Revisiting The Door Problem With Liz England - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 53
System Era Softworks design director Liz England never set out to become an industry-wide name—but she did in 2014 when she published a blog called “The Door Problem.” She penned it to help people outside the game industry understand exactly what a game designer does…and it turns out, to motivate herself to get her personal website online.Years later "The Door Problem" is now required reading for young designers everywhere, largely for reasons beyond what England dreamed of when she jotted down that post. In the 11 years since she wrote that post, Liz has evolved from being a game designer to design director, and her perspective on “The Door Problem” has shifted. Today she’s not thinking as much about doors—more about how to help other designers pitch and build doors that fit the scope and vision for their game.What does good leadership look like in game design?England said she didn’t think there was any more to be added to “The Door Problem” even after 11 years. She’s been thinking more about how game design leadership can help developers solve their own “door problems” to make games in a more effective manner. That's not only meant improving her language for designing game design challenges—but looking back at leaders she looked up to earlier in her career.Related:About The Game Developer PodcastThe Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between of game development, sharing lessons and strategies fellow developers can use to hone their craft. The Game Developer Podcast is hosted by Bryant Francis, edited by Pierre Landriau, and features music by Mike Meehan.Follow Game Developer on Bluesky or on LinkedIn.Follow Liz England on Bluesky.
#revisiting #door #problem #with #lizRevisiting The Door Problem With Liz England - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 53
System Era Softworks design director Liz England never set out to become an industry-wide name—but she did in 2014 when she published a blog called “The Door Problem.” She penned it to help people outside the game industry understand exactly what a game designer does…and it turns out, to motivate herself to get her personal website online.Years later "The Door Problem" is now required reading for young designers everywhere, largely for reasons beyond what England dreamed of when she jotted down that post. In the 11 years since she wrote that post, Liz has evolved from being a game designer to design director, and her perspective on “The Door Problem” has shifted. Today she’s not thinking as much about doors—more about how to help other designers pitch and build doors that fit the scope and vision for their game.What does good leadership look like in game design?England said she didn’t think there was any more to be added to “The Door Problem” even after 11 years. She’s been thinking more about how game design leadership can help developers solve their own “door problems” to make games in a more effective manner. That's not only meant improving her language for designing game design challenges—but looking back at leaders she looked up to earlier in her career.Related:About The Game Developer PodcastThe Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between of game development, sharing lessons and strategies fellow developers can use to hone their craft. The Game Developer Podcast is hosted by Bryant Francis, edited by Pierre Landriau, and features music by Mike Meehan.Follow Game Developer on Bluesky or on LinkedIn.Follow Liz England on Bluesky.
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