ThinkyCon 2024
April 4th-6th 2024 Virtual/online
That's a wrap! Thank you to all our amazing speakers and everyone who attended ThinkyCon 2024 — it was an amazing event, all thanks to you.
For those who might have missed the talks live, you can catch up with the VODs below:
Welcome to the world's first thinky game developers conference.
Featuring talks from many amazing minds in the thinky community, we have an absolute treasure trove of insights to share. Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
Everyone is welcome, no matter your experience, background, or familiarity with this space. For those of you new to thinky game development, we hope you discover a new fascinating world to explore.
Attendance
Dates: April 4th-6th
Location: Virtual/online
Price: Free
Watch the talks live
Discuss talks and chat with fellow attendees
ThinkyCon is hosted entirely online and is free to attend for all. We expect all attendees, including speakers and organizers, to behave respectfully as outlined in our Code of Conduct.
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Day 1
April 4th
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Playful Problem Solving - What Puzzle Game Research Teaches Us About Player Problem Solving
Dr. Craig G Anderson & Dr. David DeLiema
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How We Make New Games at The New York Times
Jeff Petriello
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Editor tooling for A Monster's Expedition
Alan Hazelden
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Bingo! The thrill of solving puzzle game localization challenges
Diana Díaz Montón
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Emotional Environmental Puzzle Design
Tori Smith
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Thinking Vibes in Thinky Games
Murray Somerwolff
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How to break out of the Puzzle Niche
Lenophie
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Playtesting for better puzzles - measuring challenge
Dr Meg Pusey
Day 2
April 5th
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The Art and Craft of Puzzle Design
Samarth Hattangady
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Making Messier Games, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying So Much About Possibility Spaces
Tom Methven / Amicable Animal
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Stop Developing Thinky Games for Other Thinky Developers
Xalavier Nelson Jr.
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Mathematics for Puzzles
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The Case for Procedural Generation in Puzzle Games
Jonah Segree
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Tips to make programming your game less hellish
Caroline Clark
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Day 3
April 6th
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Puzzles Are For Supervillains
Dom Camus
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Starting a Thinky Studio With a Stranger
Kate Killick
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Pitching Your Thinky Game
Rachel Heleva
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Art for tech people
Ferran Ruiz Sala
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Introduction to Crossword Construction
Clara Fernandez-Vara
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Ways to Make Your Game Friendly to Let's Players
Alex Diener
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