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In the second article written by Bruno Urbain we briefly look at one of the large oversights plaguing designers of DS titles. That of course being that there exist a whole strange mutant race of people(myself and Bruno included) that uses their left hand for day to day tasks instead of the right. While most feel that we should simply be shipped off to an island somewhere to re-enact lord of the flies the rest feel like there should be some consideration paid to those of us in the world that have gotten over being right handed
Title: ‘Designing DS for Lefties’
Written by: Bruno Urbain(www.bruno-urbain.com)
Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on October 30, 2008
Oct
Our first Bruno-Urbain set starts off with an Article on Playtesting.As we dive into the heart of this well written piece we discuss pitfalls to avoid. We touch on areas such as how to prepare your team to best handle the criticism of their work and how to get the most of your playtesting team

















