Feature 12 Design systems
Good friction is a design material.
What prototype rituals can teach teams about keeping an idea legible as a project grows.
Open field note01 Independent review desk — Aotearoa
Where games meet the real world.
Xamudero traces the systems, studios and small decisions that shape the games worth remembering.
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The rhythm beneath a small team’s best work
On protecting a creative week from its own calendar.
Tools and craft
When a sound has somewhere to stand
Spatial audio as a compass for more generous play spaces.
Local signal
Wellington’s harbourline of game makers
Small studios, shared rooms and the infrastructure between them.