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Jan Willem Nijman - Vlambeer - "The art of screenshake" at INDIGO Classes 2013

Vlambeer's Jan Willem Nijman shows how to make an action game feel great by stacking small effects like screenshake, recoil and particles onto a basic shooter. It was presented at INDIGO Classes 2013.

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Why HN readers recommended it

A perennial recommendation for anyone learning game feel and juice, praised for showing concrete steps that turn a bland prototype into a satisfying game.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Dutch Game Garden
Topic
game feel
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
10
HN mentions in dataset
13
Recommendation years in dataset
2014–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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  • > vlambeer, if anyone knows them I absolutely love their "art of screenshake" lecture. [VIDEO] It really shows how there's a very high ceiling for polish and _feel_ when it comes to interactions. "Screenshake" is something that I'm sure a lot of people might look …

    ncallaway on Hacker News · 2022-12
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  • Ultimately pretty shallow. This is more an exploration of how it feels to make a "sticky" game rather than how to actually make a sticky game. I certainly don't have any expertise or deep insight but I will say that one of the best videos …

    abetusk on Hacker News · 2024-03
    In How do you make an addictive video game?

  • For me, the "owl" was all the polish and game feel. "The art of screenshake" by Jan Nijman of Vlambeer [0] was what helped fill in the steps to "making the owl". I think most people with reasonable know-how can make a basic game, whether …

    abetusk on Hacker News · 2025-08
    In Starting game development in JavaScript with no experience

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