#78 The Levels of Designer
From Fun Problems by AJ Brandon and Peter C. Hayward
December 19, 2025 · 1h 13m · Episode 78
About this episode
The hosts discuss how to provide effective game design feedback tailored to a designer's experience level.
Hosts Peter C. Hayward and AJ Brandon discuss how to give useful game-design feedback by matching your advice to the designer’s experience. They cover empathy, asking what feedback is wanted, sandwiching critiques, and focusing on tools and experience to help designers improve. Discord: https://discord.gg/BjerXtQ3Me Email: funproblemspodcast@gmail.com Big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!
People in this episode
Hosts: Peter C. Hayward, AJ Brandon
Topics covered
- game design
- feedback
- empathy
- critique
- designer experience
Keywords
- game design
- feedback
- empathy
- critique
- designer improvement
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