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Gameplay

Gameplay. Creating the Experience. Definition. Choices, challenges, or consequences that players face while navigating a virtual environment. Gameplay is the story. Rules of play – must fit into the story line Victory conditions – how the player wins Battleship – “sink the opponents ships”

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Gameplay

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  1. Gameplay Creating the Experience

  2. Definition • Choices, challenges, or consequences that players face while navigating a virtual environment. • Gameplay is the story.

  3. Rules of play – must fit into the story line • Victory conditions – how the player wins • Battleship – “sink the opponents ships” • Tetris – no real victory – just keeps getting more difficult • Civilization IV – achieving dominance • Loss conditions – implicit and explicit • Implicit – did not exceed the highest score • Explicit - died

  4. Interactivity Modes • Player-to-game • Spacial representation, mapping, environment, atmosphere, content • Player-to-player • Multiplayer, cooperation, competition • Scotland Yard – criminal and detectives • Player-to-developer • Chat rooms and forums • Player-to-platform • Graphics and sound capabilities

  5. Game Theory • Zero-sum • Non-zero-sum • Prisoner’s Dilemma • Reward • Punishment • Temptation • Defeat • Tragedy of the Commons • Rational decisions lead to irrational results

  6. Types of Challenges • Implicit and Explicit • Perfect and Imperfect Information • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Knowledge • Pattern Recognition and Matching • Spacial Awareness • Micromanagement • Reaction Time

  7. Advancement Race Puzzle-solving Exploration Conflict Capture Chase Organization Escape Taboo Construction Solution Outwit Challenges and Game Goals

  8. Strategic Balance Obvious Strategies Symmetry Trade-0ffs Combination Feedback Dynamic Destruction Maintenance Restoration Economies Balance

  9. Gameplay and Level Design • Creating the world • Incorporating the story into the world • Moves the game play forward

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