LTMS 531: Designing

Games & Simulations Class 7

Review

• Game theme & storyline

• Character

1. Describe the gameplay elements (based on Chapter 6) that were clearly present in the game you played OR the game you found?

2. How were the gameplay elements executed and how effectively were they executed?

3. What additional/different gameplay elements may have improved the game?

Elemental Tetrad of Game Design

Gameplay > MDA

• Mechanics

• Dynamics

• Aesthetics

Designer

Player

Game

Creates Consumes

Serious Gameplay > DPE

Design Play Experience

Content and pedagogy

Teaching Learning

Character, Setting and Narrative

Storytelling Story

Mechanics Dynamics Affect

User Interface Interactivity Engagement

Technology

Learning

Storytelling

Gameplay

User Experience

Gameplay

LTMS 531: Designing Games & Simulations

1. READ: Chapter 7 (Levels)

2. Play a game and find a game.

– Update the database

– Discuss a game

3. Mid course survey

Note: Discuss gameplay assignment