Playstorming

Design Games by Nathan D Paoletta and Will Hindmarch

Mar 6, 201600:24:54Games & Hobbies

What even is a playstorm? We think we know and we dive into the answer in this episode, to consider what makes playstorming different from playtesting, what it’s for, and when we do it. Design Games is made possible by o...

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