Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

40: The Physics of Uncertainly with Andrea Roberts (Roundguard)

Mar 13, 2020
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Surreal Life of a Cheerleader
02:40 • 5min
3
The Importance of Indie Game Development
07:40 • 3min
4
How to Go Indie: A Journey From Idea to Final Game
10:18 • 2min
5
How to Make a Small Game in Six Months
12:07 • 3min
6
The Power of Persistence
14:50 • 4min
7
The Roguelike Aspect of a Plane
18:25 • 2min
8
The Proc Gen's System for Managing Peg Layouts
19:57 • 2min
9
How to Run a Random Generator
22:23 • 4min
10
How to Write a Good Story in Fable
25:54 • 2min
11
The Uncertainty of Procedural Generators
28:14 • 4min
12
The Physics of PEGL
31:45 • 2min
13
How to Predict a Ball's Bounce
33:47 • 2min
14
How to Use the Full Trail Renderer to Predict the Outcome of a Bounce
35:19 • 4min
15
Round Guard: A Multiplayer Strategy Game
39:13 • 6min
16
How to Play a Round Guard Turn
45:02 • 2min
17
How to Play Round Guard
46:49 • 5min
18
The Uncertainty of Life in Roguelike
51:25 • 3min
19
The Art of Divination Through Random Outputs
54:35 • 5min
20
The Pursuit of Pursuit
59:09 • 2min
21
The Wheel of Fortune Unlocks Persistence Upgrades
01:00:42 • 2min
22
Permideth: A Game of Friendship
01:02:19 • 2min
23
Dicey Dungeons and the Wheel of Fortune
01:04:17 • 4min
24
Pegall: A Hardcore Rogue's Guide
01:08:22 • 2min
25
The Scarab Peg: A Game That Changes Your Mind
01:10:12 • 3min
26
The Dream of Breaking the Roguelike
01:13:39 • 3min
27
How to Create a Combo in the Game
01:16:29 • 4min
28
Cinco Paws Syntho Pausa
01:20:23 • 2min