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As SUPER8BITRAFA, Jacob Estrada has worked in rapid prototyping for years.

His talk: After creating over 100 prototypes in the span of two years my talk will examine prototyping as an essential skill for indie game devs. I break down what lessons I have learned while undertaking game jams and short projects from the perspective of a visual and performing artist. I share key lessons for beginning developers and observations based on failures and struggles in the medium. While offering universal techniques and best practices based on my multidisciplinary experiences I will present theories that cross artistic mediums based on traditions of aesthetics, design, and storytelling. As I encourage a broader conversation on the direction of the medium and challenge common notions about learning game design, I present the question: What is the essential anatomy of a game and how do we attain the minimum characteristics of interactive storytelling with no budget or experience?

Vector is a video game developers conference based out of Kentucky. This year, Vector is brought to you by RunJumpDev and our sponsors, Super Soul, I Need Diverse Games and the University of Kentucky Esports Program. To find out more about Vector, please visit our website http://vectorconf.com/

More information about our sponsors:

Super Soul: http://supersoul.games/
I Need Diverse Games: https://ineeddiversegames.org/
University of Kentucky Esports: https://www.uky.edu/esports/