Nicolaos Tsitsonis

Nicolaos Tsitsonis @nickkeepkind

About: 22 y.o Game Designer • Just be kind 🫂 «I break games so you don’t have to. Writing about mechanics, design, and why games make us feel things. I just tell people why things can work differently».

Location:
Kastoria, Greece
Joined:
Feb 11, 2025

Nicolaos Tsitsonis
articles - 6 total

«Is life still a game if the dice are loaded?» • An essay on replayability in game design

Just a quick note: the original version of this text was written by me in Russian, and you’re...

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Where does the Sisyphus stone of gamedev roll?

«Momentum» — is an original column from my Telegram channel. What you’re reading is an English...

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The Design of Trust, or How a Game Designer Manipulates .

I. Preface: «Guiding the blind (or pretending to be one?)» Do you enjoy being...

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"They Got It!": Why Hollywood's Bow to Games Feels So Personal.

I wanted to just quickly jot down a few lines, impromptu style, you know, catch a thought on the...

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Why is everyone but Game Designers writing about games?

Just yesterday, I finished reading «Games. The Key to Their Meaning»” by «Friedrich Georg Jünger»...

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Game Design Cannibals: Who’s Eating AAA Games and Why?

I. Preface: “The Sweet Heart of a Game: The Story of One Phrase” The idea for this...

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