PinnedJay KozattFear without Jumpscares! — Key Insights into Horror Game DesignA look through the lens of emotional psychology to understand what makes a horror game good.15 min read·Oct 12, 2022----
Jay KozattVideo Games — The Artform that lost its ArtA self-reflection on where art in video games has gone to, in my own work, and the industry at large.3 min read·Apr 4, 2023----
Jay KozattSuccess & Mediocrity are NOT what you think they areWe’ve grown within a culture that glorifies “success”. But as we’re all getting consumed by the despair of knowing not everyone can…5 min read·Aug 11, 2022----
Jay Kozatt“All Bets Are Off!” — A GMTK Game Jam PostmortemA look into the process my team and I went through in order to make a game under 48 hours.9 min read·Jul 18, 2022----
Jay KozattThe Death of Motivation — Or, How zero-budget indie-dev teams fallApril 2022 — The month that everything fell apart.5 min read·May 11, 2022----
Jay KozattAn Open Letter from a Developer to Himself — The crippling dark side of Indie GameDevGameDev is hard. Really hard. And when you as a young man try to go at it alone, the darkness can sneak up on you before you know it.4 min read·May 10, 2022----
Jay KozattHow I taught a kid about colour & shape theory with GameDev | Mentor Diaries: Months 1 & 2Game Dev has provided us with an unique opportunity to learn new skills as we do something we love. Today, let’s talk *design*9 min read·Apr 19, 2022----
Jay KozattHow I became like a father to a kid I met in GameDev | Mentor Diaries: PrologueI met a kid in game dev. And you wouldn’t be able to tell at a glance, but this kid held the key to unlocking my own potential as a…5 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Jay KozattinGames Development JournalThe folly of superficial gamification, and other coercive strategiesThe industry of gamification has been steadily growing within the span of the last decade. And it’s become uncommon for any of us to escape…8 min read·Sep 10, 2021--1--1
Jay KozattInsights into “The Curse of the Sequel”Why sequels are usually such a disappointment7 min read·Feb 22, 2021----