02|Introduction to Game Design Eriq Muhammad Adams J | eriq.adams@ub.ac.id

02|Introduction to Game DesignEriq Muhammad Adams J | eriq.adams@ub.ac.id

What’s a game ?Is this a game ?Nope

What’s a game ? (cont.)

But, How ‘bout this ?

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What’s a game ? (cont.)

Then a game : Requires at least one

player Has rules Has a victory condition

So, what’s a video game ? A video game is a game that’s played on a

video screen

One first thing you’ve to know to start design a game ?

Game’s objective You should be able to sum it quickly and

clearly In example :

Battleship: sink all of your opponent ’ s ships. Operation: successful operations earn “ Money. ”

Failures set off alarms.

Brief look at video game history

1950s, MIT comp. labs students & Brookhaven National Lab employees design game :(OXO(1952), Spacewar!(1962), and Colossal Cave(1976)) on black and white oscilloscope screen

Brief look at video game history (cont.)

1970s, Atari Founders (Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell) create a first arcade game : Computer Space.

Brief look at video game history (cont.)

1980s, Pac - Man (Namco, 1980) and Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1982) and 3 popular game machines appear.

Brief look at video game history (cont.)

1990s-now, Home systems era (PC and console)

Game genres Action : require hand/eye coordination to

play. action-adventure, action-arcade, platformer,

stealth, fighting, hack ‘n’ slash. Shooter : focus primarily on firing projectiles

at enemies. FPS, shoot ‘em up, TPS.

Adventure : focus on puzzle solving, and item collection and inventory management.

Construction/management : build and expand a location with limited resources

Game Genres (cont.)

Life Simulation : building and nurturing relationships with artificial life forms. Pet Simulation

Music/rhythm : match a rhythm or beat to score.

Puzzle : based on logic and pattern completion.

Sports : based on athletic competitions Sports management

Game Genres (cont.)

Strategy : thinking and planning RTS, Turn-based, Tower Defense

Vehicle Simulation : simulate piloting/driving a vehicle. Driving, Flying

Who makes video game ? Programmer

Who makes video game ? (cont.)

Artist

Who makes video game ? (cont.)

Designer

Who makes video game ? (cont.)

Producer

Who makes video game ? (cont.)

And the rest : Composer , Sound Designer, writter

Game publishing Product Manager : manage team on production

schedule. Creative Manager : game designer or writter

who are working in publishing. Art Director : artist who are working in

publishing. Technical Director : programmer who are

working in publishing And the rest : business development staff,

lawyer, brand manager, public relations manager, quality assurance manager, game reviewers, licensors, talent recruiters.

How to be a game designer ? You’ve to love (playin’) video games. Learn a game design subject. Learn from other game designer. Practice! Practice! Practice!

Assignment #1 Review game :

Title Genre Platform Unique Point Gameplay Opinion

Resource : tigsource, experimentalgameplay, indie game challenge, global game jam, independent game festival, ludum dare.

References

Level Up! : The Guide to Great Video Game Design, Scott Rogers, 2010, Wiley.