Developing Strategy / My tips on making games
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Developing Strategy / My tips on making games
- 1. Developing Strategy My Tips on Making Games Alex Mandryka @DesignBeachBum alex@gamewhispering.com GameWhispering.com
- 2. Who’s this guy? Born in Paris Trained in biology Worked for 5 years in France Moved to Canada in 2005 Studio level positions at Ubisoft and Relic Now doing consulting
- 3. STOP THINKING LIKE PLAYERS! I’m sorry but...
- 5. BUSINESS STRATEGY It’s about satisfying others, not ourselves
- 6. Business Strategy Something you’re good at + differentiation
- 7. CREATIVE STRATEGY Think before your act
- 8. Creative Strategy “A MOBA to chill and have fun” Team experience Simple hero progression Map special features “Let’s start implementing!”
- 11. What Mario Kart do we want?
- 14. What is Chavo Animado about? 1.Fun of being a kid 2.Interact with others 3.Disturbing peace
- 15. What happens in an episode? 1. Starts in a normal/mundane setting 2. A new element is introduced 3. The kids actions, make them enter into fantasy 4. Fantasy escalates into total chaos as adults get involved 5. Resolution to go back to reality with a couple of jokes
- 16. What is the message of the series? Being a kid is letting yourself go into fantasy, knowing that you'll have to return to reality
- 17. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY Find questions before coming up with answers
- 18. Implementation Strategy Making Development = Answers Prototyping = Questions 4 months “This gameplay isn’t fun”
- 20. Just adding features It’s not the features but the dynamics
- 21. ANALYSIS STRATEGY It is more complicated than you think
- 23. Understanding in details What inputs to pass? - Hold forward - Build speed - Jump What’s the difference here? And here?
- 24. How does movement differ? Inertia No inertia No inertia Why?
- 25. Warcraft VS Starcraft Why different systems? Starcraft plays at a bigger scale •200 population limit •Need for multiple bases Many different fronts Warcraft III is smaller scale •100 population limit •Hero focus + XP system •Upkeep system Fewer fronts
- 26. “Shooter” is not precise enough
- 27. TRAINING STRATEGY Rational ways to learn
- 28. Design skills – Game Design • System design: AI, economy, game rules Logic, mathematics, probabilities • Interaction design: Controls, interfaces, feedback Ergonomics, biomechanics, cybernetics • Motivation design: Learning, reward, difficulty Psychology, learning theory, motivation theory
- 29. Design skills – Level Design • Gameplay implementation: Challenge creation, obstacles meet abilities Analysis of game’s core challenge • Environment creation: Building spaces to naturally draw the player through 3D engines and tools, architecture, landscaping • Theatrics: Environmental storytelling, mood setting Staging, cinematography techniques
- 30. Design skills – Narrative Design • Writing: Dialogue/screenplay, prose Literature, creative writing • Narrative Interface Design: Designing methods to convey story to the player Media studies, media psychology, communication • Player-Centric Plotting: Engaging the player as protagonist - Don’t tell, don’t show, let me play it! Psychology? Literature theory?
Editor's Notes
- Best way to learn is to study how things are made Approaching it from a player perspective means irrational decisions Need maturity
- Find something that you’re good at, can deliver and that your market will like. Even a huge game like Assassin’s Creed has to make choices. (No female protagonist) Also need to find a space with competition you can handle Making a game that competes head-on with clash of clans is going to be difficult, unless you can buy Ads during the superbowl. Even Blizzard didn’t try to directly compete with League of Legend and DOTA, instead they aim for a product that is more fun than competitive
- Start stacking things Implement features How you make a movie, or write a book Start with your intention Then the features will make sense