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Irmgard Noordhoek

Micah Hrehovcsik

Micah Hrehovcsik

GAME DESIGNER

GAME DESIGN

RESEARCHER

GAME DESIGN

EDUCATOR

THE ART OF

APPLIED GAME

CO-DESIGN

STEP 1:

UNDERSTAND THE

CULTURAL PARADIGM

TIP:

GO PLAY SOME

GAMES…

A GAME IS A

SYNTHETIC

PROCEDURAL

SYSTEM THAT

STIMULATES AND

REGULATES PLAY.

TIP:

LOOK PAST THE

TECHNOLOGY

TIP:

GAMES STRUCTURE

PLAY. (A.K.A GAMING)

STEP 2:

UNDERSTAND

APPLIED GAMES

FORMAL ELEMENTS

FORMAL ELEMENTS

DECLARATIVE

FORMAL ELEMENTS

DECLARATIVE

SOCIAL

PARKER'S PHILOSOPHY DEVIATED

FROM THE PREVALENT THEME OF

BOARD GAME DESIGN; HE BELIEVED

THAT GAMES SHOULD BE PLAYED FOR

ENJOYMENT AND DID NOT NEED TO

EMPHASIZE MORALS AND VALUES.”

TIP:

WHAT EXISTING GAMES

COULD SOLVE YOUR

PROBLEM

STEP 3:

CLARIFY THE PROBLEM

TIP:

DEFINE YOUR NEEDS

TIP:

DEFINE YOUR PROBLEM

TIP:

DEFINE YOUR

PROBLEM… AGAIN

STEP 3:

UNDERSTAND THE

CHALLENGES

TIP:

FIND PARTNERS

EXPERTS AND

ADVOCATES

TIP:

THE GOAL IS MORE

IMPORTANT THAN THE

MEANS

TIP:

TRUST THE PROCESS

POST PRODUCTION

PRODUCTIONARTICULATIONPRE-

PRODUCTION

TIP:

TAKE THE TIME TO CO-

DESIGN

TIP:

IMPACT=

ACCEPTANCE x VALUE

TOOL:

GAMESCOPE

COULD PACMAN BE

USED FOR PYSICAL

REHABILITATION?

210 7

ASSUMPTIONS

- IS A GOOD GAME

- NOT DESIGNED

FOR SOCIAL

INTERACTION

- NOT DESIGNED

FOR PHYSICAL

REHABILITATION

WOULD A GAME

DESIGNED

SPECIFICALLY FOR

REHABILITATION

WORK BETTER?

YES