Good morning,

I am writing a blog about common game design themes I notice on game dev forums and groups. I really want this to have some value to people, so if you have time please let me know if they are any good, interesting, or have the potential to become articles. Or what you would change about them.

First post is about having a Vision for your project.

Video games in particular are notoriously long projects and it can be difficult to know when to deviate from your path or stick to it. Many developers consider the essence or vision of their project to be: what experience do I want the player to have?

Second post is about game design flow.

Mechanics > Theme > Setting > Story

Thank you for your time!

Well that is one way to guarantee a reply, thanks Tom!

Here is a new entry regarding creativity and originality-

New article, some personal advice and tips for maintaining Motivation, Energy and Focus.

5. Motivation, Energy and Focus: "I make a conscious effort to separate creative work and logical work. Usually during the day I will come up with ideas, plans, writing and other creative work, and in the evening I will dedicate my brain to implementing and carrying out those ideas in a practical and more logical way. I am much less productive if I try to be creative and logical at the same time. One personal note that may not apply to everyone, is that I consider problem-solving to be a creative task, not a logical one, and so I fit that in with my creative time."