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LTMS 531 Week 2: Play, Flow, Fun, Platforms and Pitch
The document outlines key concepts in game and simulation design, focusing on player types such as achievers, explorers, socializers, and killers. It emphasizes the importance of engagement through theories like fun theory and flow theory, alongside practical elements such as designing for different platforms. The course encourages students to create their own serious game or simulation pitch, integrating instructional design principles.
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- 1. LTMS 531: Designing Games& Simulations Class 2
- 2. Review Setting Expectations & Establishingthe Foundation • Course Information • Simulations vs. Games • Serious Games vs. Entertainment Games • Instructional Design & Game Design
- 3. 1. What weresome of the player elements clearly present in the game you played and the game you found? 2. How were those player elements represented and how effectively were they represented?
- 4. 1. Which playertype are you? 2. Were you surprised with the results and why?
- 5. Player Types Achievers • preferto gain "points," levels, equipment and other concrete measurements • go to great lengths to achieve rewards that confer them little or no gameplay benefit simply for the prestige of having it. Explorers • players who prefer discovering areas, creating maps and learning about hidden places • feel restricted when expected to move on in a certain time frame, as that does not allow them to look around at their own pace. • find joy in discovering an unknown glitch or a hidden easter egg. Socializers • gain the most enjoyment by interacting with other players, and on some occasions, computer- controlled characters with personality • The game is merely a tool they use to meet others in- game or outside of it Killers • thrive on competition with other players, and prefer fighting them to scripted computer- controlled opponents
- 6. Player Stats Bartle Number ofTimes Taken 796, 576 Most Common Result Explorer Most Unique Results Socializer ESA Average age 30 Gender 55% Male; 45% Female Multiplayer 62% play games with others
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- 10. Flow Theory Mihály Csíkszentmihályi(pronounced chick-sent-me-high-ee)
- 11. Flow: Tense andrelease
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- 13. Platforms & Environments •Analog –Tabletop –Physical • Digital –Arcade/café –Console –Computer –Online –Handheld
- 14. Serious Game DesignDocument
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- 16. LTMS 531: Designing Games& Simulations 1. Create your game pitch