CS4367 Computer Game Design
Assignment 1, Survey, Summer Term. 14-15 (10%)
Due Date: 3-July, 2015, 15:00
Late submission: 70% (within 24 hr after the deadline), 0% (after 24 hrs)
DEC: What make a good g
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2. Game Design Atoms & Puzzle Design
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Game Design Atoms
What you have to design: the Essential Element of Game
Design
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Game Design Atoms (cont.)
Game State and Game Views
Game state: collection of all rele
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Chapter 4
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Revision Question
Storytelling
What are the aristotles three part story arcs?
Arc 1: Inciting moment:
Arc 2: Dramatic Reversal:
Arc 3: Endi
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Outline
About this course
What is Game Design
What make a good game?
Basic Element of Game Design
Type
Core Dynamics
Genres
Approach
Constraints
Terms
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Course Intended Learning Outcomes
No.
CILOs
Weighting
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explore
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Chapter 3
Revision Question
Chance, Strategic and Twitch
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Give three benefits of introducing randomness (chance) in a game.
! Delaying or preventing
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Chapter 2
Revision Question
Game Design Atoms & Puzzle Design
1. Briefly explain the differences between Game State and Game View. Give one example that
game has
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4. Storytelling
Dr. Joe Yuen, CS
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Outlines
Story and Game Differences and Challenging
Aristotles three-part story arcs
Campbells five-part story arcs
Story types
Story presentation in Game
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Are you going to tell a s
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3. Chance, Strategic and Twitch
Dr. Joe Yuen, CS
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Outlines
Chance
ApplicaBon and Approach
Strategic
Type of decision
Twitch
Tuning
Mechanics
Game Balance: Chance, Strategic
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Revision Question (Week 1)
1. Game design is the process of determining the content and defining the rule of a game, give two
guideline of good content and two guideline of appropri
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5. Game Design Document (GDD)
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Outlines
Overview
Target Audience
Document Types
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Some facts about Game Documents
No ocial format: Game and Company dependence
Aim
