1. Game Development Essentials An Introduction

2. Chapter 3 Game Elements what are the possibilities?

3. Key Chapter Questions ■ What are some non-entertainment goals associated with game development? ■ What platforms are available for games, and what are the specific elements associated with each? ■ What are the characteristics of popular game genres? ■ How do modes based on number of players affect the way games are created? ■ What are time interval options, and how do they change how a game is played?

4. Goals & Applications Entertainment Community-building Education Recruitment & training Marketing & advertising Health & fitness

5. Platforms Arcade Mach 3

6. Platforms Console Sony PS2 Microsoft Xbox Nintendo GameCube

7. Platforms Computer

8. Platforms Online (Multiplayer)

10. Platforms Handheld Game Boy ColorGame Boy Advance Game Boy Advance SP

11. Platforms Tabletop Pen & paper Dice Board Card Tile

12. Time Interval Real-timeTurn-basedTime-limited

13. Player Mode Two-player (Bubbles) Single-player (Solitaire) Local two-player (Dance Dance Revolution)

14. Player Mode (cont’d) LAN-based multiplayer Local multiplayer (Gauntlet) Online multiplayer (Toontown Online)

15. Genres Action Platformer (Donkey Kong) Racing (GravRally) Fighting (Tekken)

16. Genres Action (cont’d) First-Person Shooter [FPS] (Deus Ex) Third-Person Shooter (Tomb Raider)

17. Genres Simulation Vehicle (Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004) Participatory – Sports (All-Star Baseball 2005) Process (Sim City 4)

18. Genres Strategy Turn-based strategy (Civilization III) Real-time strategy (RTS) (Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour)

19. Genres Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) MMORPG (EverQuest) MMORTS (Shattered Galaxy) MMOFPS (Planetside) MMOPG (Puzzle Pirates)

20. Genres Action-Adventure (Beyond Good & Evil) Adventure (Myst) Casino (Prestige Casino) Puzzle (Tetris)

21. Genres (cont’d) Trivia (Quia) Role-playing (RPG) (Wizardry 8) Bemani (DDR) Survival-horror (Silent Hill)

22. Summary Goals & applications Platforms Time interval Player mode Genres