Preloaded's keynote presentation for Denmark's Counterplay festival: http://www.counterplay.org/

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BEYOND
ENTERTAINMENT.
PRINCIPLESFORDESIGNING
GAMESWITHPURPOSE.
!
#counterplay2014
@preloaded
@philstuart

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MYMOST
IMPORTANT
GAMES.

3. Civilisation 1 (1991)

5. SimCity 2000 (1994)

6. A-10 Attack! (1995)

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INSPIRING.
INFORMATIVE.
CHALLENGING.

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20YEARS
LATER…

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Halo

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Assassin’s Creed

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Call of Duty

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GTA

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SHINEY.
DERIVATIVE.
BORING.

14. WHEREISTHE
INNOVATION?

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Journey - Friendship

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Luxuria Superbia- Intimacy

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Passage - Reflection

18. Graveyard - Old age

19. Papers, please - Social commentary

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Fold It - Science research

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WeTopia - Philanthropy

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End Game - Human conflict

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Family of Heroes - Rehabilitation

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SimCityEdu - Assessment

25. Nightmare Malaria - Health public awareness

26. Minecraft - The sandbox

27. Papa & Yo - Alcoholism

28. The Walk - Fitness

29. dys4ia - Diversity

30. That Dragon, Cancer - Auto biographical

31. Actual Sunlight - Depression

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BEAUTIFUL.
PROVOCATIVE.
INTIMATE.
CHALLENGING.
PROGRESSIVE.
REFLECTIVE.
PHILOSOPHICAL.
MEANINGFUL.

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BEYOND
ENTERTAINMENT.

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@raphkoster The best games have
something they are ABOUT, and both
the theming and the mechanics serve
as lenses on that one thing
!
22 Jan 2012 via twitter

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SIXPRINCIPLES
FORDESIGNING
GAMESWITH
PURPOSE.

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1.WORKWITH
GAMES.
✓ Stick to what games are best at.

40. PreloadedBeyond Entertainment - Principles for design games with purpose
Whataregamesbestat?
- Engagement:
- Peaking curiosity
- Balancing challenge and
reward (ie. Flow)
- Role-playing:
- Showing different perspectives
- Asking difficult questions
- Modelling complex systems.
!
- Learning through doing:
- Showing Content in action
- Showing cause and effect
- Allowing safe experimentation.
- Being authentic.
- Cognitively beneficial.
- Changing behaviours.

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2.USETHE
EXPERTS.
✓ Key part of team.
✓ Let them validate and steer design.
✓ Source of many ideas.

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3.THINKABOUT
YOURPLAYER.
✓ Test early and often.
✓ Design for behaviours.

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Engagement
Time
Training game
Museum game

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4.SIMPLIFY
COMPLEXITY.
✓ Utilise experts and knowledge of audience.
✓ Make it accessible and relevant.

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5.EMBEDTHE
PURPOSE.
✓ Mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics embody purpose.
✓ Winning strategies align with transformational goals.

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6.BE
AMBITIOUS.
✓ Take responsibility.
✓ Use them to change behaviours, perceptions and teach new
ways of thinking.

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SIX PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING
GAMES WITH PURPOSE
!
1. WORK WITH GAMES.
2. USE THE EXPERTS.
3. THINK ABOUT YOUR PLAYER.
4. SIMPLIFY COMPLEXITY.
5. EMBED THE PURPOSE.
6. BE AMBITIOUS.
!
@preloaded, @philstuart, #counterplay2014,