Daniel Cook
Game designer; chief creative officer at Spry Fox (Triple Town, Realm of the Mad God) and author of the Lost Garden design blog.
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Google Spreadsheets Liked
Many of our prototypes store their balancing data in Google Spreadsheets and then we can quickly tweak a value and have it published live to the game. So you get all the version control and group editing of Google Docs feeding directly into your game… this is much nicer than throwing XML files back and forth.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Unity Uses
For the games themselves, we've used Flash, Unity or HTML. Essentially, we want to be cross platform so that once we've found an interesting game mechanics, we can quickly distribute it to as many people as possible.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Wacom tablet Uses
There's also a Wacom tablet as well for when I do digital paintings but lately my art has been leaning towards a more graphic vector style so it doesn't get quite as much love.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
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Dropbox Uses
We also use Dropbox for our file storage and everyone has a variety of iOS and Android devices for testing the latest builds and playing Drop7.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Adobe Illustrator Liked
I've been using Adobe Illustrator for interface design. My favorite technique is to set up all the UI elements on separate artboards and then I can quickly export them out with full name to all sorts of different resolutions with a single dialog.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Google Docs Liked
For writing, we use Google Docs. The ability to collaboratively edit documents in realtime and share them over the web with the click of a button has really changed how I write design docs.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Skype Liked
The bulk of our conversation happens in Skype. We've got each team set up in chat rooms and then we have on topic conversations throughout the day. What is great about this is that it is asynchronous. If you are in the middle of something, then a message from someone is stored until you are ready to read it.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09
Thinkpad T530 Loved
My second machine is an overly solid 15.6" Thinkpad T530 with an SSD. What I love about this machine is the keyboard. Each keystroke is a joy.
usesthis.com 2012-10-09