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124: Thinking Inside the Box with Patrick Traynor (Patrick's Parabox)

Oct 7, 2023

We're joined by Patrick Traynor, creator of Patrick's Parabox, a mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes. We discuss following your gut to what a game wants to be, being part of the puzzle design community, and our core philosophies behind puzzle design.

Show Notes:

Patrick's Parabox
Patrick Traynor
Linelith
I Wanna Be the Guy Fangames
Sokosoko
Sokoban
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Singles - Rebecca Sugar
Patrick's Parabox OST
Osmos
Puzzle Level Idea Strategies
The Witness
Tyler Glaiel - Make and release lots of small games before making a big one
Jonathan Blow - Truth in Game Design