Game Design

You ever wondered what a game is exactly? The article "what is a game anyway" will tell you exactly what a game is and how to create one. 

This article shows that everyone has a different perception on what a game is for example when the word game comes to mind some people may think of a board game, some may think of a game of cards, some may think of a video game all of these are games but their just all different types of games. 

If you ever thought you would never be able create a game this article will surely change your mind in fact it will teach you how to create a game, a simple one but still a game. 

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Coming up with an idea to create a game may be simple which was shown in the paragraph above but getting a good idea is a different story. In the article "the organic nature of game ideation" 23 game designers are interviewed. They show the different ways some of them find ideas and to see how some of them come up with ideas is rather interesting. 

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There are four basic methods for generating ideas and they are:

  • Concentration
  • Brainstorming
  • Scamper
  • Ramsey
The article "four basic methods for generating ideas" goes into detail on each one of these methods. For example the method "Scamper" each letter in the word is a reference to another method. The words are:

  • Substitute
  • Combine
  • Adapt
  • Modify
  • Put
  • Eliminate
  • Reverse
The article goes into detail of each one of these methods and even shows some examples of others games using them. 


Comments

  1. Andy AlsafiOctober 6, 2020 at 11:31 PM

    really enjoyed reading through them articles, looking forward to actually creating my own game.

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  2. Mia Roe's BlogNovember 22, 2020 at 11:26 PM

    Hi Nathan,
    Just read your blog post there and have to say it was so easy to read and very well laid out. You made some good points that I never saw when I done my own blog post. I should of had a bullet point list like yours as it breaks everything down well. Looking forward to see how your game turns out.

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  3. Justin UDecember 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM

    Hey Nathan,

    It's clear to see that you understand all of the articles that you read and it's always nice to read someone's thoughts and opinions on it. I personally had trouble reading and understanding the second article but it is what is, I got the gist of it.

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