Gdc2012 core game play short
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Seth Sivak describes his work as the lead designer of Indiana Jones Adventure World, a casual adventure game by Zynga. The game allows players to complete quests and explore maps to recover artifacts. Core gameplay involves managing energy for quests, combat, puzzles and exploration. Sivak details his process for designing maps and tutorials to ensure the game is accessible to all players by continually testing and iterating based on player feedback. Over 30 lessons were learned from extensive playtesting the first map. The goal was to focus players on single objectives at a time through clear tutorials and rewarding exploration.
Gdc2012 core game play short
- 1. Designing Core Gameplay for Everyone Seth Sivak Lead Designer ¨C INDIANA JONES Adventure World Zynga Boston
- 2. ¡ñ Who? ¡ñ What? ¡ñ Why? ¡ñ How?
- 3. Who am i?
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- 7. Play = #2 activity on the 45% of time spent on 47% of time spent using Internet; more popular than social networks smartphone apps email
- 8. 240 million monthly active users
- 9. Who is the Audience?
- 10. Who is the Audience?
- 11. ¡ñ Who? ¡ñ What? ¡ñ Why? ¡ñ How?
- 12. What is Indiana Jones Adventure World?
- 13. Episodic Casual Adventure Game Complete quests and explore on map gameplay to recover artifacts
- 14. Episodic Casual Adventure Game Travel to new areas and get new stories
- 15. Episodic Casual Adventure Game Upgrade tools and gadgets
- 16. Episodic Casual Adventure Game Build up your Base Camp to hold your supplies and treasure
- 17. What is the Gameplay? ¡ñ Quests
- 18. What is the Gameplay? ¡ñ Quests ¡ñ Energy Management
- 19. What is the Gameplay? ¡ñ Quests ¡ñ Energy Management ¡ñ Combat
- 20. What is the Gameplay? ¡ñ Quests ¡ñ Energy Management ¡ñ Combat ¡ñ Puzzles
- 21. What is the Gameplay? ¡ñ Quests ¡ñ Energy Management ¡ñ Combat ¡ñ Puzzles ¡ñ Exploration
- 22. ¡ñ Who? ¡ñ What? ¡ñ Why? ¡ñ How?
- 23. Why a Social Adventure? ¡ñ Go on a journey (leave the Farm) ¡ñ Tell a story (make characters matter) ¡ñ Evolve gameplay (casual adventure)
- 24. Facebook Ecosystem Summer 2010 Go on a Journey Tell a Story
- 25. Facebook Ecosystem Summer 2010 Go on a Journey Tell a Story
- 26. Games we love
- 27. But these games are Difficult¡
- 28. How can we make this game for everyone?
- 29. ¡ñ Who? ¡ñ What? ¡ñ Why? ¡ñ How?
- 30. The First Deliverable ¡ñ 3 Maps that are not the tutorial ¡ñ Explore ¡°On map gameplay¡± ¡ñ Find the fun ¡ñ Bush Mazes ¡ñ Metal Detector Minesweeper ¡ñ Memory Puzzle
- 31. The First Deliverable ¡ñ 3 Maps that are not the tutorial ¡ñ Explore ¡°On map gameplay¡± ¡ñ FIND THE FUN ¡ñ Bush Mazes ¡ñ Metal Detector Minesweeper ¡ñ Memory Puzzle
- 32. Bush Mazes Navigate the maze using the least energy possible
- 33. Bush Mazes But beware of Beasties Go for the Treasure!
- 34. Bush Mazes Follow the Path
- 35. Bush Mazes Make a wrong choice
- 36. Bush Mazes It will cost you Energy
- 37. Metal Detector Minesweeper Use the Metal Detector to save Energy
- 38. Metal Detector Minesweeper 2 Gold Nearby!
- 39. Memory Puzzles Hit the switch to see the pattern 3 4 1 2 Light them in order to get the Treasure
- 40. First Time User Experience - Part 1 ¡ñ Teach players about the game ¡ñ Coins, XP, Camera ¡ñ Core Loop ¡ñ Energy Management ¡ñ Map Gameplay ¡ñ Story
- 41. The Dig site Navigate the Bush Maze Start
- 42. The Dig site Place the Survey Flags
- 43. The Dig site Use the Survey Scope
- 44. The Dig site Enter the Cave
- 45. The Cave Navigate the Rock Maze Start
- 46. The Cave Stand on the Switches Collect the Idol
- 47. First Time User Experience - Part 2 ¡ñ Teach players about the game ¡ñ Coins, XP, Camera ¡ñ Simpler Core Loop (TOOLS!) ¡ñ Clearer Energy Management (fun?) ¡ñ Simpler Map Gameplay ¡ñ Less Story
- 48. Evolution of a Map ¡ñ First map of the game ¡ñ 30 Major Lessons ¡ñ 1 Major Reboot ¡ñ 612 Changes
- 50. Start
- 51. Grab the Machete
- 52. Recover the Key Fragments
- 53. Open the Door
- 56. 1. Players want rewards for exploring
- 57. 2. Establish relationships in the world 3. Teach everything again
- 60. Art changes
- 61. 4. Don¡¯t teach everything at once
- 64. 5. Every action should be satisfying
- 67. 6. Focus players on a single goal
- 70. 7. Make real world connections
- 71. 8. Make everything shorter
- 74. 9. Characters need to be introduced
- 76. 10. Default camera zoom matters
- 78. 11. If you can¡¯t teach it, just cut it
- 80. 12. Don¡¯t let art break immersion
- 83. 13. Use stereotypes as teaching tools
- 86. 14. Players want surprise and excitement!
- 89. 15. Rule of 3. Seriously.
- 92. 16. Don¡¯t orphan mechanics
- 93. 17. Make a clear path to the objectives
- 94. 18. Set the player up to be smart
- 95. Every trap acts differently ?
- 98. 19. Players want consequences!
- 100. REBOOT! Take a breather. Players want one decision and one goal at a time.
- 101. The Legend of Zelda - 1986 World of Warcraft - 2010
- 102. 20. Give a break between objectives Tell a player when they are ¡°done¡±
- 103. 21. Mechanics need to be consistent
- 105. 8. Make everything shorter 22. A single objective should fit in a single screen
- 106. 23. Introduce, Define, Challenge
- 109. 24. Always show the objective
- 112. 25. Establish a sense of place
- 115. 26. Make it personal
- 118. 27. Repetition is boring
- 121. 28. Give good examples
- 124. 29. Be consistent
- 127. 30. Make the world feel full
- 131. 30 Lessons 1. Players want rewards for exploring 16. Don¡¯t orphan mechanics 2. Establish relationships in the world 17. Make a clear path to the objectives 3. Teach everything again 18. Set the player up to be smart 4. Don¡¯t teach everything at once 19. Players want consequences! 5. Every action should be satisfying 20. Give a break between objectives 6. Focus players on a single goal 21. Mechanics need to be consistent 7. Make real world connections 22. A single objective should fit in a single screen 8. Make everything shorter 23. Introduce, Define, Challenge 9. Characters need to be introduced 24. Always show the objective 10. Default camera zoom matters 25. Establish a sense of place 11. If you can¡¯t teach it, just cut it 26. Make it personal 12. Don¡¯t let art break immersion 27. Repetition is boring 13. Use stereotypes as teaching tools 28. Give good examples 14. Players want surprise and excitement! 29. Be consistent 15. Rule of 3. Seriously. 30. Make the world feel full
- 132. We iterated on everything
- 133. We iterated on everything
- 134. ¡ñ Who? ¡ñ What? ¡ñ Why? ¡ñ How?
- 135. Postmortem Takeaways ¡ñ What Went Right? ¡ñ We let ourselves wander ¡ñ We questioned our Sacred Cows ¡ñ We prototyped everything ¡ñ We focused on iteration
- 136. Postmortem Takeaways ¡ñ What We Learned ¡ñ Don¡¯t innovate everywhere ¡ñ Polish an aspect of the design to ¡°done¡± early ¡ñ Don¡¯t lose your vision in the feedback
- 137. Was it worth it? ¡°I like the little surprises. I like that AW makes you use your brain to solve little puzzles and work out strategies, even if they're just simple strategies.¡±
- 138. Was it worth it? ¡°I think the best so far is that feeling i get for luring a snake to one of those traps. Saves me energy, gets me coins and most importantly, rids me of the snake.....lovely stuff!¡±
- 139. Was it worth it? ¡°Graphics are great, sound is great, and the playability is perfect. Its just the right combo of click, challenge, questing & story. Kudos for using mouse-over instead of mouse-click on prizes. Brilliant! Nobody else has figured that one out. ?Sorry guys, no complaints. ?¡±
- 140. Questions? ssivak@zynga.com Special thanks: Bryan Pope Nina Dobner Zynga Boston Design Matt Fillbrandt INDIANA JONES and all related characters, names and indicia are trademarks of & ? 2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under license.
Editor's Notes
- #8: Our vision for play¡We want to make play a daily habit. We want play to be a verb. Just like search, shop and share. We¡¯re already seeing some promising signs (stats) Source: Nielson Net Ratings