Game Elements

 

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Hello today im going to be talking about the research for this week

 

The first article what are the Qualities of Games? Talks about what a game actually is which Continues from last week’s articles which was talking about a similar topic.

The article also talks about the nuclear aspects of a game for example player’s goals objectives player interaction and others designers use these to make a video game and would use some of these.

The article then goes into critical analysis and how it’s deferent than a review of the game. It states that a critical analysis is talks about the formal elements how they interact and why the designer chose them. It also asks us to find what the core of the game is .

The second article Game design research by Annakaisa Kultima. The article talks about what is game design it mentions that different game designer have different views on what game design is.  IT talks about how many books in the industry has been published as scientific research even though they are not and also that players and game designers have to interact to make good game design the feedback from players is important you see it more and more with game betas but more recently these betas have been used more as a marketing tool than too improve game design. The article talks about how design is more and more a harder thing to describe as their constantly more field of design. The article talks about how game designers seek validation from consumers creating an epistemic culture. The article finally states that more research has to be conducted in game design.

 

Article 3 is a video by livelesssons. The video talks about prototypes and how its good idea to get your game into that phase as quickly as possible so it’s not stuck being an idea. Prototypes don’t necessarily need to be coded in the video they sue paper cut outs. When they finish him prototype they make a very basic version of the game and see how it plays. I can see myself following this as it is a good idea to experience your idea first hand so you can see if the game is fun to play.

 

Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed.