»The Encounter« by Chris Hinz

I'm a game designer, illustrator & more, making a dice-building card game called »The Encounter«, inviting you to join my game development journey.

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I fully updated my website! 🚀 In case you are a designer, illustrator, working in film, games or are interested in Virtual Reality and the latest creative technologies I would love to connect ✌ https://t.co/J3nyuhRfHk

#design #illustration #portfolio #blog

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@a_man_possessed This looks so clever and elegant! What art do you have in mind?

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Prototyping again✌️#gamedevelopment #gamedesign #boardgame #dicegame

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Found a box, and notes, and die. I picked them back up. Let‘s see #gamedesign

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@Brunomaltadev @BitrichInfo I feel like consistency got me far. But if depth fails to follow consistency, stagnation seems to follow :D

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Still not finding time to game dev. I wonder… what do you do? #gamedev #indiedev

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Sorry for not posting in a while. I am still here. Just too busy at the moment. I am working hard on not letting it become a constant✌️

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Alternative dice faces: you know of or have any dice with alternative numbering? Points, numbers, lines, digits…? Depending on the game I think this is a great way of integrading world building elements, as long as usability is fine #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #dice #dicegame

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@a_man_possessed This is amazing to read and helpful to hear🙏Thank you!

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Hi #indiedevs👋 How hard is it for you when you return to your project after constant life related breaks? Any advice? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesigner #gamedevelopment #boardgamedesigner

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Fiiiinally, my ordered prototyping dice have arrived… they are a lot smaller than expected, but it should be ok for prototyping purposes :D #gamedesign #dicegame #prototyping #boardgame #dice #ttrpg #role20 #dicemechanic

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Insane what people‘s feedback, thoughts and motivation can do. #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedevelopment

[Dead of Night @GameDeadOfNight]

When I think to add a new mechanic to the game

#IndieGameDev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #Parkour #gamedesign #fps #katana #indiegame #videogame #meme #gamedevmeme

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After the rewatch of „Depth vs. Complexity“ by Extra Credits, I couldn‘t help but run straight back to my paper prototype🤓 #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #gamemechanics #dicemechanics #dicegame

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This is such a valuable and amazingly prepared piece of knowledge: "Depth vs Complexity - Why More Features Don't Make a Better Game" by @ExtraCreditz https://t.co/VTP5dedjfr Thanks for making it✌️ #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #gamemechanics

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@ShapesAndDreams @AaronBeedlegame uuh i know and have seen this one but quiet some years ago. thanks for sharing it 👌will definitely rewatch this one

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How do you think about adjusting your game‘s complexity or targeting a different audience? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #gamemechanics #CraftWednesday

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@AaronBeedlegame @ShapesAndDreams thats a great advise imo. of course the regular „it depends“ applies. but especially separating this question from optimization is great!

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What motivates you to make games? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

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@TheStory3ller @Nick__Bentley From all I worked through until now I can say its 🦆ing worth it ;)

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I want to share @Nick__Bentley‘s account with you✌️His amazing thoughts and resources on game design and usability heuristics are insanely good and are helping me a lot. #gamedev #gamedesign #gamemechanics #usability