Game Design for Middle School Students
•
3 recomendaciones•2,738 vistas
In this presentation, given to middle school students participating in Aim High, I teach the fundamentals of designing video games. This is an interactive lesson where students spend the majority of their time in teams building, playing and iterating on a game prototype.
Recomendados
Recomendados
Más contenido relacionado
La actualidad más candente
La actualidad más candente (20)
Destacado
Destacado (20)
Similar a Game Design for Middle School Students
Similar a Game Design for Middle School Students (20)
Último
Último (20)
Game Design for Middle School Students
- 1. ethan levy | aim high comic book club| july„12 LEARNING TO MAKE VIDEO GAMES www.famousaspect.com
- 2. a brief history of Ethan Intern & Test Metrics & User Test Game Design Game Production • 9.5 years experience as a game designer and producer • Contributed to games for PS2/Xbox, iPhone/iPad, Facebook, PC, Browser, DS www.famousaspect.com
- 11. top 3 hobbies • Video games • DJing • Exercising www.famousaspect.com
- 12. today, you all become game designers • Roles on a game development team • Q&A • Game design is iteration • Group activity – let‟s make a game o game prototyping o game testing o iteration www.famousaspect.com
- 13. video games are made by teams • Producer • Designer • Artist • Programmer • Writer • Project Manager • Marketing/PR • Community Manager • Quality Assurance • Audio • Product Manager www.famousaspect.com
- 14. producer • Lead the team • Define the vision • Set the goals www.famousaspect.com
- 15. designer • What is the game? • What are the rules? • What does the player do? www.famousaspect.com
- 16. artist • Define the look • Create the world • Illustration • Animation • 3d modeling www.famousaspect.com
- 17. programmer • Write the code • Make the engine • Bring the game to life • Solve difficult problems www.famousaspect.com
- 18. writer • Write the story • Write the dialog • Detail the world www.famousaspect.com
- 19. project manager • Own the schedule • Keep everything running • Set team goals • Track team progress www.famousaspect.com
- 20. marketing and pr • Get the word out • Get articles written • Trailers • Advertisements • Competitions www.famousaspect.com
- 21. community manager • Interact with players • Tell devs what the players want • Tell players what the devs are doing • Keep the community engaged www.famousaspect.com
- 22. quality assurance • Test the game • Break the game • Give quality feedback • Help determine if the game is “done” www.famousaspect.com
- 23. audio • Write the music • Create the sound effects • Create the atmosphere www.famousaspect.com
- 24. product manager • Research player‟s needs • Gather insight on player behavior • Figure out how to make $$$ • Run experiments in the game www.famousaspect.com
- 25. what would you like to know about making video games? QUESTION AND ANSWER www.famousaspect.com
- 26. shortened q&a • I cut some of the audio out of this slideshare • You are listening to some of my favorite questions • Students also asked questions on the following topics www.famousaspect.com
- 27. what games I’ve worked on www.famousaspect.com
- 28. if i play their favorite games www.famousaspect.com
- 29. role playing, cosplay and larping www.famousaspect.com
- 36. all games built on other games GAME DESIGN IS ITERATION www.famousaspect.com
- 37. tracing the roots of modern warfare 3 • Modern military shooter • Strong multiplayer • 8 th game in the main series www.famousaspect.com
- 38. building on past successes www.famousaspect.com
- 40. basic rules of monopoly • Each player has a character and some money • On his turn, the player roles the dice to move his character around the board. • When the character lands on a property, the player may purchase it for its price • If the player lands on a property another player owns, he must pay the owner rent • If a player cannot pay rent, he goes bankrupt and his properties are given to the player he owes rent • When all players except one are bankrupt, that player wins www.famousaspect.com
- 41. parts of monopoly • Components o Characters o Property o Money o Dice o Cards • Goal o Own property o Get money o Last player standing www.famousaspect.com
- 42. iterating on monopoly • Designer o Characters > Heroes o Property > Battles o Money > Loot o Dice > Stats o Cards > Spells www.famousaspect.com
- 43. iterating on monopoly • Writer o Heroes > Ninjas o Battles > Monsters o Loot > Weapons & Armor o Stats > Abilities o Spells > Scrolls • Artist o Define look and feel o Define goals www.famousaspect.com
- 44. group activity • 15 minutes to make a game • Team roles o Artist, Designer, Writer, Project Manager • Change 1 or 2 rules • 3 sentences describing the story • 1 example describing the art • Must be able to play 3 rounds www.famousaspect.com
- 45. prototyping • I‟ve shortened the audio here • Students had 15 minutes to prototype • 4x teams of students • Adults walked around and helped www.famousaspect.com
- 46. game design kits • 3x Blank Game Boards • 15x Poker Chips • 3x 10 sided dice • 8x 6 sided dice (colored) • 20x notecards • 8x crayons • 20x colored glass beads www.famousaspect.com
- 49. player testing • Project manager stays with the game • Rest of team tests another game • Project manager takes notes • 5 minutes www.famousaspect.com
- 52. iteration • Project manager discusses the test • What went right, what went wrong? • Make 1 change to the game • 5 minutes www.famousaspect.com
- 55. congratulations game designers! • Find games to use as models • Make changes to the rules • Test your game with real players • Take notes and improve • Iterate until your game is fun • Polish up your game • This process works for board games, card games, video games, any type of game! www.famousaspect.com
- 56. continue the conversation… • Aim High – Donation Page • Read www.famousaspect.com • Follow @FamousAspect on Twitter • Contact FamousAspect@gmail.com www.famousaspect.com