Flow Optimization Diagram Examples: Learn How to Maximize Efficiency
See flow optimization diagrams for analyzing how resources, traffic or data move through competing paths and capacities.
Playbooks, deep dives & field notes
Writing from the Machinations team on economies, tokenomics, systems thinking and the craft of modeling before you build.
Finding Red Flags: How to Analyze Risks in Web3 Projects
Understand how to leverage Machinations to identify red flags and mitigate risks in any type of Web3 project.
How To Design Economic Resets in Games
Explore how economic resets in blockchain games create strategic depth and fair progression by managing asset cycles, staleness, and value stability
Webinar: Building Your First Machinations Diagram
Learn the basics of Machinations for system modeling with our workshop recap! Follow along with expert-led exercises and discover our YouTube tutorial series to expand your skills. Perfect for designers ready to prototype and optimize their systems.
Understanding Systems Thinking: A Framework for Solving Complex Problems
Explore Systems Thinking and how Machinations helps industries like finance, healthcare, and logistics tackle complex systems by modeling, simulating, and optimizing interconnected processes.
Webinar: Introduction to LiveOps with Machinations
Watch our latest webinar on using Machinations to optimize LiveOps! Learn how to simulate feature impact, predict player engagement, and optimize F2P game strategies with best practices and case studies
What’s Right and Wrong About Game Economies – A Conversation with Deconstructor of Fun
In this podcast, Mihai discusses balancing game systems, using simulations to predict player behavior, and overcoming challenges in game design.
How Animoca Brands Quantifies Design Decisions with Machinations
Discover how by leveraging Machinations simulation capabilities, Animoca Brands can understand the implications of various design decision.
Community Spotlight – Using Machinations to Map Out Business Operations: Deniz’s Story
Join us as we delve into Deniz's journey and the ways Machinations has supported his creative process.
Webinar: How to Balance Loot Boxes in Machinations
Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the intricacies of designing and balancing loot box systems using Machinations
Play vs Forecast: the difference between Play and Forecast
Play runs a model once and animates it; a Forecast makes many Plays at once and ranks how precise the result is. Learn when to use each.
Community Spotlight – Optimizing Players Progression with Machinations
Discover how Guido Parlatore optimized player progression in 'Project Anchor' using Machinations.
Community Spotlight – Harnessing Machinations for Game Design Mastery
Discover Yunus's journey and expertise in game design through Machinations diagrams. Explore his insights and connect with him via his community profile and LinkedIn
Boosting Productivity and Efficiency: How Joygame Maximizes Machinations to Streamline Game Development
Learn how Joygame tackles complex systems balancing and boosting game development efficiency with Machinations.
The finalists of GDWC are out! Discover our top 5 for the best prototypes of the season
As Machinations is sponsoring the best prototype of GDWC, let us explore the games that are competing for the best prototypes of the winter season.
Beyond Cells and Formulas: Machinations as the Perfect Spreadsheet Companion
Explore the detailed comparison between Machinations and traditional spreadsheets for game design.
How to best present your work in Machinations
At Machinations, we've presented diagrams & outcomes to hundreds of teams. Here are some tips and tricks for a successful presentation.
19 tips to successfully improve your Game Economy
For game designers seeking to enhance their craft, here are 19 tips to keep in mind for improving the game economy.
Turn the idea into a model you can Play
Every article here started as a diagram. Build your own version and Forecast how it behaves.