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GAME DESIGN
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GAME DESIGN 101
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CONTENT
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Game
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Why do player play?
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What do player expect?
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Game gernes
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Who make games?
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GAME
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Requires at least one player
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Has rules
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Has a win and/or lose condition
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Played on a video screen
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NEW WORLD OF GAMING
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Mobiles
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Online Distribution
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Touchscreens
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WHY DO PLAYERS PLAY?
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PLAYERS WANT A CHALLENGE
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PLAYER WANT TO SOCIALIZE
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PLAYERS WANT
BRAGGING RIGHTS
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PLAYERS WANT
AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
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PLAYERS WANT
TO EXPLORE
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PLAYERS WANT
TO FANTASIZE
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PLAYERS WANT
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Players – Players
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Players – NPC
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WHAT DO PLAYERS EXPECT?
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Not crashing
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Looking pretty
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PLAYERS EXPECT
A CONSISTENT WORLD
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Predictable outcomes from actions
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Logic
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PLAYERS EXPECT REASONABLE
SOLUTIONS TO WORK
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At least one solution
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Other equally reasonable solutions
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PLAYERS EXPECT DIRECTION
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PLAYERS EXPECT TO ACCOMPLISH
A TASK INCREMENTALLY
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PLAYERS EXPECT
TO BE IMMERSED
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Player == Character ? True : False
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PLAYERS EXPECT
SOME SETBACK
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A victory that is too easily achieved is a hollow
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victory
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It is also a good idea to let players win a bit at the
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beginning of the game
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PLAYERS EXPECT
A FAIR CHANCE
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PLAYERS EXPECT TO NOT GET
HOPELESSLY STUCK
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PLAYERS EXPECT TO DO
NOT TO WATCH
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GAME GERNES
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The game genre describes the play, not the art or
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story
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ACTION
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Action games rely on eye/hand coordination and
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skill to play. There are lots of stylistic variations
available, making it one of the most diverse
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genres. Many of the earliest arcade games were
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action games.
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ADVENTURE
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Adventure games focus on characters, inventory
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management, story, and sometimes puzzle
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AUGMENTED REALITY
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Augmented Reality (or AR games) incorporate
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peripheral devices like cameras and global
positioning (GPS) into gameplay.
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EDUCATIONAL
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An educational game’s primary intention is to
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educate while entertaining. These games are
often aimed at a younger audience.
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PARTY
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A party game is specifically designed for several
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players to compete in a variety of different styles
of gameplay from quizzes to games of skill.
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PUZZLE
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Puzzle games are based on logic, observation,
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and pattern completion. Sometimes they are slow
and methodical. Other times they require quick
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eye/hand coordination like an action game.
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RHYTHM
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In a rhythm game, a player tries to match a
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rhythm or beat to score points.
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SERIOUS
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At first glance, serious games seem similar to
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educational games but with a focus on social
issues. But the genre is more diverse than that.
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Serious games are used to provide training, for
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advertising, or just exist as art!
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SHOOTER
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Shooters primarily focus on players firing
projectiles at each other. It’s one of the most
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popular genres (at least here in the West) and
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there are many variations.
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SIMULATION
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Simulations focus on creating and managing a
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world. Or a theme park. Or a farm. Or the life of
an adorable monster. Many simulations cross
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over into the realm of “toy games” - games that
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provide tools for creativity but have no win or lose
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SPORTS
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These games are based on athletic competitions
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from traditional sports to extreme ones. Like
action games, there are many stylistic forms with
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this genre ranging from realistic simulations to
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fantasy variants.
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STRATEGY
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Thinking and planning are the hallmarks of
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strategy games. This is one of the oldest genres
of games.
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TRADITIONAL
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Speaking of board games, traditional games are
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usually (but not always) based on games that
existed in other, often physical, formats. Card
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games, board games, and casino games fall into
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this genre.
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VEHICLE SIMULATION
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Players simulate piloting or driving a vehicle, from
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a race car to a star fighter. There are a variety of
stylistic and control options for the player making
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the experience arcade-like or like a realistic
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simulation.
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WHO MAKES GAMES?
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Developers or development teams
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Several creative people all working together to
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create entertainment
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PROGRAMMER
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Writes the code that draws the
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Physics system
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Artificial intelligent
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ARTIST
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Concept artists
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Storyboard artists
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3-D Modelers and enviroment
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artists
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Texture artist
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User interface artists
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Animators
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Technical artists
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DESIGNER
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Level designers
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System designers
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Scripters
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Combat designers
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PRODUCER
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Overseeing the entire game
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development team
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Assistant and associate
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producers
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TESTER
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Report back any problems (or
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bugs) they find in the game
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AND…
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Composer
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Sound designer
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Writer
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PUBLISHING
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Product manager
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Creative manager
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Art director
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Technical director
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Marketing team
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PROCEDURE
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Ideas
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Design
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Implement
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Test
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Deploy
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