Mette Pødenphant

I found you @jerrytron.com ! Thank you for the talk and the chat back in '19! ♡

YouTube video by Game Developers Conference 'Real World Level Design' & 'Playgrounds and Level Design'

I very often think about @andrew-yoder.bsky.social s playgrounds as level design talk ♡ I now frequently use playgrounds to explain skill checks and rewards to non-designers

It's conveniently bundled with the enlightning "Real World Level Design" by Jerry Belich ♡

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn27...

I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.

But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.

Totally agree regarding old RPG's - but thank god never ones (and adventure point and clicks) went in a different direction. I personally loathed deadly traps 😅😅😇 I get that there is an allure to hard consequences but it's only fair imho if the player is in on it ♡

Hehe - I get it! I love consequences - they are very important! But I would always prefer a different ending than stopping the experience ♡ Bit let's see! It might be inevitable :D

Two reasons (but let's see if it ruins the format :D) So my target audience is 7-10 year olds - 7 yr olds are still learning to read and might feel a bit fragile. Second reason is that I always found it quite off putting when reading "Sværd og Trolddom" as a kid - It often felt a bit arbitrary?

Right... Oof, I really want to avoid it. I was thinking maybe structuring it more like an adventure game... where you can go back to previous places/pages - but it might be too "muddy" and complex...

Maybe three possible endings and you gather scores as you go and see which one it is ?

Ohh that's an excellent idea - thanks, Mads!

This is really nice, Fergus! Thank you♡

It's interesting to see how many will result in a "dead end"! I'm gonna try to weasle my may out of those... There should be consequences but no dead ends... (old mantra from sandbox leveldesign I live by ! :D) - I hope it's not a "must" for CYOA design 🤔

This is great! Thank you, Fergus!! ❤

I started working on a "choose your own adventure" book for kids (age 7-10). If anyone have any recommendations or tips I would be overjoyed! Like... How do I keep track of everything?

#Writing #ChildrenLiterature #Fantasy #GameDesign #Books #Adventure

A boardgame box titled :"Heroes of Avadore and the Golden City" "A roleplaying adventure for the whole family - by Mette Pødenphant Andersen" the box art shows a coastal fantast town with big stormy purple clouds closing in, painted in a naive style. All in danish

The backside if the box showing all the elements in the box : character sheet, picture book, cards, masterscreen and a d10 die

Another one! More roleplaying adventure for 4 to 10 year olds ✨️

I'm so excited! This time I'm taking the heroes to the sea to look for the lost "Golden City"⚓️🌟 I can't believe this started with a little idea and a doodle and now there are TWO roleplaying adventure games for kids 😍🥳

Jordan Erica Webber—"Game journalism": a case study I recently dreamed that I was explaining to some professional inspirations (I’ll spare myself the mortification of naming them) why I haven’t Done Much lately. Conveniently, I’d already done a thoroug...

the other night I legit dreamed that I was explaining to some people I looked up to where the hell I've Been Lately, so I wrote about it, possibly a waste of several hours but people are talking about game journalism so

Got a call from my editor with a plea to get a roleplaying test ready for tomorrow.

One of the kids had to go on vacation and didn't want to miss it 💔 She loves one of playable characters so much. She wants to be called "Kalla" and pretends to be "super strong like her"

😍😍🥰🥰😭😭

Just finished it!🥰

I'm thinking about going to #Spiel2025 in Essen this year - mostly to connect with EU/Uk/US distributers about my #Roleplaying Game for #Kids (It's marketed as a #Boardgame in Denmark)

Can anyone recommend it? Any good tips are really appreciated ❤❤❤

A digital painting of a goose standing in the middle of a pond. It's got It's wings slightly out and is tilting It's head and looking at the viewer. Its wearing a green hat shaped like the top part of a dragon, with flappable wings. It's supposed to look a bit mean but the painting is work in progress.

I know it's a fantasy #TTRPG but geese are universally great (enemies), right ?

#Design #Kids #BoardGames #DanishGames #Writing #Fantasy #Geese #Procreate #DigitalPainting

So happy to have been part of this years @baftagames.bsky.social Game Design jury ❤ My Imposter Syndrome had a freaking field day but it was a great getting to play some amazing games and to discuss them with some very inspiring people ♡ thank you @jonny-w.bsky.social for including me ♡♡♡

Oof I am trying to make an open world roleplaying scenario with stealth rolls and disguise gameplay for kids.... What am I doing... This will be absolute madness 😵🥸🤯🤸

Everyone have a great #GDC2025 ! Remember to look out for each other. Watch your drinks. Make sure your fem co-workers are safe ❤

This has got to be the most #MonkeyIsland -esque thing I have ever worked on...

#wip #procreate #ttrpg

Yes! ❤️‍🔥This is the way

The picture is showing two images on my screen roughly depicting the same landscape painting - one is showing a sandy path leading to a mountain shaped like a dragon, the other is showing a river leading to a temple like city with a waterfall instead of a door. Both with blue sky and palm trees.

I'm working on my next #TTRPG for tiny humans, and I'm trying out some different things... I feel like my process is just constantly deciding on the ratio between "Relatable" and "Epiiiic!" While trying to avoid "Meeeh".. or "whaa...?".

#design #painting #procreate

Algorithm: I noticed you lingered on this picture of a frog for 14 seconds

Me: I was busy sneezing

Algorithm: I've got some more frogs for you

Me: I don't w--..."

Algorithm: Frog freak

Eugh... this industry..

RIP #MonolithProductions I feel like we should be having funurals honestly. There is so much legacy in a company like that.

My favourite #Monolith game growing up was Shogo ❤ I had never seen anything like it.

I hope something new and beautiful will rise from the ashes ❤

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I just love it when my kids build weird levels... 😅❤ Great little vantage points, covers - the signage is a little messed up and I am a little bit unsure where the golden path is... needless to say we will have a feedback session later. 🤔🧐

#LevelDesign #Gamedev

Thank you❤❤❤ And you too!! Congratulations with the Dice Awards!! 🥰🥳🤯

Aaah!! We won a #spilprisen award yesterday for Wild Indigo Ranch!! "Denmarks Favourite Game 2025" 😍😭 We are over the moon and still so surpised 🤯 Our players are just the sweetest 🌾🤠 thank you for voting!! ❤️‍🔥

Amazing 🥰❤🏃‍♀️⛹️‍♂️🤼‍♂️🤾‍♂️🐕