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Webinar: Mastering LiveOps with Machinations
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In this webinar, we dive into how Machinations can help you take the guesswork out of LiveOps and equip you with the tools to stay ahead in your game development process. Discover how to simulate and predict the impact of new features on player engagement and retention, all through real-world examples from Free-to-Play (F2P) games. Key Takeaways: - Introduction to LiveOps within Machinations - ...
Node Showcase: Sources
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💡Browse our documentation: machinations.io/docs/sources 💬 Join the Discussion: Have questions or need further assistance? Leave a comment below, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible or join our community on Discord for real-time support and to connect with fellow Machinations users. Get in touch with us: Discord: / discord LinkedIn: / machinations-io Twitter: / machinationsio Blog: mac...
Systems Thinking: An Approach to Solving Complex Problems
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Join Professor Edward Castronova as he explores the power of Systems Thinking as a framework for tackling complex problems. Learn how thinking in systems can help break down complex problems, and how by adopting this approach, you can gain a bird's-eye view of intricate issues, enabling you to identify patterns, relationships, and feedback loops that might not be obvious at first glance but are...
How to Balance Loot Boxes in Machinations
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​Join us for a webinar where we delve into the intricacies of designing and balancing loot box systems using Machination. Using Hearthstone as our primary example, you'll learn in this video how to simulate various scenarios, test the distribution and frequency of rewards, and make data-driven adjustments to ensure your loot boxes are both appealing and fair. Machinations Model: my.machinations...
How to guide: Integrating Game Design Documents in Machinations
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In this video, we provide a comprehensive tutorial on how to migrate your game design documents (GDD) from spreadsheets to Machinations diagrams. This process will help you visualize and simulate game mechanics more effectively. We break down the migration process step by step: - *Wave of Enemies:* Understanding the current wave and enemy stats in your GDD. - *Minion Stats:* Analysis of the num...
How to add nodes to the Machinations Canvas | Step-by-Step Guide
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In this video, we’ll walk you through the process of adding nodes to a Machinations canvas, an essential skill for anyone looking to create interactive simulations and model systems with ease. 💬 Join the Discussion: Have questions or need further assistance? Leave a comment below, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible or join our community on Discord for real-time support and to connect...
The Origin of Machinations.io: Joris Dormans' Visionary Journey
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Explore the journey of Joris Dormans, the co-founder of Machinations - the tool for visualization and simulation of game mechanics and systems. From an idea sparked by academic theory to developing a tool that revolutionizes game design, uncover how Dormans' pursuit of simplifying complex game dynamics led to the birth of Machinations, transforming game design into a more efficient and effectiv...
Mastering Game Design: Your Journey Starts with Machinations.io
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🚀 Welcome to your exciting journey towards mastering game design with Machinations.io! 🎮 Congratulations on taking this pivotal step. This skill will empower you to create games with speed and precision while foreseeing their economic success once they're live. Unleash your creativity with nine essential symbols that bring your ideas to life, creating a predictive system for your players' exper...
How Wooga uses Machinations to Balance June’s Journey's Game Economy
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Wooga is a Berlin-based video game studio focused on story-driven casual games. They have published June's Journey, the leading hidden object game on the market. Striving to provide their players with the best experience, the team uses Machinations to model and simulate their game's economy to prevent balancing issues and unintended consequences during LiveOps. They also use Machinations: - To ...
Machinations 102 - Deep dive into Registers and Custom Variables
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​Similar to the Machinations 101 session we will walk you through all of the functionalities of Registers and Custom Variables. We will then go into some examples of where game designers would use them in their models. You will: - Gain a solid understanding of Registers & Custom Variables, and how to use them in your models - Learn how to use Interactive registers and Custom Variables - Master ...
Machinations 101 - Learn the basics
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​​Whether you've never used Machinations before, or you just need a refresher, we'll walk you through what Machinations has to offer to take your game design skills to the next level. 🚀 ​​ Our experts will go into detail about the different building blocks and share their recipe for a successful diagram, leaving you with a solid understanding of the DOs and DON'Ts of successful diagram building...
Webinar: How to use custom variables to make better games
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​Discover how Game Designers can solve complex problems and conceive better games when blending custom variables and external data into their simulation models. ​Machinations' latest major release introduced Custom Variables that designers can use across all diagrams to retrieve parameters from external data sources. Whether you want to improve your game monetization or refine your in-game econ...
Introducing Custom Variables
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Machinations' latest major release introduces Custom Variables that you can use across all your diagrams and that can retrieve parameters from external data sources. Custom Variables bring you: 1. The ability to retrieve data from external sources 2. Availability across your account and your team's 3. Easier to maintain diagrams - changes propagate throughout your models 4. Cleaner diagrams - e...
Webinar: The Design Pillars of Sustainable Game Economies
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​Join us as we tackle the most difficult aspect of game creation: creating sustainable, balanced economies. ​Continuing our vision of a world of healthy and long-lasting game economies and building upon the recent publication of our Manifesto for Building Sustainable Game Economies, we are joined for this session by Pr. Edward Castronova, - known for his research on virtual worlds - who reminds...
Webinar: How to build your game loops in Machinations
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Webinar: How to build your game loops in Machinations
The Machinations Game Economy Monitoring Service
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The Machinations Game Economy Monitoring Service
How to Design an Automated Market Maker (AMM) in Machinations
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How to Design an Automated Market Maker (AMM) in Machinations
Eric's Original use of Machinations and a Fascinating Journey into the Art of Story-telling // Full
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Eric's Original use of Machinations and a Fascinating Journey into the Art of Story-telling // Full
Eric's Journey into the Art of Story-telling with Machinations // Machinations Community Spotlight
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Eric's Journey into the Art of Story-telling with Machinations // Machinations Community Spotlight
The Citadel x Machinations Game Economy AMA
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The Citadel x Machinations Game Economy AMA
Peter's Early Machinations Journey // Full Length
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Peter's Early Machinations Journey // Full Length
Peter's Early Machinations Journey // Machinations Community Spotlight
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Peter's Early Machinations Journey // Machinations Community Spotlight
Sustainable Game Economies in Web 3.0 - Heroes of Mavia
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Sustainable Game Economies in Web 3.0 - Heroes of Mavia
Game Design for Sustainable Web 3.0 Economies
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Game Design for Sustainable Web 3.0 Economies
Machinations: Craft Perfectly Balanced Games
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Machinations: Craft Perfectly Balanced Games
Hyper-Social: Designing Games for Young Millennials and Gen Z
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Hyper-Social: Designing Games for Young Millennials and Gen Z
How User Generated Content will lead the Metaverse
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How User Generated Content will lead the Metaverse
Squid Game: High-stakes Game Design
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Squid Game: High-stakes Game Design
Daniel Narvaez on Trading Card Games Economy Design // Full Length
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Daniel Narvaez on Trading Card Games Economy Design // Full Length

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  • @imtaha5660
    @imtaha5660 3 дні тому

    How can i find this diagram to examine it in more detail?

    • @Machinationsio
      @Machinationsio 4 години тому

      Hi! You can access the webinar diagram here: my.machinations.io/d/candy-crush---liveops/42b4a94cb53311eeab890abc680be4d3

  • @ewsdsdffdasasdasdasd9714
    @ewsdsdffdasasdasdasd9714 5 днів тому

    start at @0:23

  • @infiniteskies22
    @infiniteskies22 16 днів тому

    whats so crazy is im pretty sure you could make an idle game in Machinations lol

  • @saurabhsingh7600
    @saurabhsingh7600 21 день тому

    When I used an automatic source, my source connection formula was 1, but the automatic source was sending 2 resources at each step. Can you explain or help me if it's an issue??

    • @Machinationsio
      @Machinationsio 21 день тому

      Can you double-check your connections and settings? The most common cause is the double trigger: when both the origin and target nodes of a connection have an active trigger, both triggers will activate the resource transfer. Let us know if this helps and feel free to contact support@machinations.io if you need more help.

    • @saurabhsingh7600
      @saurabhsingh7600 21 день тому

      @@Machinationsio okay, cool I will check.

  • @tesrinkpetrvs5312
    @tesrinkpetrvs5312 28 днів тому

    Perfect to create an unfair game as a scam at many levels like in J’s J.

  • @tesrinkpetrvs5312
    @tesrinkpetrvs5312 28 днів тому

    Maggie?

  • @DiegoFuentes-z4u
    @DiegoFuentes-z4u Місяць тому

    How can we setup the charts to see both at the same time? I am only able to see 1

    • @Machinationsio
      @Machinationsio 28 днів тому

      To activate chart comparison and view two charts at the same time simply run a secondary prediction while a chart is already plotted. Additionally, you can select any two predictions from the "Play history" tab in the sidepanel and plot them both automatically. Please note that chart comparison is a premium feature. You can check out more on our pricing page: machinations.io/pricing

  • @EdwardHwang-n2b
    @EdwardHwang-n2b Місяць тому

    Delay doesn't have a timer

    • @BogdanFlorea-oo7xs
      @BogdanFlorea-oo7xs Місяць тому

      The timer is set on the Delay's output connection, meaning the resource will sit in the Delay for x steps. If you were thinking about a visible countdown for the resource that sits in the delay, this is a feature request already on our Roadmap! I will note down your mention of this too so that it gets upped in priority. We appreciate the feedback!

  • @alekskopysov7357
    @alekskopysov7357 Місяць тому

    Thank you very much. Very interesting

  • @AlexColes-wn5jg
    @AlexColes-wn5jg 2 місяці тому

    Great production quality here! Agree with Edward Castronova, if you can't measure something or even test your assumptions, then it could all be for nothing.

  • @alpakamusic1623
    @alpakamusic1623 2 місяці тому

    me encantó y entendí todo lo que no entendí en los webinars jeje xd mas videos como este!

  • @chirayu8210
    @chirayu8210 2 місяці тому

    best video so far

  • @VoodooD0g
    @VoodooD0g 2 місяці тому

    no dark mode? cmon bois, this is just WAY TO BRIGHT

  • @skyisthelimitreadyornotfor2
    @skyisthelimitreadyornotfor2 2 місяці тому

    This video and your web app are exactly what I was looking for, I'm not a game designer but this makes me want to think about it. Thanks for this, signed up and subscribed!

  • @PabloFM27
    @PabloFM27 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the books

  • @PabloFM27
    @PabloFM27 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the tool ❤

  • @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin
    @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin 3 місяці тому

    Thanks it for this super useful video

  • @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin
    @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for this video I have learn a lot

  • @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin
    @PabloFernandez-MaquieiraMartin 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for this video I have learn a lot

  • @PabloFM27
    @PabloFM27 3 місяці тому

    Thanks

  • @PabloFM27
    @PabloFM27 3 місяці тому

    Epic

  • @DiegoFuentes-z4u
    @DiegoFuentes-z4u 4 місяці тому

    Really helpful! more videos connecting spreadsheets to Machinations pleaseee, Thanks!

  • @yoursugarflower7359
    @yoursugarflower7359 4 місяці тому

    The converter doesn't work as intended

  • @manoharprabhu
    @manoharprabhu 4 місяці тому

    The music makes it impossible to catch any of the conversation. Must be a Christopher Nolan production.

    • @mihaigheza
      @mihaigheza 4 місяці тому

      "Christopher Nolan on Why Dialogue in 'Oppenheimer' Is Hard to Hear at Times: It's 'an Artistic Choice" :)

  • @moh-rezahmadi177
    @moh-rezahmadi177 4 місяці тому

    Thant you for the blood and sweet.

  • @erenozklnc9427
    @erenozklnc9427 5 місяців тому

    its cool but 99 dollars for a month is expensive.

  • @emilhdov3350
    @emilhdov3350 5 місяців тому

    16:25 So all connections work same time not step by step?

  • @purevengeance3903
    @purevengeance3903 7 місяців тому

    Is this game still alive ?

  • @johnwheel2591
    @johnwheel2591 7 місяців тому

    Greate explanation. No idea how it works. Nicely done

  • @stupidgameprizes
    @stupidgameprizes 7 місяців тому

    Just get a copy of MATLAB/Simulink with Home license, learn some differential/difference equations, and do it locally for fraction of the final cost of Machinations.

  • @calvinms7503
    @calvinms7503 7 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @calvinms7503
    @calvinms7503 7 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @alipie7911
    @alipie7911 7 місяців тому

    sup

  • @Sceap906
    @Sceap906 7 місяців тому

    What skills and knowledge are required to use Machination effectively?

  • @crosswegan1543
    @crosswegan1543 8 місяців тому

    soulless 4 reference

  • @adrovici_
    @adrovici_ 8 місяців тому

    Is there any way of sending values from unity to machinations?

  • @dedemastra1799
    @dedemastra1799 8 місяців тому

    Yeah, this is why I'm so curious about the title that you use. I always confused on how to simulate player's behaviour to try and balance something in machination. Turns out, it really isn't the way machination is used for. To me, it seems like this method can only simulate 'the ideal' players' with 'ideal decision'. While, like you said, the majority of players wouldn't play that perfectly, or even notice the type of tower that is most suited to be used. Thus, it really is better to just stop the 'balancing method' way early. Stop thinking to incorporating level and coins/option that the players may have (micro decision) at any given moments. And just try to adjust the stage, its reward, and its challenge level according to what experience we want to give (macro decision). This is to lift up the burden of thinking every possible action the player may have, while ensuring the 'floor' will always be reachable (via new tower or amount of rewards). Obviously, this complexity can ramp up massively with any addition to the table, but creating a 'definite design stage' will always be easier to balance. As 'definite design stage' still applicable to infinite waves type of stage (by creating 'an invisible wave' with a few 'alternative wave design' for each wave). I obeserve this kind of balancing from the early games of Arknights, thought it might be interesting to simulate it in Machination, and thought a method like in this video, but always had doubts about it. Glad I didn't try it out myself and finally (finally after such a long time) found this video. Thanks! Seriously, I didn't try to be mean, but it is very helpful to know how exactly a cool tools like Machination works, and the fact that I can stop clinging to this idea of having 'easy way' to balance something.

  • @billguschwan4112
    @billguschwan4112 9 місяців тому

    Machinations process is to games as Schufftan process was to film.

  • @kaytee8716
    @kaytee8716 9 місяців тому

    Thanks Joris for taking this initiative. I got introduced to this through the book Advancef Game Design. Hope it was more inclined towards board game design.

  • @RichardVaught
    @RichardVaught 9 місяців тому

    Been following machinations for quite a long time. Really an amazing system of analysis for game designers

  • @neymarquan2959
    @neymarquan2959 9 місяців тому

    It's okay, but everything seems basic.

  • @30secondrecipes45
    @30secondrecipes45 9 місяців тому

    what about System dyunamics in general? Stella Architect ?

  • @louislefebvre5638
    @louislefebvre5638 9 місяців тому

    Thank you, this is an awesome tool !

  • @morgan8980
    @morgan8980 11 місяців тому

    June's Journey Fix the game that doesn't work

  • @beorgames7802
    @beorgames7802 11 місяців тому

    Hey, great tutorial :D I noticed a typo at 1:18, it is written "availavle" instead of available

    • @Machinationsio
      @Machinationsio 11 місяців тому

      Thanks for pointing it out and for having a sharp eye. Unfortunately, we can't reupload the video without breaking the existing url. Every new video uploaded to UA-cam gets a brand new URL, so it's a one-shot deal. Looks like this typo is destined for fame and will remain for posterity :)

  • @НикитаЧистопрудов

    I accidentally came across your video, during my work I was trying to find a resource that would simplify the work of the simulation for me. Separately Excel and Google Tables take out the brain. Thank you for creating Machinations

  • @longbranchgooberdapple2238

    Please put price on your pricing page. It's incredibly frustrating to see "start your trial" instead of actual amount.

  • @JohnMcclaned
    @JohnMcclaned Рік тому

    This seems like something that could be generally applicable to all systems designers, not just game development. I randomly found it through youtube recommendations and would use it for stuff other than game dev.

    • @roeniss
      @roeniss Рік тому

      I agree. It looks like a giant state machine simulator, which would be useful to design system architecture

    • @dengmo9156
      @dengmo9156 11 місяців тому

      hey bro, I really want to know what other specific designs this software can be used for?

    • @JohnMcclaned
      @JohnMcclaned 11 місяців тому

      state machine simulator@@dengmo9156