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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter 6 Gameplay creating the experience Key Chapter Questions How are a games challenges and strategies associated with gameplay? What are interactivity modes and how do

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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction

Third Edition

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Chapter 6 Gameplay

creating the experience

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Key Chapter Questions

■ How are a game’s challenges and strategies associated with gameplay? ■ What are interactivity modes and how do they relate to gameplay? ■ What is the relationship between gameplay and story? ■ What is the difference between static and dynamic balance? ■ How can the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the tragedy of the commons be applied to cooperative gameplay?

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Rules of Play

Victory Conditions

Wii Fit Plus

Nintendo

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Rules of Play

Loss Conditions

Torment

FluidPlay

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Interactivity Modes

Player-to-Game

Tekken 6

Namco Bandai Games America, Inc.

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Interactivity Modes

Player-to-Player

Star Trek Online

Cryptic Studios

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Interactivity Modes

Player-to-Developer

The Sims 3 official player forums

Electronic Arts

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Interactivity Modes

Player-to-Platform

Wii remotes

Nintendo

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Game Theory

Zero-Sum

Chess

Getty Images

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Game Theory

Non Zero-Sum

Guitar Hero 5

Activision

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Game Theory

Non Zero-Sum

Prisoner’s Dilemma

Diagram by Per Olin

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Game Theory

Non Zero-Sum

Tragedy of the Commons Everyone on a ship stops rowing. Everyone stops to look at an accident.

Illustration by Ben Bourbon iStock Photo

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Challenges

Implicit & Explicit

Need for Speed: Shift (explicit, left; implicit, right)

Electronic Arts Electronic Arts

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Challenges

Perfect & Imperfect Knowledge

Backgammon Poker

Illustration by Ben Bourbon Illustration by Ben Bourbon

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Challenges

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Knowledge

Braid Minecraft

Hothead Games Mojang AB

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Challenges

Spatial Awareness

Mystic Mine

Koonsolo

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Challenges

Pattern Recognition & Matching

Chuzzle

PopCap

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Challenges

Resource Management

FIFA Manager 11

Electronic Arts

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Challenges

Reaction Time

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Ubisoft

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Challenges

Challenges & Game Goals

■ Advancement ■ Race ■ Analysis ■ Exploration ■ Conflict ■ Capture ■ Chase ■ Organization ■ Escape ■ Taboo ■ Construction ■ Solution ■ Outwit

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Balance

Static Balance

Obvious Strategies Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

THQ

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Balance

Static Balance

Symmetry

JN

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Balance

Static Balance

Symmetry

JN

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Balance

Static Balance

Trade-Offs Crysis 2

Electronic Arts / Crytek

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Balance

Static Balance

Combination Advance War: Dual Strike

Nintendo

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Balance

Static Balance

Feedback SimCity Deluxe

Electronic Arts

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Balance

Dynamic

Destruction Red Faction: Guerrilla

THQ

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Balance

Dynamic

Maintenance Farm Town

Slashkey

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Balance

Dynamic

Restoration BioShock

Take-Two Interactive

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Summary

■ Rules of Play ■ Interactivity Modes ■ Game Theory ■ Challenges ■ Balance ■ Economies ■ Gameplay & Documentation