things down– turn based games?
 Many small, indie strategy games with simple,
interesting mechanics
 Learn to interview, film, and edit oral histories
 Collect oral histories from video game luminaries
 Maintain and add to the Oral History Website
http://alpheus.wpi.edu/imgd/oral-history/