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6Learning Game Development

Lessons

BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN ABOUT THE

GAME OBJECTIVE

LESSON 1

Make sure to tie down to a

singular objective;

One that is achievable given the game mechanics

Eliminate game mechanics that

do not explicitly tie to the outcome

THE GAME ENVIRONMENT NEEDS TO BE

DYNAMIC

LESSON 2

Even in non-play condition,

the game environment must still change

There must be some

penalization of the player

for not making moves

BE SURE OF HOW YOU

SCORE PLAYERS

LESSON 3

Decide on what variables the score will depend

Decide what clearly defines a winning score

Decide how the system

will compute it

Work out the formulae to calculate the

score right at the beginning

Ensure that the player understands how actions in the game relate to an increase/decrease in score

INCLUDE A

HOW-TO-PLAY

LESSON 4

Do not take the game play experience of other

stakeholders for granted

Right from prototyping stage

include instructions on how to play the game

DESIGN IS ONE THING; DEVELOPMENT IS ANOTHER

LESSON 5

Know the budget and timelines and tailor your game design

around it

Be practical during development. Do not get carried

away by the vision of

the game designer

PLAY TEST EARLY,

PLAY TEST OFTEN

LESSON 6

To avoid incurring huge costs on play testing,

use paper prototypes that model game-play

Play-test all through

design and development

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