Paul Sztajer

Nomadic interactive artist, working in games, education and scicomm. Making projects about stars and fate. In Perth, London next

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Hi there, it's been a while! I've decided to return to creating The Odysseys, here's a quick re-intro https://t.co/UX788kg6ZZ

I'm not here much anymore, but I'll be posting updates about the game (and about other design things) to that substack

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

@Sonictail Congrats!

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Particulars is now free! Check it out at https://t.co/ycEDWt185z
#indiegames #physics #particlephysics #physicsgame #games #vidyagames

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

@ehronlime Yes please, that sounds great! Would be great to play other people's stuff as well

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Ahead of tomorrow’s playtest, I’ve been working on making the Island cards for The Odysseys more evocative. Here you can see the before (top) and after (bottom) of a few cards - art, as always, by the awesome Vicente Araullo-Peters

#gamdev #boardgames #cardgame #design

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Tomorrow's playtest is full, but I've got a bunch of other playtests planned in the coming weeks - go to https://t.co/qIBfdP8sXZ to sign up!

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

...For this card, getting a really nice left-right separation between the two options (Scylla and Charybdis), and clearly linking them to the artwork has been key.

The layout and typography is still in flux - I'm wanting to work on more cards before committing to an approach.

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

The journey so far for the rules, art and layout for one of the cards in #theodysseysgame

The focus for me here is to best evoke the story being told and the rules being communicated... (1/2)

#boardgames #gamedev #cardgame #theodyssey

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Finally getting a bit of traction with the Particulars education edition - here's a really early concepts of how this might look on a website
https://t.co/j7iogWQzdz
#gamedev #education #particlephysics #indiegames #edutech

[games with wings @GamesWithWings]

Nice, there are now online playtesting sessions for @pdyxs's kind of great card game about fate, The Odysseys.

Sign up, check it out on a Wednesday evening. https://t.co/wqlX14w4OB

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

@GeorginaWilcox @SeamusBlackley The company I work for (@Equal_Reality) does this for training in organisations. We're talking about potentially putting up some sort of publicly available demo atm... will let you know if/when this happens!

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

I'd really appreciate any shares or retweets, as well as feedback on the game (please send me your stories!). Putting a game out into the void is always scary, and every little bit helps

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Gotta Get Outta This Space is officially launched!... (1/?)

#printandplay #gamedev #gamedesign #gottagetouttathisspace #gamelaunch #printandplay #boardgames #space #ifitsthelastthingweeverdo

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Play the game at https://t.co/pdbcvWJ2fS

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

...Each player's goal is to pick themselves up from a planet, and when they do, they join the crew. Each crew member has a powerful one shot power that will impact the game from then on.

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

These crew cards are, in many ways, the most important cards in the game, as they let you be part of the story of the game...(1/2)

#boardgames #printandplay #gamedev #gamedesign #gottagetouttathisspace

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

The main design imperatives for these module cards are simplicity and alterability - it must be easy for players to understand what they can do from the cards, which can be altered in creative ways. This way, each new player can easily learn the game, even as their ship evolves

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Your ship is made up of modules, each of which lives on a card like this. As modules are damaged and upgraded, you'll update these cards. You'll also get new modules to add to your ship.

#boardgames #printandplay #gamedev #gamedesign #spacegame #cardgame #gottagetouttathisspace

[Paul Sztajer @pdyxs]

Stars are the exit points of Gotta Get Outta This Space - you can use them as a slingshot to quickly leave a star system, leaving your robot enemies in the dust.

#boardgames #printandplay #astronomy #gamedesign #space #spacegame #gamedev