This Christmas, Give… Game Design?
While brainstorming for Christmas gift ideas this year, Ruth came up with a great idea: design a fun (subject redacted– sorry, some recipients occasionally read this blog!) game for any friend and family who like (subject redacted). What this gift has going for it:
- Covers a lot of people. Game design, even for a small, non-professional game, is a lot of work. Designing a game for just one person is probably more than we can take on during the holidays. If you pick a design that covers a couple groups, though, you’ve taken a good chunk off that list.
- Cheap! Christmas is way too expensive. With the right game design, you can reduce your costs to some slick forms from VistaPrint, or even something entirely homemade.
- Personal. With gifts like this, your lucky recipients will always remember you fondly as creative, strange, or both. With a bit of luck, they’ll even enjoy the game!
Another reason this idea is so great is that it’s a way for someone like me to give creative gifts. I don’t have to be able to sculpt, paint, or do anything else that requires an ounce of visual sense.
I’ll write more about the gift after the holidays. Feel free to drop me a line if you’d like to hear about it sooner.