This document discusses fundamentals of games, including what defines a game, common goals and genres of games, classic character archetypes, and key elements of gameplay and story development. It covers topics such as rules, challenges, levels, time, space, and the development phases of concept, pre-production, prototype, production, alpha/beta testing, and post-production. The overall document provides an overview of fundamental concepts for understanding games.

1. FUNdamentals
Mustafa Ozan Şindi
2015
ozan.sindi@atelyeteknoloji.com

2. What is game?
type of PLAY activity
conducted in the context of PRETENDED reality
try to achieve at least one GOAL
by acting in accordance with RULES

3. How old is game?

4. Goal & Genres
 Entertainment
 Social
 Educational
 Recruitment & training
 Health & fitness
 Consciousness & change
 Asthetics & creativity
 Marketing & advertising
 Action
 Adventure
 Action – adventure
 Casino
 Puzzle
 Role-playing games
 Simulations
 Strategy
 MMOG

5. Story & Character Development

6. Classic Characters
 Hero
 Mentor
 Shadow
 Trickster
 Antogonis
 Protagonist
 Co-Protogonist
 Supporting Characters

7. Story elements
Premise

8. Point of view

9. Movement
• Signature
• Idle
• Walking Cycle

10. Gameplay Elements

11. Rules of play

12. Challanges

13. Levels

14. Structure
- Objectives
- Flow
- Duration
- Availability
- Relationship
- Progression

15. Time
- Authentic
- Limited
- Variable
- Player-adjusted
- Altered

16. Space
- Perspective & Camera
- Terrain & Materials
- Scale
- Boundaries
- Realism

17. Development Phases

18. Development Phases
Concept
Pre-
Production
Prototype Production
Alpha
Beta Gold
Post-
Production

19. KEEP
CALM
DEVELOP
GAME
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