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Studio Practice. Level Design 3D-Content Generation Coding Conceptual Art (and Architecture) Project Management (3 rd Year) Teamwork (3 rd year) Theoretical Basis. This Module. Game Genres Game Design Theory Coding Advanced Techniques (Textures, Lighting,….)
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Studio Practice • Level Design • 3D-Content Generation • Coding • Conceptual Art (and Architecture) • Project Management (3rd Year) • Teamwork (3rd year) • Theoretical Basis
This Module • Game Genres • Game Design Theory • Coding • Advanced Techniques (Textures, Lighting,….) • Matinee, Karma Physics. • Construction of a ‘Level’
Game Genres • Adventure • Action • Role-Playing Games (RPGs) • Strategy • Simulations • Sport • Fighting • God Games • Educational • Puzzle
Adventure Games • Story – based • Rely on ‘Puzzle – Solving’ • Old = text-based Zork, New = ‘Point and Click’ • Not ‘real time’; Player moves at own pace • Large ‘Complex’ world • Good STORY
Action Games • ‘Real Time’ • FPS Quake, Halo, Unreal • [Action-Adventure hybrid e.g. Tomb Raider] • Not ‘cerebral’ – relies on ‘ adrenaline rush’ • Opponents = other players or NPCs
Role-Player Games • Player directs NPCs on a series of quests • Increase abilities and strengths of NPCs • Ultima, Final Fantasy • Huge world • Slowly unfolding story • NPCs gain strength, armour, money to buy new equipment
Strategy Games • Player manages limited amounts of resources to achieve a pre-determined goal • Command and Conquer • Player balances what to build, how much ‘Tiberium’ to harvest … etc • Real-Time Strategy (RTS) pitches player against NPC AI.
Simulation Games • Jet Fighter • Helicopter • ??
Sport Games • Reproduce ‘rules’ of sport • Timescale – game, match or league ?
Fighting Games • 2 – person • Session lasts only a few minutes • Rapid learning though attacks and counters • Slow learning through complicated combinations
God Games • Exploratory – No defined goals • Player must experiment • Player must ‘fool around’ • Sims
Educational Games • Learning while playing • Younger audience • ??
Puzzle Games • Intellectual Challenging • Puzzles are an end in themselves • No integration into a storyline
Game Genre Design • Adventure • Educational • Puzzle
Adventure Games • Combination of exploration and puzzle-solving • Story – the player is the ‘hero’ • Story – interesting people, interesting places, doing interesting things • Puzzle • obstacles between hero and goal = ‘puzzles’ • temporary frustration • helps player to progress • Non-linearity = ‘choice’ • Exploration. Natural curiosity. Do not reveal all, let player explore!
Educational Games • Combination of exploration and puzzle-solving • Story – the player is the ‘hero’ • Story – interesting people, interesting places, doing interesting things • Puzzle • obstacles between hero and goal = ‘puzzles’ • temporary frustration • helps player to progress • Non-linearity = ‘choice’ • Exploration. Natural curiosity. Do not reveal all, let player explore!
Puzzle Games • Not a single ‘brain-stormer’ but a series of puzzles • Don’t make player feel stupid • Provide grade hints • Give player opportunity to learn • Interaction allows ‘trial and error’ • Provide a sense of ‘accomplishment’
A Theory of Puzzle Games • Topology ‘Node’ = cluster of rooms ‘Link’ = a connection , a corridor Topology (abstract) Geometry (concrete)
‘Node’ = cluster of rooms …. A Theory of Puzzle Games • From Topology to Metaphor • The player • A ‘local’ enemy • Local pickups, triggers, movers, aesthetics • Global parameters health, score • Story telling .. • On entry to node • On exit from node
Workshop & Homework (1) • Split into Groups • Research Game Genres - Examples • Plenary Discussion (last hour of Workshop) • Which Genres we Negotiate to Implement ? • How can we implement these ? • Scripted Sequences • Coding • Come up-to-speed on Coding (also homework)
Total Conversions - Coding • CBP5 (package) • CBP5Pawn (class extends Pawn) • CBP5Boy (class extends CBP5Pawn) • CBP5Girl (class extends CBP5Pawn) • CBP5Controller (class extends PlayerController) • CBP5GameInfo (class extends GameInfo) • CBP5HUD (class extends HUD) • CBP5Scoreboard (class extends Scoreboard)
Summary of Syntax CBP5.CBP5GameInfo Package Class .uc file folder
Workshop & Homework (2) • Read Code Examples with Tutor and Discuss • Do the coding activities
Next Week • Each of us has chosen a Game Genre for the production of a ‘level’ • All of us have completed the ‘Coding’ tutorials • There will be a short test at the beginning of the session to evaluate your coding.
