Inka Nieminen

Game Designer @King_Games | Finn 🇫🇮 in London | @AbertayUni alumnus

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

Few of my fave producer sayings
-Agile is a contact sport
-Touch base
-Responsibilizing
-Reduce these fractions down to their base, if you get my drift

[Emel 🐸 hoyofestph #70 @emeldraws]

Since we’re all digital artists now, I wanted to share some of my favorite techniques that I apply to my illustrations. These were done in Procreate, but I’ve added keywords so you can find if they’re applicable in your favorite art program, but I know they work in CSP & PS. (1/)

[Martin Pichlmair @martinpi]

You have heard of juiciness in game design and you know what polish does and how important it is. But how do we design the “feel” of a game? And how does a game elicit a certain feeling? (1/7)

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

As the population ages I bet we’ll be seeing more and more games specifically designed with interesting and resonant themes for elder players. Huge opportunity space! https://t.co/X9vyrpKQ5a

[Julie Zhuo @joulee]

Designers have many superpowers, but one underrated one is that the work of design leads one to become more comfortable with uncertainty.

How does this impact the product development process?

Thread 👇

[Jennifer Scheurle @Gaohmee]

If you're a gamedev:

What's the number 1 valuable thing that being a gamedev has taught you?

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

Highly recommend as a fun game to play over zoom calls https://t.co/vGxYxpG4bI

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

So far I’m liking #CozyGrove
❤️Theres always clear goals but variety and exploration/mystery elements keep it interesting
❤️Game doesn’t hold me hostage. In fact, it tells me to go away and come back later
❤️Art style, ghosts, bears, the writing... very charming!

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

My boyfriend’s suggestion for how we could play GTA (and no, we don’t have a pc or console for it):
“Maybe add a crack and put it on the zelda?”

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

It’s no longer a picture of the Queen... tough times

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

@RianaMckeith You’re living the dream 😎

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

New zoom meetings in one day record: 8

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

@RianaMckeith Stand ups are a necessary evil... 1ish meetings per day sounds amazing, that’s my new goal!

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

dunno why but “clandestine” is one of those words I can never remember the meaning of.

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

@JessicaMorris_1 Oh right one more thing - Apple Pay! It so handy to have on the Apple Watch. Totally worth setting up.

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

@JessicaMorris_1 Ooh nice. I mostly use the timer, weather and calendar. And the watch face to tell the time. Kinda predictable but those things are most useful to always have around

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

These are so cute!

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

@sola_num Ah great I can finally get the right game 😂

[Inka Nieminen @inkanei]

Oh nice it’s Pancake Day tomorrow.

[Julie Zhuo @joulee]

A frequent question I get when talking with senior designers: Will my growth as a designer stall if I start managing?

There is often a second question underneath that, which is:
Will I no longer be respected as a design leader if I can't keep up as a designer?

Thread below👇