Getting Started in Game Design

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Getting Started in Game Design

• Devin Horsman
• Director of Technology
• Silverback Games
• Mat Jewkes
• Freelancer

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Why Do people Play Games?

• Immersion, Story, Interactive art.
• Braid, Portal
• Progression, Growth, Dopamine.
• Diablo
• Competition, Testing Skill, Achievment.
• CounterStrike, Demon Souls
• Socialization, Other people.
• WoW.
• Relaxation, Mental Diversion.
• Tetris, Solitare, Casual Games etc.

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What is Game Design?

• Creating in practical mechanics the experience of
  a game
• How the user interacts with the game world

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Positive Feedback.
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Feel of Control
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Elastic Banding
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Open world vs Linear
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Cinematics vs Gameplay
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Difficulty
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Skill Development
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Balance
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Polish

• 'Last 10'
• about half of development time

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Engines

• Collision Detection
• Rendering
• AI