Unverisal Game Model

Why?
Why can’t you put the game down?
See Goals
Why do you get better as you play?
See Learning
How can I die so many times?
See Second Chances
First lets look at some games.

Confused?
These are just some of the games I have played in my life time.
Just by looking at them they seem quite complicated.

What the Player wishes to achieve.
Main goals
I want to win!
Sub-Goals
Shiny things
Sense of purpose.
Reason to go on.
Goal

Something that impedes the player’s progress.
Example:
Spike pit
A Monster
A challenge of sorts.
Feeling of Accomplishment
Obstacles

Tools are what the player use to get to a goal.
Examples:
A Sword
A Spell
A Jump
Your vocabulary….
Learn to use them properly.
Tools

Goal:
Cure Cancer
Comfort Patient
Tool:
Chemo Blaster
Antibiotic Rockets
Obstacle:
Cancer Cells
Bacteria
Examples

The Player’s ability to fail and try again.
Its just a game.
Examples:
Extra Lives
Health Bar
Quest for perfection
Second Chances

The process of acquiring skills and knowledge though gameplay.
This learning translates
to similar games.

The next few slides will clarify

Learning

The SetupHow the concepts work together

What should happen

What usually happens

Another chance

A touch of insight

It’s learning!

In Other Words?
The learning process in games is accomplished by making mistakes and learning form them.
The game keeps the player from progressing until they get it right.

Failure Loop
If the player keeps failing they will be stuck in this loop.
The player can’t progress until they overcome this obstacle.

Success Loop
When the player over comes the obstacle they prove to the game that they have learned.