Tim Schafer is the designer of numerous LucasArts adventure games, including Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle. He is currently working on his latest game, the mysteriously titled Grim Fandango, which will combine 3D gameplay with a wide range of strange thematic influences. In his Designer Diary, Tim will provide regular updates about the game's progress and shed some light on the process of game design.

Entries

• 06/04/98
  Tim gets the dialogue "done" on time and discusses inspiration for game ideas

• 01/30/98
  Tim whines about his job and then gets down to the business of the proposal process. He also gives us a peek into his office at LucasArts.

• 11/05/97
  Tim embarks on another adventure - coming up with a new game idea that works!