Stanislav Stanković
Making games is my lifelong passion. Becoming a game designer was my childhood dream. I've been living this dream for last 14 years. During this time, I had the good fortune to work at companies such as Rovio, EA and Supercell. I've written two books about game design and VR, taught game design, and spent my spare time making quirky little games and experiments like the ones scattered around this site.
On this page, you will find snippets of what I have learned doing my dream job. I hope you might find at least something useful.
My Timeline
Playable CV
My Presentations about Game Design
Trailers to What I Work On
Talks I Gave
Podcast Appearance
My Games on Itch.io
Dungeons of Z*rk
Dungeons of Z*rk is a silly little game I made some time ago. It is the worlds first (and only?) text based endless runner. It is a demake of games such as Canabalt or Temple Run. It is a throwback to more primitive age when computers were not yet capable of displaying graphics at all and interaction was possible only via command line.
TYPE "R" TO START RUNNING
How to play
- Press "R" to start running
- You will pick Coins along the way. One coin is worth 1 point
- You will continue to run until you encounter an obstacle
- Obstacles can be holes in the floor or stuff hanging from the ceiling
- When you encounter an obstacle you can do one of the following:
- Press "L" to look at obstacle to see what is it. This will cost you 10 points
- Press "J" to jump
- Press "D" to duck
- Press "S" to see your current score
- If you fall into the chasm or hit something with your head you will lose a life
- You start with 3 lives
- If you have 0 lives it's GAME OVER
- Try not to end with negative score
- Good luck!
Links
Websites
- Serbian Games Association
- International Game Developer Association, chapter for Finland
- Hub of Finnish Game Industry
- Center for Self-Determination Theory
- Interaction Design Foundation
- GAMESBrief
- The GROW Model and Mindtools
- User Onboarding - a frequently-updated compendium of web app first-run experiences
- gamesindustry.biz
- UX Bootcamp
- Game Makers of Finland
- How to Deal with Difficult People on Software Projects
- The AI Game Dev Community
- École Intuit Lab
Podcasts
Books
- Glued to Games by Richard M. Ryan and Scott Rigby
- The Curve: How Smart Companies Find High-Value Customers by Nicholas Lovell
- Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals” by Katie Salen Tekinbas and Eric Zimmerman
- You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
- You are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney
Papers
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