Category Archives: Design

“I’m a problem solver…that’s just, you know…what I do…” – Every Game Designer Ever

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Ben Retan
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Star Wars 1313 Announced

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ben Retan

I’m glad we have finally announced one of the projects we have been working on here at Lucas Arts. It has been in development for several years now and I worked on it during the early concept/prototyping phases including designing … Continue reading →

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Common Game Design Anti-Patterns – San Francisco IGDA Meeting

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Ben Retan

I will be speaking tonight, April 11th 2012 @ 7PM, at the San Francisco IGDA meeting about Common Game Design Anti-Patterns. Come check it out! Here are the details. Talk title: Common Game Design Anti-Patterns Description: Anti-Patterns are patterns that … Continue reading →

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Hero Design Challenge Winner

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Ben Retan

So a few weeks back, I entered into a game design challenge on a website to design the next big video game hero. Not thinking about it again until recently, I went back to check and I had won! Go … Continue reading →

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