Game design and Play mecahnics for Serious Games and Simulations

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Game design andPlay mecahnicsforSerious
GamesandSimulations
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Serious games the use of videogames or videogame
technologies for purposes other than
entertainment.
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Circle of Interactive Media

• Actions, reflected in the interface
• How the actions impact relevant systems
• How systems produce feedback, outcomes, results

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Human Computer Interaction
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Learning to Dovs. Learning to Know
Simulations
Immersive Learning
Games
Computer Games
Serious Games
Educational Simulations
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a typical Sim example
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Simulations

• Massive multi-players
• Real-world environments
• Informal learning
• Social networks
• Circle of Interactive Media

Sims
Second Life
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You cant learn to ridea bike from a book!
Simulations
Immersive Learning
Games
Computer Games
Serious Games
Educational Simulations
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Immersive Learning Simulations

• Branching story
• Interactive spreadsheets
• Practice-ware
• Real-time Strategy
• God games
• Side quests? Mini games?

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Mastery in the real world
Simulations
Immersive Learning
Games
Computer Games
Serious Games
Educational Simulations
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Educational Simulations

• Develop real skills through emergent learning
• Single, multi, or massive multi player
• Design based as part of larger program
• Can scale from mini-game to complex

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Practice-ware
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Increasing awareness through edu-tainment
Simulations
Immersive Learning
Games
Computer Games
Serious Games
Educational Simulations
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Serious Games

• Making learning fun
• Diagnostic vs. instructional
• Repurposed traditional content
• Scaled small for easy access
• Designed to be addictive

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Serious Games

• Influence
• Explanation
• Message / Editorial
• Marketing
• Commerce (Buy IT!)
• The use of game technology for deepening brand
  engagement

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Games for EntertainmentMediated by technology
Simulations
Immersive Learning
Games
Computer Games
Serious Games
Educational Simulations
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The World of Computerand Video Games
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How Entertainment Games differ from Serious Games

• Optimized for the engagement of players
• Tend toward high-conflict situations
• More abstract situations
• Abstract interfaces
• Pure fantasy and escapism

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Some of our favorite genres

• First person shooters (fps)
• Real time strategy (rts)
• Role playing games (rpg)
• Puzzle, arcade, casual gaming
• Racing games
• God games
• Sports

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Some of our favorite genres