Yvens R Serpa

🇧🇷 Brazilian Nordestino in the Netherlands working as a Game Dev & Design teacher. I am always creating Art & Games. I also write about Games Dev & Design.👀

📍 Deventer, The Netherlands

Opinion

The Connection Between Tulips, Brazilian Travel Agencies, and Pre-Orders

Thinking about the future of games based on promises and premises

Game Design

The Economy of Accepting Death in Spiritfarer

How game systems enable introspective and emotional experiences

Game Design

Sustainable Gameplay Loops in Apico

Breaking the selfish farming loop for the sake of saving bees

Game Design

Random Mechanics in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

How random mechanisms foster motivation and exploration, and how they don't

Guide

Stardew Valley - On Crops and Randomness

Examining the concept of gameplay variety through luck