The Four Lenses of Game Making and Social Games

The Four Lenses of Game Making And YouTadhg Kelly WhatGamesAre.com

VsDualities Are Simple

But They Fudge Too Much

Quadrant Graphs Offer More Insight

The Frame AxisEmergence Experience

Role The Fantasy Axis Rule

Experience RuleRole Emergence

Tetrism

Elegant, Extensible, Dynamic

Narrativism

Meaning, Emotion, Story

Simulationism

Creative, Inﬁnite, Veracity

Behaviourism

Guided, Compelling, Rewarding

Most Of You AreProbably Behaviourists

Behaviourism Has Contributed Much

“You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure!”But It Has A Fatal Flaw

Extrinsic MotivatorsAlways Subvert Intent

Metrics Lead To Conservative Game DesignPlayers Notice This, Get Bored More Quickly

Low in Value.Relies on Outliers.

$180m 5.6m DAU (and falling)Which Can Get Desperate

Behaviourism Alone Is Not Enough. This is True of All Lenses

Engagement Is More Than Retention It’s Culture, Belief and Purpose

Simulationism Narrativism These Are Values Which Tetrism Other Lenses Do Better.

Fun: The Joy of Winning While Mastering Fair Game DynamicsCreate A Fun Dynamic

Enhance StorysenseImmersion: Games Transport Us To Other Worlds

Flow: When the gameInterdependent Creativity utterly absorbs

Or You’ll End Up Here

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by Tadhg Kelly on Jun 25, 2012