01 - Introduction to Game Mechanics
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- 6. Game Mechanics are the basic actions, processes, visuals, and control mechanisms that are used to “gamify” and activity
- 7. Every game has a core mechanic. A core mechanic is the essential play activity players perform again and again in a game
- 8. However, in many games, the core mechanic is a compound activity composed of a suite of actions. In a first- person-shooter game such as Quake, the core mechanic is the set of interrelated actions of moving, aiming, firing, and managing resources such as health, ammo, and armor… http://karlkapp.com/game-element-core-mechanic/
- 10. Five Different Types of Mechanics Physics Tactical Maneuvering Internal Economy Social Interaction Progression Mechanism
- 11. Five Different Types of Mechanics Progression Mechanism
- 16. Understanding the Mechanics of Physics Accurate physics computations, especially in real time, require a lot of high-speed mathematical operations. This tends to mean that physics-based games must be implemented on a computer. Boulderdash Super Mario Bros
- 17. In a real car, you’re not “catching mad air,” ever. But in GTA you can do it. Your tires are super-grippy. You can take turns too fast. All that good stuff. Physics in a game should boost the fun, not eliminate it! If making your game more realistic (i.e. with more realistic physics) makes it less fun, then it’s probably not the right design move. https://www.gamedesigning.org/learn/game-physics/
- 18. Mixing Physical Mechanics with Strategic Gameplay • With discrete rules, it is possible to look ahead, to plan moves, and to create and execute complex strategies. • Although this isn’t always easy, it is possible, and many players enjoy doing it. • Players interact with discrete mechanics on a mental, strategic level.
- 19. Mixing Physical Mechanics with Strategic Gameplay • In World of Goo, players build constructions from a limited supply of goo balls. The game includes a detailed physical simulation that controls the player-built constructions. • Physical phenomena such as gravity, momentum, and center of mass play an important role in the mechanics of the game.
- 20. Innovating with Discrete Mechanics • Discrete mechanics offer more opportunities for innovation than many of the current forms of continuous mechanics do. • As games and genres change, designers’ definitions of physical mechanics are all evolving into a handful of directions that correspond closely with game genres. • Most of the time there is little point in completely changing the physics of a first-person shooter. In fact, as games increasingly use physics engine middleware to handle these mechanics, there is less room to innovate in that area.
- 22. Outlining the Game Design Process: CONCEPT STAGE • During the concept stage, the design team will decide on the game’s general idea, the target audience, and the player’s role. The results of this phase will be documented • in a vision document or a game treatment. Once you have made these key decisions, you should not change them throughout the remainder of the design process.
- 23. Outlining the Game Design Process: ELABORATION STAGE • During the elaboration stage—which usually begins once the project has been funded—the development of the game goes into full swing. During this phase, you will create game mechanics and levels, draft the story, create art assets, and so on.
- 24. Outlining the Game Design Process: TUNING STAGE • The tuning stage starts with a feature freeze. At this point, you will decide as a team that you are happy with the game’s feature set and you are not going to add any more features. • Instead, you focus on polishing what you have.
- 25. Designing Mechanics early On • Gameplay emerges from game mechanics. It is difficult, if not impossible, to tell whether your gameplay will be fun simply by looking at the rules. • The only way to find out whether your mechanics work is by playing them or, even better, by having somebody else play them for you. To make this possible, you may need to create several prototypes.
- 27. A Few Terms • A high-fidelity prototype resembles the intended product closely in many ways. In some cases, a high- fidelity prototype ends up being refined into the final product. • In contrast, a low-fidelity prototype is quicker to build and does not need to resemble the end product as closely. A low-fidelity prototype typically uses a different technology from that used in the end product.
- 28. A Few Terms
- 29. Software Prototyping • If you want to get a sense of how your video game will feel to your players, the best way is to create a software prototype that approximates your designs, as quickly as possible.
- 30. Paper Prototyping • Because software prototypes are relatively slow and expensive to create, more and more game studios are using paper prototyping techniques. A paper prototype is a • Non-computerized, tabletop game that resembles your game.
- 31. Physical Prototyping • Prototyping is not restricted to creating software or paper games; simply drafting rules and playing the game out in real life can be just as effective. This is especially true when a game has many continuous, physical mechanics.
- 32. Prototype Focus • Apart from choosing the appropriate medium for your prototype, another critical aspect of effective prototyping is finding the right focus. Before you start building a prototype, you must ask yourself what you intend to learn from the exercise. Game Economy Game Demo
- 33. Prototype Focus • Apart from choosing the appropriate medium for your prototype, another critical aspect of effective prototyping is finding the right focus. Before you start building a prototype, you must ask yourself what you intend to learn from the exercise. Tutorials Interface and control scheme
- 36. Mechanic 1: Functional space Game space: ● Discrete or continuous ● Number of dimensions ● Bounded areas connected or disconnected ● Boundaries of the space ● Are there subspaces? 36
- 43. Mechanic 2: Objects, Attributes, States ● Objects - characters, props, tokens, scoreboards ● Attributes - information about an object ● State - attribute has a current state 43
- 44. Mechanics 3: Actions ● Operative actions - base actions player takes ● Resultant actions - meaningful in the larger picture of the game Kingdom: New Lands 44
- 45. Mechanic 4: Rules Games should not push players to memorize all the rules Most important rule - the object of the game ● Goal of chess: “Capture your opponent’s king” ● Good game goals: ○ Concrete ○ Achievable ○ Rewarding 45
- 46. Mechanic 5: Skills ● Physical skills - manipulating a game controller ● Mental skills - memory, observation, puzzle solving ● Social skills - reading an opponent, fooling an opponent, coordinating with teammates 46
- 47. Mechanic 6: Chance ● Probability ● Combinatorics ● Booleans ● Normal Distribution ● Randomness 17
- 48. Task – See Ulearn