Asher Vollmer GDC Talk 2014 - Tutorials
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The document discusses designing effective tutorials for games. It recommends picking multiple tutorial goals that teach mechanics while exciting and respecting the player. The author provides ingredients for tutorials, including telling the player what to do, giving them space to learn without interference, making goals into puzzles, and using scaffolding hints. Playtesting is emphasized to achieve tutorials that excite, teach, respect and comfort players.
Asher Vollmer GDC Talk 2014 - Tutorials
- 1. Tutorializing Innovative Mechanics Asher Vollmer Game Designer, Sirvo LLC
- 5. HOW I DESIGN
- 11. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS MOBILE AS HECK
- 12. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS MOBILE AS HECK TINY
- 13. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS FOREVERPL AY MOBILE AS HECK TINY
- 14. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS FOREVERPL AY MOBILE AS HECK TINY
- 15. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS FOREVERPL AY MOBILE AS HECK TINY LOGIC BEHIND GOALS
- 16. PICK MULTIPLE GOALS ARROW KEYS FOREVERPL AY MOBILE AS HECK TINY BUILD CONFLICT LOGIC BEHIND GOALS
- 19. What should tutorials accomplish?
- 20. What should tutorials accomplish? TEACH
- 21. What should tutorials accomplish? TEACH COMFORT
- 22. What should tutorials accomplish? EXCITE TEACH COMFORT
- 23. What should tutorials accomplish? EXCITE TEACH RESPECT COMFORT
- 24. What should tutorials accomplish? EXCITE TEACH RESPECT COMFORT GREAT TUTORIAL
- 25. THERE IS NO RECIPE FOR A PERFECT TUTORIAL
- 26. THERE IS NO RECIPE FOR A PERFECT TUTORIAL butâŚ
- 27. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS
- 28. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do
- 29. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do â Stay out of the playerâs way
- 30. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do â Stay out of the playerâs way â Give the player a safe space
- 31. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do â Stay out of the playerâs way â Give the player a safe space â Make the goals into puzzles (!)
- 32. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do â Stay out of the playerâs way â Give the player a safe space â Make the goals into puzzles (!) â Use scaffolding
- 33. HOW DOES EACH INGREDIENT RELATE TO THE DESIGN GOALS?
- 34. TELL THE PLAYER WHAT TO DO EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 35. TELL THE PLAYER WHAT TO DO EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 36. GET OUT OF THE PLAYERâS WAY EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 37. GET OUT OF THE PLAYERâS WAY EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 38. GET OUT OF THE PLAYERâS WAY EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 39. GET OUT OF THE PLAYERâS WAY EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 40. GIVE THE PLAYER A SAFE SPACE EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 41. GIVE THE PLAYER A SAFE SPACE EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 42. GIVE THE PLAYER A SAFE SPACE EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 43. MAKE THE GOALS INTO PUZZLES (!) EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 44. MAKE THE GOALS INTO PUZZLES (!) EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 45. MAKE THE GOALS INTO PUZZLES (!) EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 46. MAKE THE GOALS INTO PUZZLES (!) EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT
- 47. MAKE THE GOALS INTO PUZZLES (!) EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT TELL ME WHAT TO DO IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GAME
- 52. HELP THE PLAYER BUILD A MENTAL
- 53. USE SCAFFOLDING EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT Scaffolding = Context Sensitive Hints
- 54. USE SCAFFOLDING EXCITETEACH RESPECTCOMFORT Based on: ⢠Time spent inactive ⢠Lack of player progress ⢠Proximity to beginning of game ⢠Whatever you can detect programatically
- 57. HEREâS A LIST OF INGREDIENTS â Tell the player what to do â Stay out of the playerâs way â Give the player a safe space â Make the goals into puzzles (!) â Use scaffolding