GAME 3400 Level Design - Moment Based Design
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This lecture is a breakdown of good and bad moments in games and how designers can approach building a game that creates great moments.
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GAME 3400 Level Design - Moment Based Design
- 1. Level Design Moment Based Design – Sept. 11, 2012 Fall 2012 Seth Sivak
- 2. Summary Playcentric Design Moment Based Design Game Design Moments Positive Moments Good Negative Moments Bad Negative Moments Prototyping Playtesting and Iteration
- 3. Good Game/Level Design is… Creating opportunities for the player to make an interesting choice that results in an engaging moment.
- 4. Playcentric Design What will the player feel? List of player experience goals Prototype the mechanics Playtest the game Iterate
- 5. Experience Goals What will the player feel? “Players will need to cooperate to win, but the game will be structured so they can never trust each other” “Players will feel a sense of happiness or playfulness rather than competitiveness” “Players will have the freedom to pursue the goals of the game in any order that they choose”
- 6. Moment Based Design Brainstorm Interesting Moments Build Prototypes Playtest Solve Problems and Test Again
- 7. Brainstorming Interesting Moments What will the player feel? How will the player interact with the experience? Platform, Controls, Camera, Mechanics What role does the player have in the experience? Story, Interactions, Mechanics, Camera Where/When does the experience take place? Narrative, Theme Why would the player want to be a part of the experience? Goals, Aspirations, Audience
- 8. Consider the Player The player will have preconceived notions based on experience history The player will trust you The player will learn but can only learn so much The player will follow directions
- 9. Game Design Rules Use reality to reinforce gameplay Be consistent Build relationships Deliver on promises Provide plenty of feedback Set goals
- 10. Positive Moments Outsmarting the AI Powerful Feedback Being Surprised Learning a Skill Recalling Previous Learning Being Lucky Solving a Puzzle Winning
- 11. Outsmarting the AI Predicting what the enemy will do Tells Using a clever strategy to defeat the enemy Clever is usually unexpected or unconventional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88t1Zswons
- 12. Outsmarting the AI Predicting what the enemy will do Tells Using a clever strategy to defeat the enemy Clever is usually unexpected or unconventional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88t1Zswons
- 13. Powerful Feedback Make every action and reaction larger than life Make the player feel cool http://youtu.be/rXaw1I1XucI?t=3m35s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1IhK9bDXs
- 14. Being Surprised Collecting or finding something unexpected http://youtu.be/0uKWM5HuE-c?t=1m11s
- 15. Learning a Skill Needing to remember something Acquiring a new skill to master http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVL6VVw4b_w
- 16. Recalling Previous Learning Remembering relationships, tells, patterns, etc… Showing off a previously mastered skill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsqRnWU303E
- 17. Being Lucky Getting an unexpected good outcome This is even better if player knows it is rare http://youtu.be/yHHASEvy7os?t=1m18s
- 18. Solving a Puzzle Give a clear challenge and a reward http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh4ETYvgjuk&feature=r elated
- 19. Winning Feedback that the player has done a good job http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAeKrXMeips
- 20. Break Time
- 21. Good Negative Moments Just barely lose You’ll get them next time Losing fairly You lost fair and square You did the best you could
- 22. Just Barely Lose Challenges should be close whenever possible A close loss is motivating http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4SCPVh8Z8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7QIkM2Nhg
- 23. Losing Fairly Players can accept their own mistakes and learn from them Try to teach the player the correct strategy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaYOlqnuTD0
- 24. Negative Moments Misinterpreting a direction, interface or clue Losing unfairly Winning Easily Narrative Inconsistencies Physical Inconsistencies
- 25. Misunderstanding the Game Typically caused by inconsistency This is why sequels are hard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fraUzGv2abU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBCc05_prM
- 26. Losing Unfairly This is the same as the game being too hard The player will blame the game for not preparing them properly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3hYJR0-pf0
- 27. Winning Easily If there is no challenge the win feels hollow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Nw17hg8wo
- 28. Narrative Inconsistencies A character does something incongruous or confusing This is really bad if it is the player character http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHXN3xtUu44
- 29. Physical Inconsistencies Unexpected broken parts of the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaIGu8gaoRQ
- 30. Moment Based Design Brainstorm Interesting Moments Build Prototypes Playtest Solve Problems and Test Again
- 31. Prototyping What are the moments? What moments are the most important? How often should each moment occur? In what order should these moments occur?
- 32. Playtesting and Iteration What is the minimum needed to test these moments? Did these moments occur? What new moments occurred? What can make these moments occur more?