Game Design for Game Developers by Iain Lobb
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Presentation by Iain Lobb at Mochi London 2011 on good game design and how to achieve it.
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Game Design for Game Developers by Iain Lobb
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- 11. I hope I’m right!
- 12. Without good game design you are guaranteed to fail.
- 13. Tailor your game to the market.
- 14. Play test your game on people other than your friends.
- 16. Don’t clone.
- 17. Recombine popular game mechanics.
- 18. Nobody reads.
- 19. Make learning the rules into part of the game.
- 20. Games should get easier as they go, not harder.
- 22. Humans are hunter-‐ gatherers. Let the player collect coins, power-‐ups and keys.
- 23. Items and upgrades turn a skill game into a strategy game.
- 24. Whatever you do, put a shop in your game!
- 25. Deep game play is based on decision making, not manual dexterity.
- 26. Let the player know what they can get if they keep playing.
- 28. Saving the player’s progress increases their investment in your game.
- 29. The new genera>on of gamers have never played games that don’t save their progress.
- 30. Don’t make players repeat large sec>ons of game play.
- 31. Auto-‐save all the >me.
- 32. Build your own achievements system.
- 33. Tell the story with voice ac>ng and game play.
- 34. Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure (Untold Entertainment) Meta4orce
- 35. 2.5 dimensions is enough for anybody.
- 36. Create living worlds to explore, not empty voids.
- 37. Take the player on a journey.
- 38. Li[le Wheel (One Click Dog)
- 39. Puzzles should make the player feel clever, not stupid.
- 40. The wrong theme will kill your game before you’ve even started.
- 41. Cute characters, animals and friendly monsters have broader appeal than space marines.
- 42. ...but consider your audience.
- 43. Remember what you liked when you were 8 years old.
- 44. Keep the guns but lose the gore.
- 45. Good characters are recognisable from their silhoue[es.
- 47. Good characters are recognisable from their colour scheme.
- 49. It’s easier to iden>fy with a simple character.
- 51. To iden>fy with a character, we need to see their face.
- 52. Even viewed from the side, characters should face the camera.
- 54. Characters with big heads are more expressive.
- 55. Use a Zelda-‐like perspec>ve rather than a true top-‐down view.
- 56. The same idea can be a hit or a flop depending on how well you implement it.
- 57. Don’t invent your own control scheme.