1. Serious Games
Gameplay

2. Entertaining Simplified models Easier to focus
Why do we play games?
Entertaining
Simplified models
Easier to focus
Keep focus as long as possible

3. Goals Gameplay Storytelling Aesthetics Novelty Learning Immersion
one of many ELEMENTS
Goals
Gameplay
Storytelling
Aesthetics
Novelty
Learning
Immersion
Socializing

4. At its heart,
a game is what you DO

5. Flow theory (Csikszentmihalyi)
Pronunciation: cheek-sent-mə-hy-ee

6. Aspects of Gameplay Challenges Risk/rewards Creative expressive play
Actions
Fairness
Symmetry
Competition/cooperation

7. Gameplay is built around
CHALLENGES

8. Challenges (Adams and Rollings)
Physical coordination
Formal logic
Pattern recognition
Time pressure
Memory and knowledge
Exploration
Conflict
Economic
Creation
Conceptual reasoning

9. Game Mechanics
LONELINESS

10. Schell’s taxonomy Space Objects Actions Rules
Goal (includes as a rule)
Skill
Chance

11. Space: magic circle Continuous vs. discrete Number of dimensions
Boundaries
Sub-spaces
Multiple models

12. Space: some examples Tic-Tac-Toe Monopoly Billiards Lacrosse
Rock, Paper, Scissors

13. Objects: the nouns Characters Weapons Power-ups Objects Tokens
HUDs, dashboards …

14. Objects: what about them?
Attributes (the adjectives)
States of attributes
Static or dynamic
State diagrams: transitions and triggers
Communicating states
What should the player know?
How much state can a person track?
Secrets: who knows what

15. STATES: whO KNOWS? 3 classes: Secrets: who knows what Design Issues
Private
Public
Unknown
Secrets: who knows what
Design Issues
What should the player know?
How much state can a person track?

16. STATES: Examples Chess Poker Blackjack Concentration
Draw
Stud
Blackjack
Concentration
Rock, Paper, Scissors