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- 2. Game Design Ben SALEM School of Design University of Northumbria
- 3. Content 1.Introduction to Games 2.E Games 3.Game Fundamentals 4.Game Genres 5.Game Design Concepts (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 4. Small Village in Correze (F) (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 5. Dexterity Games “Diable Blanc” Labyrinth Roll Up Table Tennis Maxi Tam Football (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 6. Strategy Games “Dames Abalone Backgammon Chinoises” Katamino Trivial Pursuit Tower of Hanoi (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 7. Games of Chance Mahjong Roulette Card Games Dice Lottery (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 8. Sport Games Rugby Cricket Golf Tug A War Rope Hula Hoop Tennis (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 9. Role Playing Games Dungeons & Dragons Prime Directive Nightbane Fantasy Sci-Fi Horror Ghostbusters DC Heroes Indiana Jones Comedy Super Heroes Adventures (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 10. Senet: Oldest Board Game (3500 BC) (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 11. What is a Game? ●It is a system in which player(s) engage in an artificial conflict or a task detached from reality ●The conflict or the task must be defined by rules and there should be one or many quantifiable outcome(s) (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 12. E Games Tennis for Two Spacewar Pac Man Halo3 SIMS Flight Simulator (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 13. What is a Computer Game? ●It is a game based on a computer system that is generally more complex, vastly more responsive and interactive than a game. ●The computer game should not be an end to itself but part of a larger system that include tangible elements. (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 14. Previous Work: Strategy Game (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 15. Previous Game: Game of Chance (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 16. Previous Work: Role Playing Game (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 17. Previous Work: Dexterity Game (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 18. Fundamentals I ●Every game exists within a time space frame ●Within that frame the game’s rules create a set of meanings for the player(s). These meanings guide the play of the game ●A certain state of mind is required to play a game ●A Game can be either driven by rule(s), play(s) or culture(s). (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 19. Fundamentals II ●A game rule contains formal game description ● Focus on mathematics and logic ●A game play is about experiential game description ● Focus on human experience and interaction ●A game culture is the game contextual description ● Focus on relationship between the game and its cultural context (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 20. Rules I ●Rules limit player action(s) ●Rules are explicit and unambiguous ●Rules are shared by all players ●Rules are fixed ●Rules are binding ●Rules are repeatable (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 21. Rule II ●Constitutive Rules ● Mathematical core of the game ●Operational Rules ● Play description ●Implicit Rules ● Etiquette, behaviour... (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 22. Play ●Competitive Play ●Chance-Based Play ●Simulation Play ●Physically based Play (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 23. Play II ●Pleasure ●Flow ●Entertainment ●Challenge (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme
- 24. Culture ●Alterations, Juxtapositions and Reinventions ●Etiquette, conventions... (c) 2012 Ben SALEM (p) 2012 Ben SALEM for MDI Programme