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Secrets and Snacks Thinking about Game Design Drew Davidson a little bit about me Perspectives Tap-Repeatedly.com Post-Secret Game Design Snackable Gameplay Post-Secret Game Design Post-Secret World No Secrets Personally

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Secrets and Snacks

Thinking about Game Design

Drew Davidson

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a little bit about me

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Perspectives

 Tap-Repeatedly.com

 Post-Secret Game Design  Snackable Gameplay

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Post-Secret Game Design

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Post-Secret World

 No Secrets  Personally  Globally

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3 Post-Secret Aspects

 Personal Privacy and Oversharing  24/7 Pop Culture Media Coverage  Spoilers Everywhere

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Personal Privacy & Oversharing

 Share Personal Info  Post Secrets, Pictures, Videos  Everyday Star

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Spoilers

 IMDB  GameFAQs  Web

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24/7 Coverage

 Pop Culture  Previews  Demos  Blogs

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Post-Secret Games

 Star = Hero  Player Created Content  Cross-Media

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Post-Secret Game Design

 Digital Distribution  Serialized Content  Player Input  History

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Snackable Gameplay

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Snackability

 How Convenient and Easy it is to Eat a Snack  “Twelve Easy Pieces” NY Times 2006  “Snack Culture” Wired 2007

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Games and Snacks

 You Can’t Eat Just One  Just One More Turn

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Snackable Gameplay

 Characteristics  Mechanics

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Characteristics

 Time  Complete Play Experience  Micro/Macro Challenges/Rewards  Reduce Friction

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Mechanics

 Established Conventions  Progress Meters  Game Time  Power Ups  Cascade Combos  Unlocks  MetaGames  Ongoing Rewards

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Snackable Game Design

 Bite-Sized Story  Chunking  Flow  Fun

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Perspectives

 Thinking about Game Design

 Secrets  Snacks  and more...

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Thanks!

 Questions?

 drdrew@cmu.edu  waxebb.com