Random topics about game development focusing on game design. Theories and techniques used in game design and gamification.

1. Game Design 9up

2. What is Game Development

3. Google search…

4. 理想

5. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/-quot-the-door-problem-quot-of-game-design
現實

6. What is Game Design?

7. Let’s try Google again

9. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe
The board (which can be a drawing on a paper or other
place) consists of a square that is crossed by two
vertical and two horizontal lines, so in total there are
three small squares left in the top line, another 3 in the
center line and 3 more in the bottom line.
Each player takes turns drawing a cross or a circle in a
square (or placing tokens of different shapes or colors)
The winner is the one who manages to place three
equal pieces in a row, either vertically, horizontally or
diagonally.

10. What is Game?
What makes a game game?

11. - Games are abstractions
- Games are puzzles
- Game is learning in disguise
- Fun is the emotional response for learning

12. Magic Circle
- Rules
- Interactions
- Feedback
- Goals
- (Challenge / Conflict)
- (Story / Context)

13. Setup:
The board (which can be a drawing on a paper or other
place) consists of a square that is crossed by two vertical and
two horizontal lines, so in total there are three small squares
left in the top line, another 3 in the center line and 3 more in
the bottom line.
Rules:
Each player takes turns drawing a cross or a circle in a
square (or placing tokens of different shapes or colors)
Goal:
The winner is the one who manages to place three equal
pieces in a row, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

17. What is Fun?

18. - Fun is the emotional response for learning
- No fun if we understand everything and has
nothing to learn
- No fun if we win brainless-ly (even if we keep on
winning)

19. Is this fun?

20. - Games are formal system
- But the more limited or rigid the rules is, faster the
brain would learn every pattern
- i.e. Boring

21. Structured Unstructured

22. Why Game？

23. - Immersion
- Feedback loop
- Practice makes learning faster

24. Reading vs Game

25. What about fake choices?

26. Core Mechanics
vs dressing

27. Are these the same game?

28. Are these the same game?

29. Are these the same game?

30. Are these the same game?

31. Why Non Core Mechanics？

32. Mini game

33. Collectible

34. Achievement

35. Monetization

36. Retention

37. Social

38. Bartle taxonomy of player types

39. How does these work?

40. Game vs Gamification

41. Game
- A theme/lesson
- Core gameplay
- Game mechanics
Gamification
- A product
- A business goal
- Game-like mechanics

43. For? Against?

44. More