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Core Game Design (Game Architecture)
The document discusses various aspects of game design including: - The process of game design which involves concepts, goals, planning, specifications and coding. - Important skills for game development like creativity, craft and technique. - Getting ideas and developing the game concept are important initial steps. - Game design should provide a good experience for players and keep things simple, unique with real-time interaction. - Testing and getting feedback is important during the development process.
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Introduction to the fundamental concepts of game design, focusing on creating engaging player experiences.
Key principles of game design include simplicity, uniqueness, real-time environments, and multiplayer functionality.
The essential skills for game development encompass creativity and technique, with a structured design process.
The significance of unique ideas sourced from inspiration, defining the game's core concepts and emotional experiences.
Key distinctions between games and films involve player interaction, decision-making, and variable endings.
Different game goals include collecting points, overcoming obstacles, and reaching destinations, with visibility varying by game type.
Importance of aligning emotional experiences with game goals and the need for engaging graphics and gameplay dynamics.
Identification of the fundamental elements of a game including objectives, features, and user interactions.
The significance of integral and chrome features, interface design, and evolving game rules throughout development.
The influence of level design on gameplay experience and the importance of a coherent narrative in engaging players.
Essential elements for game documentation, covering story, gameplay mechanics, and user interface.
Exploration of character roles, environments, graphics, sound, and their impact on the gaming experience.
Details the stages of game prototyping to minimize risk and iterate between development and feedback.
Utilization of Agile and Extreme programming for team-based, iterative game development with minimal documentation.
Analysis of gameplay strategies, decision making, and tactical versus strategic choices affecting player experience.
Clarification of designer's responsibilities in gameplay specifications, including documentation processes.
Stepwise approach to game development phases focusing on feasibility, planning, integration, and quality assurance.
Outlines the iterative approach to game design through testing and refining game levels and features.
Core Game Design (Game Architecture)
- 1. Chapter : 1 CoreGame Design 6/1/2014 1Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 2. Information aboutgame design To make game interesting Good game is that which provide good experience. Programmer should know the game environment and various choices related to player and what is the content of that choices related to player. 6/1/2014 2Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 3. Keep simple Unique Real time environment Always used two player to play Fun 6/1/2014 3Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 4. For gamedevelopment the skills required is creativity , craft, and technique. Getting idea is the important requirement into game development. Game design process is followed by concept, goal, plan, specification, code, test. 6/1/2014 4Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 5. Two steps inGame design process: Step1: Build the concept 1.Get an idea 2.Build the game concept 3.Creat a goal 4.Creat an emotional experience for the player. Step 2: Creating the game specification 1.Write the design document 2.Build the prototype 3.Chose and appropriate lifecycle model 6/1/2014 5Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 6. Getting anidea: Ideas come from dreams and inspiration Programmer should come with unique idea There is brief description What the game should be written. This should measured in originality, potential audience(all age group, specific group, only girls and only boys) Final idea are check and the concept is created. 6/1/2014 6Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 7. Game concept: Game is good if player win by doing unexpected things. The game should have action(use many keys) Adventure (story) Puzzle(analytical thinking) Educational(learning by doing ) Games likes movies combine different feature. Adventure game combine action and puzzle 6/1/2014 7Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 8. Difference between moviesand games Require input from user Player make decision in game Game some time have no ending, one ending and multiple ending but movies have predetermine ending. Game has rule and goals, players, objects, physics, sound, speech and emotion. 6/1/2014 8Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 9. Every gamehas goal. All aspect focused the player towards achieving the goal Games having following goals: 1. To collect pointes 2. To gain power 3. To reach the destination/target first 4. To overcome obstacles 5. To discover something's 6. To eliminate opponents 6/1/2014 9Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 10. Point scoring gamehaving no visible objective Racing and conquest type game having visible objective 1.In racing the player knows his/her position, compare with opponent at any time 2.In RPG pointes earned spend on improving the attribute 3. In strategy games, gather resource. 4.In adventure games, collect items are used to solve the something's 6/1/2014 10Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 11. If emotionalexperience does not match the goal player not enjoy the game. Design a game in such way that players get addicted. Cool graphics, fast action stimulating strategy added to the game. 6/1/2014 11Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 12. Score: ◦ playerexpect more from game experience than score. ◦ Fighting racing and sports Moves: ◦ controlling virtual athletes' in sports and vehicle in racing required a steady practice. Explore levels: ◦ Hide the some of the levels, move through the levels realize the hidden area, ◦ eg. Racing game having additional cars. 6/1/2014 12Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 13. What type ofgame it is? What is the objective? What feature gameplay having Identify the player Identify the game type and constraints Identify the universe Identify the goal o Determine the criteria for success. How player win/loss. o Determine the rule for interaction o How the constraint told to the player? Is story tell to the player 6/1/2014 13Prepared by Pawar R.B.
- 14. The conceptput dawn on the paper This will generate the outline and sketch of game design This will help to move ahead or give up This stage technical constraint are not require only unique feature take into account. Description of game working is given and result is committed. 6/1/2014 14Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 15. Feature baseddescription easy to understand Feature comes into account from rules Rule changes when detailed the program Reason for changes is the diff. rule interact with each other. 6/1/2014 15Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 16. 1.Vital feature(integral feature): This make the game work properly. In football game formation is selected first and the choice of player made accordingly. 2.Chrome feature: Some feature not effect on the game but increase the enjoyment. Story, look and feel of the game. Example: player choose the stadium. 3. Gameplay substitute: o Some features does not affect the game but provide lot of choices to the player. o Ex: player can chose one on one with the computer or multiplayer mode in LAN. 6/1/2014 16Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 17. 1.Explain the developerhow the game works 2. Provide the vision statement through out development 3. Identify the feature that are chrome or integral 6/1/2014 17Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 18. Good interfacedesign provide the user view with there is no restriction on controlling the game Good interface are very useful in strategic games 6/1/2014 18Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 19. Initial stagerule should be guess Then more and more rule are added and new rules is interact with old one and changes made, finally they became a hole. Rules provide the different features One unit is affected then, affect all other unit 6/1/2014 19Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 20. Level designaffect the core gameplay. Low level provide the more watching than playing Story oriented game provide more narrative character so that user involve into game with lot of interest. Level should not be use to create deficiencies into game. Accurate specification is given to level designer who understand the rules Primary goal of the game design create interest in reader and convey the design aspect without ambiguity. Interest should be from start to end. 6/1/2014 20Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 21. Detailed game description: Basic concept: ◦ The idea should be informative and interesting Background story: ◦ This is necessary for adventure kind of game and not puzzle kind of game Objective: ◦ Reader should have clear idea of gameplay and provide more detailed as possible in design documents 6/1/2014 21Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 22. Game play: ◦Working of game from beginning to end, title screen and option screen should be displayed, computerized opponent should be provided by Artificial Inteliggence, result of particular option should be known to player, information provide by help option window. 6/1/2014 22Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 23. Character ◦ Actionin a game World ◦ Location, characters, objects, event Controls ◦ Buttons to be provided for user interface Graphics ◦ Grass, hard pitch Sound and music ◦ To create impact in a game ◦ Added more real time effect 6/1/2014 23Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 24. Prototype are buildinto following order Minimize the risk Get the client feedback in development process Help to visualize the end product Find the flexibility Typical game section Game section-1 Environment is set up for game option to play or exit Requested to enter input Input is stored and view 6/1/2014 24Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 25. Game section-2 Gamestate is change according to user last input AI is applied for player action. Then background animation, music, sound effects perform Finally housekeeping is done Game section-3 Current animation is drawn into virtual buffer and then displayed Frame displayed rate is specified and locked. Exit state source are released System setting are restored Control given to operating system 6/1/2014 25Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 26. 1. Rapid prototypingphase before specification very popular techniques 2. Building of game involves implementation and integration in repeated block 3. Agile-Extreme programming involve ◦ Team based and collaborative approach ◦ Hardly any documentation ◦ Integration of testing into development process 6/1/2014 26Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 27. 4. Development processinvolve ◦ Build the prototype ◦ Asking other people to look at the game ◦ Carefully observing the player ◦ Reward the player in the game ◦ Using new tester ◦ Taking the game to the next level ◦ Good design are both High level (architectural level ) and low level(design level) 6/1/2014Prepared by Pawar R.B. 27
- 28. Strategy requiredto reach end points are called the gameplay Rules are interact with each other or environment to generate result. 1.Implementing the gameplay: The game is series of choices The decision has gameplay value when it has an upside and downside Each decision affect the next Decision include correct choice at the circumstances 6/1/2014 28Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 29. Dominated strategy:The choice witch is not using in circumstance is called dominated strategy Dominant strategy: The choice witch is use in circumstance is called dominated strategy Near dominant strategy are used in certain circumstances where above not work It is widely use by the player Eg of near dominant strategy are given by asking following question: What is the most common feature? Is the facility use only once then how much developing time required? How much special efforts are needed to create interface 6/1/2014 29Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 30. Different option involvein gameplay Option may or may not be taken depending on factor Option can have time constraints Option does not affect the game much Option that is worth being taken Option that is never worth being taken 2.Toolbox to assist with choices There is no particular method to create choices that are left to the player Strategic choices are made for long term Tactic choices are made for short term or current There should be enough scope for good judgment 6/1/2014 30Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 31. 3.Impermance Advantage can beimpermanent due to following factor They can be destroyed, injured, stolen Can lost any time, limitation on use No use in certain circumstances Gameplay enrich your experience and interaction Interaction can be done in the following ways By changing the setting or game itself By directly controlling the character 6/1/2014 31Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 32. Vision documentand describe final product and serve as goal to the developer When code strictly follow the gameplay specification then product is ready to release. 1.Responsibility of the designer Clarify the designer ideas which taken from many resources Bring them to structural level Then decided it should be implemented or give up 6/1/2014 32Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 33. Development phasesin gameplay Phase Process Person Outcome Feasibility Discussed the initial idea Designer , architect, technology group Project go ahead signal from client Conceptualization Detailing the design Designer Game specification designer’s note Plan Planning the mini- specification for each stage Designer and software planner Set of mini- specification documents Technical architecture Preparing architecture component and tool Architect, project leader, planner Technical specification project plan Component building Constructing the component and tool for game consider interdependencies Development team Component that are functionally complete Integration Project leaders get the component created by the D.TR Project leader and designer Completed part of the game and tools 6/1/2014 33Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 34. Phase Process PersonOutcome Complexity level Project leader discussed with level designer to build the game level Project leader, level designer Complete game fore each level, artwork and manuals are finalizes Review Quality assurance dept. dose the review in parallel with the leveling Quality assurance dept. Bugs are fixed and feedback are provided to developer 6/1/2014 34Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 35. Gameplay specification Content mapping Designer node Module2 specification Module 1 specification Module n specification Content mapping of designer’s notes with the game play specification 6/1/2014 35Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology
- 36. Each level hasthe following design items Games are developed in an iterative manner Most time spiral model chosen Each mini-specification (level) is developed and tested ◦ Goal to design this feature is implemented in that level ◦ Philosophy, this level how differ from previous ◦ Expected result is outcome at particular level ◦ Alternate and other idea suggested in brainstorm session 6/1/2014 36Prepared by Pawar R.B. Gharda Institute of Technology