Lightweight Prototyping

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Lightweight Prototyping
Chaim Gingold Maxis / Electronic
Arts cog_at_slackworks.com http//slackworks.com/cog

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Battleship
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Battleship Move
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Map Battleship
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Genres
The Sims
First Person Shooters
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Heart of Darkness
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Ants Move
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Ants Explore 2
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Demo Roads
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Ant Up Close
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Ant Up Close Target
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Ant Up Close Fast
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Ant Up Close Cheap
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Payoff 1.
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Mad Science
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Ants Variation
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IGJ
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Payoff 2.
2
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Learning.
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Payoff 3.
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Adaptability
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Demo NetCity
Networks Are Cool
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Demo NetCity 2
Networks Are Cool
Social Networks in The Sims Online
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Demo NetCity 3
Networks Are Cool
Social Networks in The Sims Online
Organism Simulation
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Recap 1

• Experimentation
• Learning
• Adaptability

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Recap 2

• Focused
• Fast
• Low Cost of Failure

• Experimentation
• Learning
• Adaptability

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Big Problems
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Big and Little
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Division Ants
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Ant w Leaf
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Division 1
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Division 2
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Division 3
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Division 4
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Bad Puzzle Pieces
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Connections
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Connections Cut
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Connections Cut, Mario64
Levels
Enemies
Mario
Controls
3d Camera
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Model Making
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Demo CityMaze
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End Title
Chaim Gingold Maxis / Electronic
Arts cog_at_slackworks.com http//slackworks.com/co
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Summary

• Focused
• Fast
• Low Cost of Failure

• Experimentation
• Learning
• Adaptability

• Divide Conquer
• Model Making

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Battleship Dice
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Reactive
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Accountability
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Battleship Move