Tests from a Hat
How does the order of tests affect the design of software? A game to explore that idea. Continue reading Tests from a Hat
Tag Archives: games
Movie Retrospective
When I'm teaching about retrospectives, there has always been a challenge: a simulated retrospective wants a shared experience. But what shared experience to use? The one experience I know we share is the session we're in, but using a retrospective Continue reading Movie Retrospective
Programming Language Puzzle
A word-stack puzzle on programming languages. Continue reading Programming Language Puzzle
Links to Others’ Games
Industrial Logic (Joshua Kerievsky) XP Playing Cards Design Patterns Playing Cards PairDraw Extreme Hour (Peter Merel) XP Game (Belgian XP User’s Group) Planning Poker (James Grenning) NASAGA
Chunky Demo
A puzzle you solve by dragging tiles into the proper position. Continue reading Chunky Demo
NASAGA ’06 Trip Report
NASAGA ’06 – simulation and games. Continue reading NASAGA ’06 Trip Report
Agile ’06 Workshop: Example-Based Specifications
Exploring example-based specifications. Continue reading Agile ’06 Workshop: Example-Based Specifications
Game Word Stack Puzzle
A puzzle about games. Continue reading Game Word Stack Puzzle
Review – Game Design
Game Design – Theory & Practice (2/e), Richard Rouse III. Wordware, 2005. This book is a somewhat sprawling look at game design. Its focus is on electronic games. It covers “what players want,” gameplay, artificial intelligence, story-telling, and game documentation Continue reading Review – Game Design
NASAGA ’05 Trip Report
NASAGA ’05. Continue reading NASAGA ’05 Trip Report