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The Importance of Environment in Gaming Mulin Chen Why is environment important in gaming? 2 Main Reasons Help building up the atmosphere Guide and encourage players to explore 2 Main Reasons Help building up the atmosphere 2

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The Importance of Environment in Gaming

Mulin Chen

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Why is environment important in gaming?

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2 Main Reasons

  • Help building up the atmosphere
  • Guide and encourage players to explore
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2 Main Reasons

  • Help building up the atmosphere
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2 Main Reasons

  • Help building up the atmosphere
  • Guide and encourage players to explore
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksu 3AE4le4Y

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-I0dD3_KM

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What specifically is Environment?

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Breaks down

  • Sound
  • Color
  • Style
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Sound

  • Set the mood of the game
  • Promote the development of plots
  • Become a signature of the game
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Sound

  • Set the mood of the game

○ Sound effect ○ Background music

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Sound

  • Set the mood of the game

○ Sound effect ○ Background music

  • Ex. Candy Crush (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPZ_-nKIuT0)

Monument Valley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzpt0BWKsso) Street Fighter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGjSbqGLHZo)

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Sound

  • Set the mood of the game
  • Promote the development of plots
  • Become a signature of the game
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Sound

  • Promote the development of the plots

○ Give hints to the players

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Reveal future events

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Sound

  • Promote the development of the plots

○ Give hints to the players

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Reveal future events

  • Ex. Super Mario (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4noiYiEYg6Q)

Minecraft granny (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIrS5P-5Uk) Dark echo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuOC8oTrFbM)

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Sound

  • Set the mood of the game
  • Promote the development of plots
  • Become a signature of the game
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Sound

  • Become a signature of the game

○ Condition ○ Good advertisement

  • Ex. Super Mario (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwXILTX8MeY&t=14s)
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Breaks down

  • Sound
  • Color
  • Style
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Breaks down

  • Color
  • Style
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Color & Style

  • Part of the theme
  • Improve players’ playing experiences
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Horrifying Joyful

https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=NLoTXYXd_9o

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The Uncanny Valley Theory

“The creep factor you feel when robots and animated characters look ALMOST human”_ Mashable

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Environment

  • Sound
  • Color
  • Style
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2 Main Reasons

  • Help building up the atmosphere
  • Guide and encourage players to explore
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Resources:

https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/12/1/16707720/the-500-best-games-of-all-time-100-1 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Minecraft-popular-What-is-it-about-Minecraft-that-keeps-people-playing-lo ng-hours-day-after-day https://www.gamerpros.co/breathe-in-the-wilds-the-importance-of-environment-in-video-games/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-I0dD3_KM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLoTXYXd_9o

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