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Positive+
This is a new series of my blog articles where I want to share on how to be more positive individual. Be curious 5 WHY Story: Javanese salad
How I use Inkscape for My First Commercial Boardgame
Why Inkscape? Inkscape has emerged as my main tool for board game design with all of its features, free and open source. As an open-source software (OSS) vector graphics editor, Inkscape empowers creators like myself to create early to mature game components with ease. Whether it’s designing and layouting cards, boards, or tokens. Board Game…
Five Mistakes to Avoid to Publish Your First Board Game
After putting your heart and soul into developing your first board game, it’s time to publish. Exciting, isn’t it? However, it is crucial to ensure you avoid these 5 mistakes, as I did before. 1. Chasing Perfection: It’s natural to want your game to be flawless, but aiming for perfection in your early game can…
Five Things I Learned When Publishing My First Board Game
First of all, I’m not a native English speaker, so please pardon any vocabulary or grammar mistakes. If you have any criticisms of my writing, please let me know. 1. Choose the unique theme carefully If you want to create a horror game, children wouldn’t be your target audience, would they? When designing your game,…
List of games-related publications
As stated by the title, here are some research journals related to games. Scopus-indexed game journals Non-Scopus high quality game journal High quality conference Undergraduate journals
My first ever book is published
This post is the continue of previous post: I am filled with immense gratitude as I finally publish my first ever book, an almost eternal draft. The book is far from perfect, but it is going to be a perfect start. As I embark on this new chapter, I am excited for the future, knowing…
Financial workshop using board game
We at Dhadhu Cafe are always inspired by you guys to make interactive workshop a regular feature. The positive feedback from participants of all ages has been overwhelming, indicating a strong community desire for more such activities. In response, we’re planning a series of game-based learning, each designed to not only entertain but also impart…
Game Startup Manual: Game Design
A few weeks ago, I finished my first-ever book and currently published it on GitHub. I plan on publishing it via Amazon Publishing after getting the grant from my uni. Following Andry Burkov’s principle of “read first, buy later”, I reflect on my experience of having difficulty getting the necessary book for free. Back then,…
Manager 101: be nice
A few days ago, there was high tension between my employees. A female employee often came to work so late (even intentionally), and the other three guys mocked her because of what she did earlier (also came late). These three guys never want to talk or ask the girl why she did late. While the…
Manager 101: evaluation or assessment?
Welcome to my post. I intend to share my experience running a board game cafe as a creative director or simply manager. Here’s a short story: I pitched my idea for a board game cafe to an investor through a friend in June 2019, and successfully got the funding. By February 2020, the cafe was…