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You vs You - Designing puzzles where you play against yourself

  • Speaker: dietzribi

Breaking down the design of my upcoming game "UvsU: You vs You", where you play against your past self, and how to make time based puzzles that emphasize thinky solutions over precision and reflexes.

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