Formal Elements of Games Maribeth Gandy and Jeff Wilson Based of Ch 3 of Game Design Workshop by Tracy Fullerton.

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Formal Elements of Games Maribeth Gandy and Jeff Wilson Based of Ch 3 of Game Design Workshop by Tracy Fullerton

Formal Elements of Katamari Damacy

Players 1 player 2 players (split screen mode)

Player Interaction Mode Single player versus game

Player Interaction Mode Player versus Player

Other interaction modes not in Katamari Damacy Multiple Individual Players vs. Game (bingo) Multilateral Competition (poker, Quake, etc.) Unilateral Competition (tag, Scotland Yard) Cooperative Play (LotR board game, EverQuest co-op quests) Team Competition (Battlefield 1942, football)

Objective Primary: Make your Katamari as big as the King of All Cosmos requires Secondary: –Pick up presents –Substantially surpass the kings expectations of katamari size –Various side quests

General Objective Categories Capture items in the environment Explore the environment Lesser Objectives: –Chase creatures in environment Be chased if you’re too small –Align items you roll up (in optimal orientation)

Other General Objective Categories not in Katamari Damacy Chase (Terminator) Race (Gran Turismo) Rescue or Escape (Super Mario Bros., Ico) Forbidden Act (Operation) Construction (SimCity) Solution (Monkey Island) Outwit (Trivial Pursuit)

Procedures Starting Action Progression of Action Special Actions Resolving Actions

Starting Action Globe menu

Progression of Action Dual Stick Controls (“tank style” like BattleZone) –Speed charge up –Quick turn around Shoulder buttons –Look mode –Jump (for view)

Special Actions None – there are special objectives, but procedure remains the same throughout

Resolving Action Generally no special action is taken to complete a level (just wait for time to run out as dictated by System Procedures) One of the side quests requires selecting when to end level

System Procedures Explicit Rules (such as time limit) AI Collision Detection Etc.

Rules Implemented as System Procedures Rules Defining Objects/Concepts Rules Restricting Actions Rules Determining Effects

Rules Defining Objects/Concepts Katamari is an object that the prince pushes to collect junk Simplified objects representing things from the real world

Rules Restricting Actions Time Limit Physical boundaries Path blocked by obstacles

Rules Determining Effects Roll over a small object, you pick it up Attempt to roll over a big object, will cause you to bump against it and jar some items loose Small animals run away Big animals attack

Resources Small Objects Time

Conflict Obstacles –Large items –terrain Opponents –animals Dilemmas –Deciding where to go to pick stuff up

Boundaries Continuously evolving based on perspective –Size of Katamari dictates what is a boundary or not –Too small: can’t roll over steps, fences, etc. –Get too big, you get closed off from small passage ways

Meet Kings objective? Move on to next level until all levels are complete (award: see ending sequence) Fail? Try level again! Find present? Available item to use in future levels (mostly just decorations) Fail? Try level again! Try to set personal bests Outcome