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Из курса от партнера California Institute of the Arts

Introduction to Game Design

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California Institute of the Arts

Introduction to Game Design

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Курс 1 из 5 — Specialization Game Design: Art and Concepts

Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a “game” and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.

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Week 2: Rules and Discovery

How does a player learn the mechanics of your game? How do they learn anything about your game? This week we will talk about the rules that define gameplay, and how those rules are communicated to your players. We also discuss the way rules are bent and broken by players.

Introduction to Rules1:44

What are rules?6:11

Breaking the Rules2:17

Learning the Rules3:56

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Fran Krause
Faculty, Character Animation
School of Film/Video

[SOUND] Let's change the rules so all red cards are wild.

>> Why, do you have a bunch of red cards that you can't use?

>> No.

>> You can't change the rules halfway through a card game,

but you can change the rules half way through a video game.

>> [SOUND] >> It's true, how many times have you been

playing a game only to have gravity to suddenly reverse itself?

In Super Amazing Wagon Adventure, sometimes your gun gets broken and

starts shooting in the wrong direction, or your oxen get confused and then,

all the directions on your controller go the opposite direction you're used to.

When designing a game, you can change the rules whenever you feel like the current

set of rules are becoming too predictable.

Usually when this happens, there's some reason seen by the player.

For instance, they stepped on a trap and that reversed gravity,

or they dropped their gun and

it broke, which is what caused it to start shooting in the wrong direction.

Usually, unless you want to confuse your players,

which is a possibility, it's best to let them know why you've changed the rules,

so they know that their computer isn't busted.

Changing or adjusting the rules can keep your game interesting and unpredictable.

There are also simpler reasons why you might want to change the rules of your

game from time to time, for more structural and narrative reasons.

Let's say you have a sequence where your character is talking with an old friend.

Maybe the character's rocket launcher should be disabled for

conversation sequences where it might produce unwanted story results.

If your character is going to be in a store,

maybe they shouldn't be able to use their sneaky skills to steal everything there.

It might make the game too easy.

These sorts of rule changes are used to keep the game

at a right level of difficulty and they're also used to simplify programming and

keep the designer from having to create parts of the game that aren't needed for

their intended story.

As a game designer, you set the rules and you break them, too.

Just keep in mind, when the rules change, so will your game play.

Keep in mind that this may affect your game.

Will it bring interesting variety?

Will it simplify the programming?

Will it have positive effects, without confusing or

frustrating the player in unintended ways?

Give it a try and see what happens.

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