Opinion: Push and pull
Randy Smith considers the difference between prescribing a backstory, and letting your characters write it for you.
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Waking Mars review
Tiger Style heads to the red planet in this unusual blend of exploration and botany.
4Opinion: Planting ideas
Randy Smith considers how to avoid making gameplay feel like a chore.
Opinion: Shining a light on interaction density
Randy Smith considers the delicate balance between realism and abstraction in game design.
Tiger Style reveals Lost Mars
Edge columnist Randy Smith's micro development studio Tiger Style, which he runs with David Kalina, has revealed Lost Mars, its follow up to the fantastic Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor. Apparently part Metroid, part 1970s-era sci-fi films and part gardening, Lost Mars is being made for iOS and being shown off at a live demo event in Austin, Texas, on September 4. Details are through the source link, and see screenshots in our gallery below. Spider, which was Tiger Style's first game, was one of iOS' first gems - expect a similarly great blend of action and story from Lost Mars.
1GDC 2011 Preview: Randy Smith
The Tiger Style founder discusses player expression ahead of next week's event.
Interview: Tiger Style
Spider creators Randy Smith and David Kalina on the pleasures, pains and mysteries of iPhone game development.
The Elegant Dodge
Randy Smith post-mortems his new iPhone game, Spider, and reveals the truth behind grand theory and pragmatic practice.