Game platform
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This document discusses various game platforms including arcade, console, computer, online multiplayer, handheld, and tabletop. It also covers player modes such as single-player, local multiplayer, LAN multiplayer, and online multiplayer. Additionally, it lists different time intervals for games such as real-time, turn-based, and time-limited. Key elements of games are defined including players, objectives, procedures, rules, resources, and conflict.
Game platform
- 7. Platforms Handheld Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance SP
- 8. Platforms Tabletop • Pen & paper • Dice • Board • Card • Tile
- 9. Player Mode Two-player (Bubbles)Single-player (Solitaire) Local two-player (Dance Dance Revolution)
- 10. Player Mode (cont’d) LAN-based multiplayer Local multiplayer (Gauntlet) Online multiplayer (Toontown Online)
- 12. Game Elements • Players – voluntary participation • Objectives – goals • Procedures – actions of play, limited by rules • Rules – define game parameters • Resources – valuable objects defined by rules • Conflict – hindrances to objective • Boundaries – setting apart the game world • Outcome – uncertainty toward ultimate goal
- 13. Game Elements • Challenge – tension to resolve a problem • Play – “free movement within a structure” • Premise – context • Character – vessel for participation and interest • Story – narrative within a context • Dramatic Elements – climax of game element
- 14. Game Elements • Goals – Objectives, Resources, Outcome • Rules – Procedures, Rules, Conflict, Boundaries • Feedback – Communicating items above • Players – Player Modes and Interactions
- 15. Key Chapter Questions ■ What platforms are available for games, and what are the specific elements associated with each? ■ How do modes based on number of players affect the way games are created? ■ What are time interval options, and how do they change how a game is played?