Game design - formal and dramatic elements
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This document discusses the formal and dramatic elements of games. For formal elements, it covers the number of players, player roles, types of player interaction like capture and chase, objectives, procedures, rules, resources, conflict, and boundaries. For dramatic elements, it focuses on immersing players in challenges through competitive, chance-based, make-believe, and vertigo types of play that cater to different player types like competitors, explorers, collectors and achievers. It also examines elements like premise, characters, story, and conclusion.
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Game design - formal and dramatic elements
- 1. FORMAL AND DRAMATIC ELEMENTS Jernej Virag
- 2. FORMAL ELEMENTS The main game structure
- 4. PLAYER ROLES
- 7. Chase
- 8. Race
- 9. Rescue
- 10. Alignment
- 11. Forbidden act
- 12. Construction
- 13. Exploration
- 14. Solution
- 15. OutwitOBJECTIVES
- 16. PROCEDURES
- 17. RULES
- 18. RESOURCES
- 19. CONFLICT
- 20. BOUNDARIES
- 21. DRAMATIC ELEMENTS Imersing player into the game
- 22. CHALLENGE
- 24. Chance-based
- 25. Make-believe
- 27. The Explorer
- 28. The Collector
- 29. The Achiever
- 30. The Joker
- 31. The Director
- 32. The Storyteller
- 33. The Performer
- 34. The Craftsman
- 36. CHARACTERS
- 37. STORY
- 38. CONCLUSION
Editor's Notes
- single-playertwo-player (chess, tic-tac-toe)MultiplayerMassive multiplayer
- RPGsFootball, basketball etc.Players have playing profiles and they choose their best
- Something the player strives for – tries to achievePartial objectivesCapture, chase, race, rescue, alignment
- Describe how the game is actually played from players standpointControls, rules in boardgame
- Generally restrict proceduresAvoid game system exploitation and provide challengeIn digital games may be implicit
- Assets that help players reach objectivesGold in Warcraft, Chips in poker, LivesUnits, health, powerups, time
- Emerges from players trying to reach objective with procedures„Keep ball in playfield“ - Pinball
- Denote which place is „in the game“
- Enjoyable tasks that require just the right amount of workHas to be „just right“Requires skillHas clear goal
- Feedom of movement in more rigid structureNeed to take into consideration how different players play the game
- Emotionally engages the playerTurns basic calculation algorithms into something that has a meaning for a player
- Agents through which the drama is toldProtagonist / antagonistDriving motivationChars vs. avatars
- Most important immersion aspectMultiple choice storyPlayer roleMost important: CONFLICT