1. Nguyen Chi Hieu
Japan Development Studio
Game design problem solving
A user centric approach

2. Game Design
Passion
User centric thinking
Teamwork and Iteration
Logic and Intuition

3. Source: internet meme

4. My friends think… Gamers think… Society think…
Programmers think… I think…
Source: internet meme
Game Designer
But this is what I do
Game Designer

5. Source: Blizzard Entertainment
Creativity & Awesomeness

6. Too Much Constrains…
Source: Santa Monica Studio – God of War

7. Game Design
Passion
User centric thinking
Teamwork and Iteration
Logic and Intuition

8. What users
love
What we
can do
What we
love
Great
Game

9. Game Studio South’s Project

10. Card Battle
Game

11. Sekmeth
Thor
Valkyrie

12. We’re Galaxy Pirates

13. Tower Defend x Card Battle Game

14. Jingle Bee Studio’s Project

17. Game Design
Passion
User centric thinking
Teamwork and Iteration
Logic and Intuition

26. Game Design
Passion
User centric thinking
Teamwork and Iteration
Logic and Intuition

27. Pirate Card Deck Tower Defend Map
Get Stronger Card Collect Reward
Parameter
enhancement
Map & Reward
Variation
Galaxy Pirate Core Loop Approach

28. Skill & Luck
Challenge
Card
Collection
Short
Session Play
Tower Defend Missions
Single play
Fellowship
Abnegation
Gameplay
Parameter
enhancement
Competition
Friend, Guild
Viral, Social
PvP, Ranking
Multi play
Logical Abstract
Gameplay dynamics
User’s feeling
Game
Cycle
Logical
Relation
Galaxy Pirate Core Pillar Approach

29. Stamina/
Wait time
Map-Mission
P vs NPC
PvP
PvP Deck
EXP Lv UP
Material
Card
Ranking
Point
Free Gacha
Deck/Team
Paid Gacha
BaseCard
Rare
Fusion $Stronger
Card
Time
$
Battle Stamina
BaseCard
Normal
Event
Guid/Friend
help
$
Time
Resource
Simulation
Stronger
Deck
Weekly ranking
Card reward
Deck Benefit
Daily Login
& Quest
Viral
Friend Invite
Point
Guild/Friend
list
Guild event reward
Raid boss
Event reward
BaseCard
Rare - Event
Add social
friend
$
Increase
deck cost
capacity
Base get
attacked
Game cycle sample

30. Make what you love
or love what you
make
Identify the real
problem before trying
to solve it
Make use of both
art and science
Let your user guide
you, please !!!

31. Email: hieunc@vng.com.vn