Trevor Benjamin on co-designing Moytura, Azure and collaborative game design - TCbH Interviews
Description
Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing
02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor
06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?
07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop
09:47 - Why always codesigning?
14:47 - Approach to Azure
18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences
21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design
25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted
29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?
31:51 - Recent inspirations
37:35 - Next up, For the Gods
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