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Documented HN sourceHN 22.5
Quick Take
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Game design
Juice it or lose it - a talk by Martin Jonasson & Petri Purho
grapefrukt · Discussed on HN from 2013 to 2025
Topics and ideas
- 01juice
- 02game feel
- 03polish
Martin Jonasson and Petri Purho take a bland Breakout clone and add layer after layer of 'juice' such as easing, particles, screen shake and sound until it feels alive. A live demo makes the effect of small feedback details obvious.
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Funny demo of bounce and particles transforming game feel
“is the best presentation I've seen on the matter.”Read the original HN comment
glitchdout · 2013-04 · 12 recommenders across 12 months
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