FAILIURE

About me

• Name: George Fan• Job: Make cool games• Cool game I made: Plants vs. Zombies

My Failure Story

In 2001, I almost quit making games…

FOREVER*!

*added for dramatic emphasis

A Little Background…

In 2001, I started making a game.

The concept: cat chases mouse

cat eats mouse

cat eats mouse = bad!

Cat-Mouse-Foosball!

“Design Docs”

“Design Docs”

-WASTE OF TIME-

Now Demoing: Cat-Mouse-Foosball 2011 Remake:

Still Just as Bad Edition

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Too much going on Brain explodes

In 2001, I almost quit making games…

FOREVER*!

*added for dramatic emphasis

What did I learn?

Illustration vs. Game Design

Illustration is like this:

Games are more like this:

Lesson 1: Start prototypingas early as you can. You can never

truly tell how fun a game is untilyou “play” it.

Bonus Lesson: Don’t give up! If you love what you do,

you will persevere.

It’s over!

FAILIURE