#212 Tabletop Prototyping Highlights

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

David Heron – @DavidVHeron

Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com

Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com

Isaac Shalev -@KindFortress, www.kindfortress.com, onboardgames.net

Episode Outline

– 00:10 Intro and format explanation

– 00:42 Dirk, David, and Kathryn talk design notebooks

– 04:43 Whiteboards as design tools

– 08:19 Rob, David, and Dirk share tips on prototyping cards

– 14:55 Prototyping game boards

– 17:38 Bits and pieces for prototypes

– 20:39 What Harrison looks for when it comes to prototyping pieces

– 21:35 Prototype fidelity: how good should a prototype be?

– 26:17 Isaac Shalev and Dirk discuss emulating prototypes with Tabletop Simulator and Tabletopia