Storyteller
A puzzle game where players arrange comic panels to tell stories.
Where Storyteller comes up1 episode or test
- 1Make cardboard mock-upsPaper versions of the game's assets
- 2Test levels by handNo engine build needed first
- 3Try puzzles outside the gameAnswer the question in the fastest medium
From Storyteller developers' account
What was said about Storyteller
Storyteller's developers tried puzzles with cardboard mock-ups outside the game. They made cardboard mock-ups of the game's assets to test levels and puzzles by hand, without building them in an engine first.
The wider lesson is to prototype in whatever medium answers the question fastest, paper included, and not to insist on the final engine. In the source's words: "use whatever tools let you get to the idea quickly".
What's the Point of Prototyping?
Its developers made cardboard mock-ups of assets to try levels and puzzles outside the game.
Storyteller's developers tried puzzles with cardboard mock-ups outside the game. They made cardboard mock-ups of the game's assets to test levels and puzzles by hand, without building them in an engine first.
The wider lesson is to prototype in whatever medium answers the question fastest, paper included, and not to insist on the final engine. In the source's words: "use whatever tools let you get to the idea quickly".
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