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Listen "7: Escape the mind palace"
Episode Synopsis
A game is only a game if it is playable. It is so hard for me to resist the temptation to retreat to the "mind palace" where my game devolves from a playable, testable, living thing into a mere thought experiment. Here's how I avoid that temptation. Also, here is the link to my video of rapidly prototyping in Figma.
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