FAILIURE
About me Name: George Fan Job: Make cool games Cool game I made: Plants vs. Zombies
My Failure Story
In 2001, I almost quit making games… FOREVER*! *added for dramatic emphasis
A Little Background…
In 2001, I started making a game.
The concept: cat chases mouse
cat eats mouse
cat eats mouse = bad!
Cat-Mouse-Foosball!
“Design Docs”
-WASTE OF TIME-
Now Demoing: Cat-Mouse-Foosball 2011 Remake: Still Just as Bad Edition
= Too much going onBrain explodes
In 2001, I almost quit making games… FOREVER*! *added for dramatic emphasis
What did I learn?
Illustration vs. Game Design
Illustration is like this:
Games are more like this:
Lesson 1: Start prototyping as early as you can. You can never truly tell how fun a game is until you “play” it.
Bonus Lesson: Don’t give up! If you love what you do, you will persevere.
It’s over!
FAILIURE