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Alexandre Mandryka @DesignBeachBum

Creative consultant at Game Whispering with experience on Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, Far Cry, Company of Heroes and more...

Joined January 2011
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What are the top 3 #GameDesign skills? Be part of the conversation here: linkedin.com/posts/alexandre… #gamedev #indiedev

#gamedesign #gamedev | Alexandre Mandryka | 18 comments

Hi #GameDesign friends! What are the top skills to learn as a game designer? Comment in your top3 skills below, and I'll compile results and share it in a week. Thanks! #GameDev | 18 comments on...

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Mike Rucker, PhD
 @performbetter
7 Apr 2021
Games are designed to help a player learn something, and “fun” is the fuel of this machine. Without fun, you are just facing a lecture. @DesignBeachBum Read more 👉share.michaelrucker.com/24d5…
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Great time with @performbetter
Mike Rucker, PhD
 @performbetter
18 Dec 2020
“In #games, #fun is the indicator that you are learning something. So, in a real-life setting, reverse engineer this if you want to direct your life in an impactful way. Seek ways to include fun in your life. It is the best fuel to #motivate you.” @DesignBeachBum #funfactfriday
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Quite honored by that interview by philosophy Ph.D. and fun expert Michael Rucker #creativity #gamedesign #fun buff.ly/36nqhC6
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Join us tomorrow at 6PM PDT on Twitch on the PVP Pitch Circuit where we'll mentor indie teams on their concepts twitch.tv/pvp_pitchcircuit #GameDev #IndieDev
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Fascinating discussion on the creation of the game of life! buff.ly/2S8ftAa #Maths #Programming #GameDesign #GameDev
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Great analysis on different ways to process challenges and mental load buff.ly/3dO9utj #GameDesign #Psychology
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A study on how to balance Scrabble buff.ly/2KQGJ3h #GameDesign
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#AI can be used to evaluate emergent optimal play in #gameplay based on implemented mechanics @OpenAI buff.ly/2pOEOU5 #GameDesign #GameDev
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Using #Math and #GameTheory to find optimal strategies for Monopoly buff.ly/2q1O1Zj #GameDesign #GameDev
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Getting ready to share my design tools for pre-production @gdcon in Poznan this sunday! #GIC19 #gamedesign #gamedev #indiedev #polishdev buff.ly/2VOLFsD
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Cool piece on the history of penalty kicks and balancing soccer buff.ly/2nvoIOH #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev
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Game Industry Conference
 @gdcon
3 Oct 2019
@DesignBeachBum, design expert, will guide you through implementing design into gameplay and game mechanics, establishing and using metrics to final usage of this practical advices on prototype product. #gic19 #talks #gamedev #indiedev
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Excited to be part of #gic19 in Poznan on 17-20 October. #gamedesign #gamedev #indiedev #polishdev
Game Industry Conference
 @gdcon
2 Oct 2019
yep, this is the time to proudly present you next lineup of #gic19 #speakers 😁 ✅ @DesignBeachBum - freelance ✅ Anthony Christov - ARC Academy ✅ @aNichiporchik - @tinyBuild ✅ @morikig -@TabTale #gamedev #indiedev
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“The animals looked like they are having #fun” Teaching rats hide & seek shows the power of intrinsic reward &tapping into natural behaviour #Psychology #GameDesign #GameDev #Freudensprung buff.ly/2QiHSEX
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Woot! @hotshotburngame is getting some attention at @EVO kotaku.com/i-cant-wait-to-de… ##IndieDev #GameDev #PolishDev

I Can't Wait To Destroy My Friends In Hot Shot Burn - Kotaku

In addition to hardcore competition, Evo 2019 has also provided a decent chunk of floor space for independent developers to show off their games. Flaming

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Told you there would be cats! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign
Stephane Assadourian @vancekic
27 May 2019
@DesignBeachBum delivering on creativity and cats at #digitaldragons2019!
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Come learn how to take care of your cats! Erm, I mean creatives. @Digital_Dragons #gamedesign #gamedev #creativity
Stephane Assadourian @vancekic
27 May 2019
Come see the great talk of @DesignBeachBum in the great Hall A at 14h today! #digitaldragons2019
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OZWE Games @OZWEGames
4 Feb 2019
Today, we are at #ProHelvetia offices for our Pitch Training. So happy to have two excellent coaches with us: Stephane @vancekic (Founding member of Assassin’s Creed) and Alexandre @designbeachbum (Director of design at Ubisoft and Relic. #GDC #SwissGames
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Such a nice review of My Brother Rabbit from friends at @ArtifexMundi buff.ly/2O3y3Iy #IndieDev #GameDev
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