Lightning Talk: How Games Can Improve Web Design
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The document discusses the author's journey in game design, starting from creating a homemade board game in 4th grade to studying game design in college and working for a video game startup. It emphasizes the concept of 'flavor text' in games, illustrating how it enhances storytelling and player engagement. The author questions how to align user experience with compelling narratives.
Lightning Talk: How Games Can Improve Web Design
- 1. GAMES AND WEB DESIGN STUART URBACK
- 2. TEXT ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED ▸ Figure out what a game is ▸ Learn about game flavor
- 3. TEXT MY “CV” ▸ Tried to sell a homemade board game to Hasbro in 4th grade. ▸ Continued working on said board game through high school ▸ Studied Game Design in College ▸ Worked for a video game startup ▸ Presented at the DIGRA conference
- 8. FLAVOR
- 9. TEXT CHESS ▸ Gives you the Why and the How. ▸ Why: Because you’re a grand vizier trying to destroy your enemy’s kingdom. ▸ How: By moving your pieces strategically to take advantage of their strengths and weaknesses.
- 10. This person is a total badass. I’m just saying you don’t have to go that far to take advantage of flavor.
- 12. WHAT STORY DOES MY USER WANT TO BE A PART OF? You TEXT
- 13. THANKS!