Innovative game and mechanisms
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Video game ideas and innovative mechanisms to share with the worlds. Hoping to influence some future games. Feel free to contact me.
Innovative game and mechanisms
- 1. By Michel Desjardins, CPA, CA, CISA, CRISC INNOVATIVE MMORPG GAMING CONCEPT AND MECHANISMS All the intellectual property in this presentation is now fully available to all. We are not protecting it. Blup Blup Game Studio
- 2. I want to play this Created in 2008 Someone should... Video game concept Thats why you are reading this WHAT IS ABOUT? MMORPG Innovative game mechanics For all to use Real next generation Not a clone ... Share it at will I am not making it This was my IP Now 3D
- 3. Demons summoning Underground City (or else) THE MMORPG CONCEPT (AT VERY HIGH LEVEL) Fantasy Magics A gigantic underground Circus megacity populated with millions of citizens living and interacting together at all time on any of its 20+ floors. High magics and complex sciences are everywhere and are used by various alien races. Live your life in the Circus, doing whatever you want (or almost). Your Social Status is supported by your profession(s), hobbies, reputation(s), morality and many other things. 20+ floors Intergalactic Roman Empire Citizens Aliens Human Live a life Spells Runes Raw powers Dreams Ideas Quests almost Be social Be creative Gather Etc. Work Play Do whatever you want to Fight Hunt
- 4. KEY GAME SYSTEMS (AT VERY HIGH LEVEL) To deliver the closest level of gameplay to real life logic in a massively multiplayer online science-fiction and fantasy role playing game - Our old mission Social Status System (core system 1) (more about it later) Synapse System (core system 2) (more about it later) Kirlian system (public safety) Education system Work system Social Assistance Combat system Communication systems Game Status Gaming system Hunting system Sport system Virtual DNA system Citizen creation Reputation system Freestyle voting system Etc.
- 5. CURRENT LEVELLING SYSTEMS Currently: game levelling systems are: Level based progression Activity based progression Free form advancement Cash in advancement Hybrids of the above *One of the Sources for such info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_point#Types Flaws of it: Not following real life logic One way system Lacks challenge Not volatile Obsolete
- 6. REAL LIFE LEVELLING SYSTEM Real life HAS a levelling system. Its social status based in most societies. Quick rough examples Company CEO Mailroom Clerk Higher Class Middle Class Lower Class Supervisor of billing department Top Professional Boxer Local champion boxer Amateur boxer Country level politician Small city mayor Simple citizen Etc. Its only rough examples to show the concept. For more information about social status, please read the following academicians/intellectuals: Dennis Gilbert, 2002 - William Thompson & Joseph Hickey, 2005 - Leonard Beeghley, 2004
- 7. SOCIAL STATUS SYSTEM (SSS) Main features: Based on real life logic Dynamic system (constant fluctuation) Plural logic (most activities have a status) Two-way system (up/down) Challenging (improve or maintain your social status) Quick rough examples Head of Police Policeman Elite Citizen Higher Citizen Lower Citizen Floor Police Captain Circus Master (Head of Government) Floor Mayor Non-working Citizen Top 5 Katana Fighter Fight Television Producer Cameraman Etc. Non- Citizen Recidivist Criminal
- 8. SSS HOW IT WORKS In a nutshell: Most activities have a social status Highest Social Status at any point in time is your current Social Status. Quick rough examples Huntress Level 4 Racer Level 4 Jade Analy Bob Lachance Mie Xioa Floor Policeman Level 11 Camerawoman Level 12 Gamer Level 7 (best game status) Student - Level 5 (current highest degree) Floor Designer Level 17 Painter (art) Level 7 Demonologist Level 2 Citizen Activity Activity Activity Effective Social Status Level 17 Boota Mal Recidivist Criminal (a murderer) Gatherer Level 7 Fighter Level 10 Level 0 Level 5 Level 11
- 9. SSS WHAT ABOUT IT? It links to: Players floors access current social status is the top floor you are allowed to access. E.g. Level 17 can access the first 17 floors) Players apartment (housing) your current housing is based on your social status. It can mean, not sharing a flat, having more space, storage, etc. Work (job available) Some jobs require minimum education and social status to be available. E.g. If you are Level 10, you cant become Captain of Police on floor 15. Reputation System Good and bad reputation can affect the Social Status of a citizen, especially if the citizen is having a public career, such as a politician. Public Combat Winning or losing a public performance could impact the Social Status of a citizen. E.g. Reaching the Top 10 of a combat style or hunting category could propel the citizen to a higher Social Status because of his fame. Public Hunting same as combat. An higher social status might give access to better hunting creatures, grounds, etc. Education Proper education can slightly improve Social Status. Once you get education, you need to apply it. Doing nothing with it will not make you a higher citizen. Crime Committing crime(s) decrease your Social Status based on the severity of the crime. But globally, even if criminal actions are possible in the game, it is not encourage. Murdering can lead to lost of Citizenship and housing in the city. Offline playing When a player is offline, his citizen is still online. Not programming offline actions for an active citizen will influence negatively Social Status. Etc.
- 10. SYNAPSE SYSTEM Real life use a similar system. Human brain Muscles Rough example: A brain neuron creates a new synapse when you learn something new. By repeating the neuron related action the synaptic connection gets reinforced. By not repeating the action, the synaptic connection degenerated and eventually dies. In the Circus: A synapse is created when a new action is performed. Each synapse has a life cycle and can be reinforce or can degenerate based on actions performed or not performed.
- 11. SYNAPSE SYSTEM CYCLE OVERVIEW Action Repetition InactionTime By performing an action it creates a synapse By repeating the action on a regular basis it reinforce it When no action is performed over a period of time it degenerate If no action is performed for more than 365, the synapse dies.
- 12. SYNAPSE SYSTEM DETAIL Syna pse Level Synapse Category Synapse Strength (number of action performed) SynapseDegene ration (in days) Standard Time 0 Absence 0 365 Year 1 Newborn 1 256 8 months 2 Beginner 4 128 4 months 3 Learner 8 64 2 months 4 Intermediate 16 32 1 month 5 Serious 32 16 2 weeks 6 VerySerious 64 8 1 week 7 Pro 128 4 4 days 8 Zealot 256 2 2 days 9 Master 512 1 1 day 10 Grand Master 1024 0 -
- 13. SYNAPSE SYSTEM WHAT ABOUT IT? It links to: Physical Health / Muscles of player Each muscle group has a synapse. A strong player would need to continue to perform training / activities to maintain a specific muscle strength. Social Relationship Develop and maintain relationship with other citizens. Strong synaptic relationship with higher Social Status citizen can have an impact on your reputation, your Social Status of your political influence. Having strong relationship with a lower class citizen can impact negatively your reputation. A relation degrades over time if not maintained, stimulated. Offline gaming A player need to program some offline actions of his citizen otherwise some specific synapses could degenerate faster than others. In example, a professional swordsman muscles and reflexes need to be train daily to stay at the synapses master level (10). Player Intelligence(s) Each muscle group has a synapse. A strong player would need to continue to perform training / activities to maintain a specific muscle strength. Etc.
- 14. CITIZEN ATTRIBUTES Knowledge of Basic Attributes Knowledge of Advanced Attributes No Knowledge of Attributes Non-gamer Hardcore or curious Player Regular Player Simplicity Details Overview I wanted everyone to be able to play the game. Whatever they want from the game. The player citizen attributes kept that in mind. Rough examples of potential players and what they may want In the background, the game computes: Advanced Attributes based on: Synapses Virtual DNA Physical activities Medical enhancements Magical enhancements Etc.
- 15. ATTRIBUTES OVERVIEW (TWO) Attributes Description Intelligence Sum of all intelligences types Hability Sum of all hability types Essence Sum of all essence types Strength Sum of muscles strength Constitution Sum of all constitution types Energy Sum of all energy types Intelligence types* Description Fluid (new) Intelligences integration skill Logical Plural logic reasonings kill Ecological Nature skill (life forms, etc.) Musical Audio skill Existential Meaning of life and spritual skills Social Communication and friends skills Kinesthetic Movement skill Lingual Language skill Intra Self knowledge skill Spatial Visual skill Emotional (new) Thalamic skill * First nine (9) types of intelligences are based on previous work from Dr Gardner from Harvard University Strength types Description Head and neck Neck and facial muscles group Leftupperlimb Left shoulder, tricep, bicep and forarm Right upperlimb Right shoulder, tricep, bicep and forarm Thorax Pectoral muscles group Abdomen Abdominal muscles group Back Dorsal muscles group Leftlowerlimb Leftquadricep and calve Right lowerlimb Right quadricep and calve Adrenaline flow Adrenaline rush management
- 16. FREESTYLE VOTING SYSTEM In real life: most people will have an opinion on most things. Most of the them, its kept to oneself. In this game: A citizen can vote on almost anything he see or interact with. It links to the reputation system (which links with the social status system). Elections Floor local gov Circus gov Any citizens creation Clothes design Architecture Etc. Work 360 evaluation Boss Employee Colleague Third party Quality of performance Public hunt Public fight Public art Etc. Respect of others Attitude Quality of role play Etc. Its freestyle
- 17. REPUTATION SYSTEM In real life: Everyone has informal reputations in real life. It fluctuates through time. In this game: A citizen has an overall reputation. It will be based on several detail reputations. It links with the Social Status system. How much other citizens like him How does his creations are perceived How is work(s) are evaluated The quality of his public performance Etc.
- 18. VIRTUAL DNA In this game: Every citizen will be different from each others. Like us in real life. * Virtual DNA has never been observed before in a MMORPG At citizen creation Random virtual DNA Unique citizen Player choices SpecieGender Male Female Neutral Human Aliens General Look Starting attributes Int Hab Str Con Immunity system Ess Nrg Starting disease Delayed disease Flaws Benedictions Reflex Speed with sword Rune magic or demon Creativity with atom Hunting a specific specie Etc. Special weakness Special resistance Etc.
- 19. PERMADEATH Its nothing new. It exists since a while. We just need it to return in more games. When a game is too easy people get bored and stop playing. When a game is too hard people gets irritated and stop playing. Most current MMORPG: unlimited deaths. People gets fearless in game as the are no real penalties (at best, for a few mins). To get some adrenalin and stimulus: FEAR is required. Fear is mainly created from taking significant risks. In this game: permanent death exists. After a few revive via a cloning system, the DNA degenerate and leads to permadeath. - Not only one (1) life. - A few. Lets say 20. Enough to waste a few by stupidity or accident before becoming cautious (managing risks). -Higher citizen could have access to a few more, but not many. - Recidivist murderer to into sudden permadeath mode. Living their last life into the hunting dome (hunted by Higher citizen(s)).
- 20. ALIENS No real alien yet. But some crazy lifeforms already are around us. Humans and multiples alien races will be living together in the Circus. Each race will have different aptitudes and features. We need more non-humanoid lifeforms. Its too easy (boring) to play them otherwise. Real name:Cerberillaaffinis Real name: Okeniapellucida Real name: Tritoniid sp. 8. Real name: Cyercenigricansis Real name: DotoOstentusis Real name: Hydatinaphysisisa
- 21. WORKING SYSTEM In the current society, there are workers and non-workers. We will discuss later about the non-workers. For workers, there are thousands of existing jobs and many are created on a daily basis. In real life, the profession of someone is the major link to his social status. In this game: almost every real jobs could exist. Work for a company or a citizen Work for the government Create your own company Hire, assign tasks, train, supervise, evaluate, promote, demote or fire employees working for you. Examples Artistic worker Media producer Police forces Politician eTeacher Tutor Manager Entrepreneur Floor creator Saleman Etc.
- 22. WORKING SYSTEM And for non-workers: social assistance Automatic low level housing. Sharing an apartment with 3 other players (no choice). Small regular income to spend (very small versus active citizens) Not available to recidivist criminals Its the starting base of most players To become independent, just need to increase your social status. Housing will be upgraded automatically (or downgrade if you are dropping social status)
- 23. EDUCATION While some base education will be superficial. We want the regular/advanced player to learn something about the game / its systems or even real life things. E.g. A camera operator training would give access to: Whats a camera operator in this game / in the Circus (role, overview, etc.) How to operate the basic functions of a Circus camera (record, play, etc.) What are the basic framing or shot length, etc. (close up, medium shot, etc.) So, if then a player tries to get a Cameraman job in the game, he got the virtual mini-diploma to prove he has some knowledge of the job. Possible courses categories: Pure sciences Occult sciences IT Business Arts Special Courses (hunting, fighting) Humanities (religions(3)), alien sociology, general semantic, NLP, politics, phycho, police, teaching, etc.)
- 24. HUNTING Private Hunt Public Hunt For practice or fun For social status No risk. Might only get synaptic benefits. At risk. Can increase or decrease social status based on hunt quality and result. No broadcast Public broadcast in Hunting Dome Hunting Alien creatures Hunting criminals Renegade demons Mythological Earth animals Custom prey Alien worlds Other dimensions Underwater Custom environments Tracking Fighting Low tech High tech Experimental tech Alien tech Magic
- 25. EXPEDITION PREP To gear up for the hunt & fight *All illustrations own by Blup Blup Game Studio
- 26. HUNT To hunt for the alien prey To find visual and audio clues *All illustrations own by Blup Blup Game Studio ** except this one **
- 27. ALIENS Make contact with the prey(s) you are looking for.. Or not... *All illustrations own by Blup Blup Game Studio
- 28. TO BE CONTINUE... (MAYBE) Could had a few concept but I am running out of time: - Semi-NPC system - Demon contracting system - Offline gaming - Closed worlds benefits versus current open worlds (my opinion) - Fighting system (self explanatory, low tech, medium, advanced tech, alien tech)(solo or group, etc.) - Gaming System (gaming inside the game) - Sport system (self explanatory) - Communication systems (internal broadcasting, voice, msg, etc.) - Kirlian system (crime prevention automatic aura readers) As at March 1st, 2015