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Unusual Books for Game Designers

A collection of books that will expand your game design practice. A few were written with games in mind, but most were not.

18 min readApr 21, 2021

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Unusual Books for Game Designers

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Marlena Abraham

Breaking Through Pandemic Writer’s Block

Fight screen overload by writing your first draft with speech to text

5 min readMar 14, 2021

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Marlena Abraham

11 Useful Document Formats for Game Designers

A game designer’s job is usually a combination of three things: coming up with a design, getting everyone on board with it, and…

13 min readOct 28, 2020

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Marlena Abraham

Using a Game Design Principle to Take Better Breaks

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you keep a to-do list. Maybe you keep several. Between your work trackers, your personal projects, your…

5 min readJan 16, 2020

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Using a Game Design Principle to Take Better Breaks

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6 methods to help you figure out if you want to be a game designer

Maybe you really like playing video games. Maybe you’re really interested in how games can make education more fun. Maybe you’re just…

13 min readOct 28, 2019

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6 methods to help you figure out if you want to be a game designer

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Marlena Abraham

Creating a Killer Game Design Portfolio: What to Include and Why

An in-depth breakdown on structure and content that can help your game design portfolio stand out

11 min readOct 28, 2019

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Marlena Abraham

Marlena Abraham

Game Designer & Storyteller. Narrative + XR + location based + emerging tech. Indie game community organizer. Twitter: @marlenaabraham

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