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How You Can Make A Great Game Daniel Kline
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1.Takeaways: What separates a good game from a great game. Identify what kind of games you want to make. Game development's best practices to help.
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There are no Guarantees
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(and it'd be really sharp to question everything I'm going to say)
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I'm going to talk about a lot of games, including my own. (I love all of them. Any criticism is just to share a point.)
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Introductions
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Star Wars: Force Unleashed Diablo 3 Call of Duty: Finest Hour Soldier of Fortune II Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX II MLB Slugfest 20-03
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I haven't done it yet. This is my Plan too.
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Good != Great
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(videos)
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Good Games...
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Great Games...
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ἀ ρετή
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Option 1
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Option 2
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ἀ ρετή
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not ἀ ρετή
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ἀ ρετή
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(videos)
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A Great Game is virtuous.
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A Great Game is virtuous. It doesn't have to be hard to make.
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Is Scrabble the most virtuous game possible about letter combinations?
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1.Takeaways: What separates a good game from a great game. Identify what kind of games you want to make. Game development's best practices to help.
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Wait...!!! You can't just compare Final Fantasy to Basketball to The Sims... They're totally different. Be Virtuous How? Shoot, you said Halo wasn't so virtuous but it was still great.
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Different Kinds of Games
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Not platforms...
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Different Kinds of Games
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Rollercoaster Ico Dragon's Lair Metal Gear Solid Half-Life
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Rollercoaster Challenge Ico Street Fighter 2 Dragon's Lair Defender Metal Gear Solid Left 4 Dead Half-Life
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment Ico Mario Civilization Dragon's Lair Far Cry 2 Metal Gear Solid Half-Life NetHack Street Fighter 2 Defender Left 4 Dead
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment MoviesSports Toys Roleplaying Games
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment Civilization Metal Gear Solid Street Fighter 2 ἀ ρετή
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Possible Choices Rollercoaster Experiment Challenge
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Significant Decisions Rollercoaster Experiment Challenge
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment Star Wars: Force Unleashed Diablo 3 Civilization Call of Duty: Finest Hour Metal Gear Solid Street Fighter 2 Others?
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment Pick your genre
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Rollercoaster Challenge Experiment Find your style
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1.Takeaways: What separates a good game from a great game. Identify what kind of games you want to make. Game development's best practices to help.
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Game Development Best Practices
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Make something you want someone specific to play
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Know your Successful Outcome Experience
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Cultivate Virtue; Every Design starts off 700% too large
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Experiment First, Great Second, Polished Fourth
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(What's Third?)
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Playtest, Playtest, Playtest
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Join a Community
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Make a Mentor
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Find a Partner
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Don't worry about what you can't do
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Use Technology You Know
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Work Hard For What You Believe In
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Cultivate Eustress
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Be Happy
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Make Something You Want Someone Specific To Play Know Your Successful Outcome Experience Cultivate Virtue; Every Design Starts Off 700% Too Big Experiment First, Great Second, Polished Fourth Playtest, Playtest, Playtest Join a Community Make a Mentor Find a Partner Don't Worry About What You Can't Do Use Technology You Know Cultivate Eustress Work Hard For What You Believe In Be Happy
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We all want you to make your Masterwork. Good Luck.
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Questions? slides available at Game Of Design http://dankline.wordpress.com dankline@sbcglobal.net
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