I didn't rely understand the article it was to complex but i tryed and i took some notes i don't have much here are my notes. He breaks down the games and explains how a game would come together and what you need to have a successful game. He talks about different types of games and what the player does in the game , the player sets out their own goals and decide what to do without any struggle or disappointment. Different games have different structures you cant take the puzzle out of the game or it will be boring to the player in every game, you must make a decision no matter what even if its quick. Games need to be balanced to achieve a good game. He talks about reality and virtual world of a game and how the possibilities are endless you can do whatever you want in a game but in reality its limited you cant fly away or die and then respawn again or start a fire with your mind you cant take the player out of the game without the component of the game. if theres no structure then the games boring, he also talks about taxonomy classification of something important and makes you want to achieve better to collect coins, orbs and mushrooms that makes you want to keep playing the game i played spiderman ultimate destruction and completed it but i still play it because i want to get more orbs and strengthen my spiderman so i can defeat enemy's faster. Theres different games for different people some like casual other like fast paced games some prefer to play on the PC or on the consoles some even like board games (Rob) this makes us normal we like to have the choice but we choose to do it in different ways.
"Don't let the game play you or you will lose"
"Young Slikz"
Hi Tom
ReplyDeleteI am glad you read the article, it is difficult to make out, from the above, what you understand from it.
The writing is disorganised. Lets just take one thing at a time.
Goals in games. Some games have a goal that is set in advance. First player to reach the end of the game wins. Some games allow the player to set goals. In The Sims, you as a player can set your own goals.