How to develop an online role-playing game in five days; paper presentation at the 43rd Annual Conference of ISAGA, the International Simulation and Gaming Association (Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2-6 July 2012); Pieter van der Hijden, Sofos Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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ISAGA - International Simulation and Gaming Association
43rd International Conference – 2-6 July 2012
Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
HOW TO DEVELOP
AN ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING GAME
IN FIVE DAYS
Pieter van der Hijden MSc
Sofos Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Member of the ISAGA Advisory Council
Ex-chairperson of the ISAGA Board
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AGENDA
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION – ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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INTRODUCTION – ABOUT THE THEME
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INTRODUCTION – ABOUT THE METHOD
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INTRODUCTION – ABOUT THE SCHEME
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DAY 1
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DAY 1
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DAY 1
 Offered/wanted game
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DAY 1
 Playing and analyzing
board games
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DAY 1
 Playing and analyzing
online role playing game
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DAY 1
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DAY 2
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DAY 2
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DAY 2
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DAY 2
 Game design
Placemat for game design by Joan Teach
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DAY 2
 Game-play design
Result of Tactec session 18

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DAY 3
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DAY 3
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DAY 4
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DAY 4
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DAY 4
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DAY 4
 Playground
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DAY 4
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DAY 5
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DAY 5
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DAY 5
 Test sessions
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DAY 5
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CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES
 Design, 2011 - Design thinking for educators; Riverdale, Ideo, 2011
 Duke 1974 – Gaming the future’s language; Sage Publications, 1974
 Cyberdam – The Cyberdam game engine; Stichting RechtenOnline, The
Netherlands; see www.cyberdam.nl
 Schell, 2008; The art of game design, a book of lenses; Jesse Schell;
Morgan Kaufman, 2008.
 Van der Hijden, 2001 - The TacTec Game; The Tactics of Electronic
Commerce; Pieter van der Hijden; in: Proceedings of the ISAGA 2000
Conference; International Simulation and Gaming Association, Tartu,
Estonia, 2001
 Warmelink et al. - Learning in a Virtual World. Reflections on the Cyberdam
research and development project; Harald Warmelink & Igor Mayer (eds.),
Wolf Legal Publishers, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2009
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SOFOS CONSULTANCY
Thank you for your attention!
Pieter van der Hijden MSc
pvdh@sofos.nl
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