Fundamentals of Game Design
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1. The document outlines the topics to be covered in a game design fundamentals class, including introductions to what game design is, the instructor's path to teaching the class, and an overview of the class syllabus and website. 2. It discusses the key steps in game design which are to understand how games work, prototype and playtest designs iteratively, and learn about the game industry. 3. The document emphasizes the importance of playtesting, giving and receiving feedback, and iterating on designs to solve problems based on playtesting results.
Fundamentals of Game Design
- 1. Game Design Fundamentals S p r i n g - 2 0 1 0 C l a s s # 1
- 2. To-do List What is Game Design? Introduction My Path Index Cards Syllabus/Website Game Design Workshop: Intro Game Design Workshop: Chapter 1 We Didn’t Playtest This at All
- 3. What is Game Design?
- 4. What is Game Design? Problem Solving!
- 5. Introduction Anyone can be a game designer Game design is hard Getting into the game industry is also hard Teaching game design is hard too
- 6. Introduction Anyone can be a game designer Game design is hard Getting into the game industry is also hard Teaching game design is hard too
- 7. Introduction Anyone can be a game designer Game design is hard Getting into the game industry is also hard Teaching game design is hard too
- 8. Introduction Anyone can be a game designer Game design is hard Getting into the game industry is also hard Teaching game design is hard too
- 9. Introduction Anyone can be a game designer Game design is hard Getting into the game industry is also hard Teaching game design is hard too
- 10. My Path
- 11. My Path
- 12. My Path
- 13. My Path
- 14. My Path
- 15. My Path
- 16. My Path
- 17. My Path
- 18. My Path
- 19. Index Cards Name (Nickname) Email (Preferred) Job Title (Prospective) Favorite Game Last game you played
- 21. Game Design: 3 Steps 1. Understand how games work Rules, goals, objectives, patterns What is a game? What makes a game fun? 2. Prototype and playtest cycle Paper, digital, mod Give good feedback, take feedback 3. Discover the industry
- 22. Skills of a Game Designer Be a good listener Be a good playtester Critical analysis of games Always ask questions! What, how, WHY? Be driven, inspired, creative and relentless Never stop experiencing
- 23. Playcentric Design Process What will the player feel? (Set player experience goals) Prototype the mechanics Playtest the game Iterate (solve problems)
- 24. Iteration 1.Generate ideas 2.Formalize ideas 3.Test ideas 4.Evaluate results
- 25. We Didn’t Playtest This at All What mechanics are involved? What good choices (strategy) do I have? What makes this game fun / not fun? How do I feel when I play it? How do I feel when I win / lose?