Design Musings: How I got into games and how you can too!

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In this celebration of Hobbit Day, I look back at the first fantasy book I ever read, how I got started in gaming, and how that led to my career in the game industry. In the second half I give a number of basic tips and advice for developing your skill set to get into games yourself!

The map in the introduction is from Weta Workshop and is a faithful reproduction of Thorin's Map (including the moon runes painted on the back). The framing and lighting was done by me. You can find the map here: https://www.wetanz.com/shop/prop-replicas/thorins-map-prop-replica

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Getting into Gaming
D&D
Dungeons and Dragons
Careers in Gaming
Design Musing
Hobbit Day
The Hobbit
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