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- The almost unintentional dolly of Insomniac's SpidercamHow Insomniac's Spider-Man accidentally created one of the most striking dolly zoom shots in games.
- Sentences? They rule: syntax as a game mechanicLanguage is just another complex game system, out of the box — using syntax as a game mechanic.
- The endgame of Hades loves the binomial coefficient, while human brains hate itA dive into the binomial coefficient and how Hades' endgame uses it to torment players.
- The quintillions of different runs in Hades (and why it doesn't matter)Exploring combinatorics in Hades — and why quintillions of possible runs don't actually matter.
- Designing randomness: when generation is distributionExploring card distribution algorithms, Wave Function Collapse, and how randomness is really distribution in game design.
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