Learning Game Development

Learning Game Development6 Lessons

LESSON 1BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN ABOUT THE GAME OBJECTIVE

Make sure to tie down to asingular objective;One that is achievablegiven the game mechanics

Eliminate game mechanics thatdo not explicitly tie to theoutcome

LESSON 2THE GAME ENVIRONMENT NEEDS TO BEDYNAMIC

Even in non-play condition,the game environmentmust still change

There must be somepenalization of the playerfor not making moves

LESSON 3BE SURE OF HOW YOU SCORE PLAYERS

Decide on what variablesthe score will depend

Decide what clearlydefines a winning score

Decide how the systemwill compute it

Work out the formulae to calculate thescore right at the beginning

Ensure that the player understands how actions inthe game relate to an increase/decreasein score

LESSON 4 INCLUDE AHOW-TO-PLAY

Do not take the game play experience of other stakeholders for granted

Right from prototyping stageinclude instructions on how to play the game

LESSON 5DESIGN IS ONE THING;DEVELOPMENT IS ANOTHER

Know the budget and timelines and tailor your game design around it

Be practical during development. Do not get carriedaway by the vision ofthe game designer

LESSON 6PLAY TEST EARLY,PLAY TEST OFTEN

To avoid incurring huge costs on play testing, use paper prototypes that model game-play

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by Upside Learning on Dec 01, 2010