Mixing Genres: When to Follow the Rules and When to Break Them

Digital 1:15pm 15 min

Game genres come with conventions, and following them is usually the safer bet. But those conventions do not always fit the game you are trying to make. Using Sorcery Mastery—a mix of MOBAs, roguelikes, Battle Royales and split-screen local multiplayer—as a case study, this talk explores when established conventions help, when they are worth breaking, and how unusual design choices can be justified.

Speaker

Mikael Barbaro de Brito

Mikael Barbaro de Brito

Unity Game Developer · Sage Mage

Mikael Barbaro de Brito is a Sydney-based Unity game developer and the solo developer of Sorcery Mastery, a PvP arena game for Steam. He holds a Bachelor of Interactive Media (Games) and has worked in game development and quality assurance both commercially and independently.