{"id":325,"date":"2020-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/carla\/?p=325"},"modified":"2020-08-24T20:15:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T20:15:24","slug":"rapid-game-making-with-julio-nazario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/2020\/08\/17\/rapid-game-making-with-julio-nazario\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Game Making with Julio Nazario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Julio Nazario goes really in depth on how to rapidly make great games, how to get inspired and stay inspired, and how to make games with great table presence and unique components!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the live chat below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Game Design Live Chat: Rapid Game Making with Julio Nazario\" width=\"864\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vn0ix1TVePA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Places to get components: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Etsy is a great place to get components, like laser cut wood items. <\/li><li>Use things you have in a different way. For example, you can take plastic pawns and make them into something you fit the top into and now it&#8217;s an entirely different component. <\/li><li>20&#215;30 Poster Board from the Dollar Tree gets you a lot of poster board for the cost that you can use for boards, player screens, and more. <\/li><li>3D Printers: Julio has the Ender 3 pro.<\/li><li>Cardboard is cheap and you can get it from Amazon boxes. You can make a lot of different components out of cardboard. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/julio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/julio.jpg 592w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/julio-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption>This is one of Julio&#8217;s designs made with the use of cardboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contest Suggestions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find a lot of contests in the BGG design contest forum. Go there and read all the posts and try to enter the contests that appeal to your strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contests are great because they bring a due date, which pushes you to be inspired and iterate on the deadline.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Regular Contests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Korea Board Game Design Contest<\/li><li>HABA Design Contest<\/li><li>Button Shy Design Contest<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Components to Revisit: magnetic components and translucent components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying Motivated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus on learning and bettering yourself and making things faster. There&#8217;s always something to learn on youtube, like Nandeck or Microsoft Publisher. There&#8217;s a 4 part series on Nandeck where each is less than 30 minutes that you can find here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYe95_3Vv4m6jwe4HRdnDs8wcWfbazF5o\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYe95_3Vv4m6jwe4HRdnDs8wcWfbazF5o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Codesigners are really a great way to be motivated. Being accountable to someone pushes you to get things done on time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keeping All Your Games Straight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Julio has a minor in project management so this comes easy to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have a spreadsheet of projects which is color coated by status. If you send any email, update the spreadsheet. Keeping the spreadsheet up to date seems like it takes a lot of time, but it saves time by keeping up to date.<\/li><li>Use calendar to keep due dates in mind.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Simplicity is key.<\/li><li>Try to keep games language independent; it comes to you easy if you keep at it. <\/li><li>The Cardboard Edison Compendium is great for finding publishers to pitch your games to. <\/li><li>Don&#8217;t get stressed about working on lots of games, do what&#8217;s fun and the fun will keep you motivated.<\/li><li>The Otter dictation app is fantastic for recording playtests. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Julio here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Twitter:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Junazaru\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Junazaru\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Junazaru<\/a><\/li><li>Holi Festival of Colors Preorder: <a href=\"https:\/\/floodgate.games\/products\/holi\">https:\/\/floodgate.games\/products\/holi<\/a><\/li><li>CTRL Game: <a href=\"https:\/\/pandasaurusgames.com\/products\/ctrl\">https:\/\/pandasaurusgames.com\/products\/ctrl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.geekdo-images.com\/imagepage\/img\/z_-W1Ul3G-hkeoJ9nHHFzy58YOQ=\/fit-in\/900x600\/filters:no_upscale()\/pic5289190.png\" alt=\"Ctrl, Pandasaurus Games, 2020 \u2014 promotional image (image provided by the publisher)\"\/><figcaption>CTRL Game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You are welcome to participate or simply listen in to the Game Design Live Chats whenever the time fits in your schedule.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/game-design-live-chats\/\">Click here for our calendar of events.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you enjoy this entry? Please let me know I\u2019d love to hear what you think and what kind of things you\u2019d like to see from this blog. Feel free to send me an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:contact@weirdgiraffegames.com\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or comment with your thoughts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to sign up for my mailing list, so you don\u2019t miss a post:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyletter.com\/carlakopp\">https:\/\/tinyletter.com\/carlakopp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julio Nazario goes really in depth on how to rapidly make great games, how to get inspired and stay inspired, and how to make games&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_4766012646_4766012646":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[2,13,8],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design","category-live-chat","category-productivity","tag-scheduled"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/julio.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":212,"url":"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/carla\/2020\/04\/28\/working-on-multiple-games-at-once\/","url_meta":{"origin":325,"position":0},"title":"Working on Multiple Games at Once","author":"Carla","date":"April 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Most designers start with one game, then eventually start working on two games at once. 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