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VertexSunday, May 26. About New York Times Games. Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we...
- The Crossword - The New York Times
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- Meet the Puzzle Makers of New York Times Games
Burgess Voshell makes puzzles for Vertex. Share full...
- The Crossword - The New York Times
- Build It, But Will They Come?
- Design: How Does It Feel?
- Development: Building The Real Thing
The dynamics of the game were defined, but the team still needed to know whether users would actually play it, so they built a web-based prototype with basic features and minimal design to see how users responded to the game. It was linked at the bottom of the news feed on the mobile version of the Times website for two weeks. The team tracked the ...
For Andrew Dore, a product designer on the Games team, the weeks after the prototyping phase were dominated by design discovery. Because the game is a blend of geometry and low-poly art, Dore started his design inspiration there and brainstormed ways to create an engaging playing experience. The challenge for a game based on mathematics, however, i...
Building an interactive game can be complicated. This is especially true with Vertex, as it has numerous moving parts and points of user interaction. The game is also built for the web, which means it needs to work on a variety of screen sizes, from desktop to mobile. The front-end engineering team, made up of Ashley Riccardi and Carron White (with...
Apr 10, 2024 · Learn how to play Vertex, a New York Times mobile game that challenges you to form a picture by connecting dots. Discover tips and tricks to solve the puzzles faster and easier with these 8 strategies.
- Matthew Danielson
- Senior Gaming Guides Writer
Feb 26, 2024 · Vertex is the New York Times game you’ve probably never heard of and almost certainly never played. The crossword, Spelling Bee, Wordle, and Connections are household names, and colossal...
Jan 4, 2021 · How did you find out about Vertex puzzles, and what made you decide to try your hand at them? I heard about them from The New York Times’s game designer, Sam Von Ehren. We were...
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