Games for Nature - how games can make a change
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This document discusses how games can promote environmental conservation. It begins with an introduction to games for nature and provides examples of existing games that promote conservation, such as Okami and Little Big Planet. It then explains how game developers can partner with charities by including virtual items or currency exchanges in games. The rest of the document discusses game mechanics like story, challenge, and reward that make games fun and addicting, providing tips for designing conservation-focused games. It concludes by having the readers break into teams to create game concepts addressing conservation and then pitch their ideas.
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- 1. Games for Nature: how games can make a change Caroline Howes - Chief Operating Officer caroline@playmob.com @howescaroline
- 2. 1.Introduction to Games 2.Games for Nature 3.Game Mechanics 4. Your Go!
- 3. Once upon a time...
- 4. Once upon a time...
- 5. Once upon a time...
- 6. Once upon a time...
- 7. Once upon a time... to
- 8. Once upon a time... to
- 9. Once upon a time... to
- 10. Once upon a time... to
- 11. And WOW!
- 12. And WOW!
- 13. And WOW!
- 14. Advent of Consoles Nintendo (1986) Sega MegaDrive (1990)
- 15. Advent of Consoles Nintendo (1986) Sega MegaDrive (1990)
- 16. Advent of Consoles Nintendo (1986) Sega MegaDrive (1990)
- 17. Video Nasties :( PlayStation 1/2/3 (1994, 2000, 2006) xBox (2002)
- 18. Video Nasties :( PlayStation 1/2/3 (1994, 2000, 2006) xBox (2002)
- 19. Video Nasties :( PlayStation 1/2/3 (1994, 2000, 2006) xBox (2002)
- 20. Video Nasties :( PlayStation 1/2/3 (1994, 2000, 2006) xBox (2002)
- 21. Video Nasties :( PlayStation 1/2/3 (1994, 2000, 2006) xBox (2002)
- 33. Games on the Go!
- 34. Games on the Go!
- 35. Games on the Go!
- 36. Games on the Go!
- 37. Games on the Go!
- 38. Games on the Go!
- 39. Games on the Go!
- 40. Mobile Gaming
- 41. Mobile Gaming
- 42. Mobile Gaming
- 43. Mobile Gaming
- 44. Mobile Gaming
- 45. Mobile Gaming
- 46. Games for Nature Okami Dog’s Life (PS2) World WIthout Oil Endless Ocean Flower Trailer Little Big Planet (PS2, PSP, PSVita) WeTopia Fate of the World (PC)
- 47. A force for good :) PlayMob offer game developers 2 ways to link their games to charities: - virtual items in games - virtual currency exchange
- 48. GiverBoard
- 49. What Makes a Successful Game? FUN STORY CHALLENGE REWARDING ADDICTION
- 50. First and foremost a game must be FUN! Game is structured play time, undertaken for enjoyment.
- 51. A story unfolds Most computer games tell a story - there is a beginning, middle, and end 1. Meet the hero & learn the quest 2. Execute the missions that make up the quest 3. Defeat final ‘baddy’ to complete the quest
- 52. A story unfolds Most computer games tell a story - there is a beginning, middle, and end 1. Meet the hero & learn the quest 2. Execute the missions that make up the quest 3. Defeat final ‘baddy’ to complete the quest
- 53. A story unfolds Most computer games tell a story - there is a beginning, middle, and end 1. Meet the hero & learn the quest 2. Execute the missions that make up the quest 3. Defeat final ‘baddy’ to complete the quest
- 54. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses
- 55. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time
- 56. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time
- 57. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time Resources
- 58. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time Resources
- 59. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time Resources Boundaries
- 60. A Challenge... Structured play follows sets of rules, which materialise as challenges as the gameplay progresses Time Resources Boundaries
- 61. It pays to play! All games need to reward their players - why else would they invest their time!! Unlock a new level to conquer Unlock new resources to help Get more time/lives/skill
- 62. It pays to play! All games need to reward their players - why else would they invest their time!! Unlock a new level to conquer Unlock new resources to help Get more time/lives/skill
- 63. ADDICTION Playing a game provides an emotional journey that will hook the player to return time again Success Overcoming adversity Frustration! As Escapism
- 64. ADDICTION Playing a game provides an emotional journey that will hook the player to return time again Success Overcoming adversity Frustration! As Escapism
- 65. Game Mechanics Loops - Progression - Meter - Variables SHARE EDIT CREATE
- 66. THANKS IN ADVANCE! Tadhg Kelly - What Game Are http://www.whatgamesare.com/primer.html
- 67. LOOPS A loop is how a game determines the results of an action and feeds that result back to a player. Players are usually the initiators of loops but, in videogames especially, characters may also initiate their own loops. An enemy taking a shot at you is trying to win, just as you are.
- 68. PROGRESSION Progression has two distinct meanings: 1. Progress through the levels or tasks of a game, usually a single player game, toward completing a campaign. This meaning sometimes also encompasses story. 2. Advancement of certain key meters like character level, experience points or high scores. In practise, the term tends to be used informally to describe a sense of both.
- 69. METER A meter is any resource that increases or decreases through play as a result of player action, and whose values can cause conditional rules to trigger. In common understanding this means score, experience points, health, roleplaying attributes like strength and dexterity, levels and time. It does NOT mean gold, cash or supplies (which are currencies).
- 70. VARIABLES A variable is any quantity in a game, such as how many coins a player possesses, the exact coefficient of friction in the physics engine, or what the height of a platform is. In videogames most variables are intanigible, meaning the player interacts with them (such as gravity) but is unaware of their exact values or the functions in which they are used. Some variables are tangible. Tangible variables are called RESOURCES. Some variables are attached to other variables. These are called properties (or nested variables). Many variables also belong to classes of variable.
- 71. Now over to you!! - Breakout into teams - Create a game concept that addresses a hot conservation topic ** Points to Remember ** Platform Reward Progression Audience Addiction Variables Story Create Loops Challenge Share Meter
- 72. Now over to you!! - Pitch your game to the other teams - Assess and rate the games based on: 1. Fun 2. Addiction 3. Impact to Conservation
- 73. Caroline Howes - Chief Operating Officer caroline@playmob.com @howescaroline
- 74. Caroline Howes - Chief Operating Officer caroline@playmob.com @howescaroline
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