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Exploring Game Mechanics: Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games


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CHAPTER 1: WHY DO WE PLAY GAMES? Sub -topics: - What players look for in a game: Novelty, creativity, and a sense of achievement- Appeal of different game genres such as action RPGs, puzzles, casual and simulation games- Role of game art and game aesthetics in increasing player motivation- What are game mechanics? - Impact of game mechanics on the player experience CHAPTER 2: CREATING FUN GAMEPLAY Sub - topics: - Difference between linear and non-linear games - Controlling flow of non-linear, player-choice based games - Controlling difficulty of gameplay through game balancing and teaching player through in-game tutorials- Storytelling and the game narrative - Creating quests and missions for establishing the end-goal of the game CHAPTER 3: FREEDOM TO EXPLORE NEW WORLDSSub - topics: - Implementing player progression by developing player's skills and abilities and levelling up the player through achievements- Movement mechanics: controlling the player through user input- Mechanics for in-game travel with the help of maps and guides, transport vehicles, instant teleportation methods, and shortcuts in the game levels- Game world and environment mechanics, including concepts such as creating infinite open worlds through procedural generation and realistic weather systems CHAPTER 4: DEFEAT, COLLECT, REPEATSub - topics: - Enemy and NPC generation using artificial intelligence and creating combat mechanics- Establishing victory and defeat conditions- Managing the player inventory, controlling the internal game economy, and resource management in games- Implementing a reward system such as collection or trading of in-game currency, spawing natural resources in the game- Unlocking new game levels and areas and greater player customization as the character levels up CHAPTER 5: CHOOSE YOUR MECHANICSSub - topics: - Tips for choosing game mechanics- Designing game mechanics for different kinds of players such as achievers, skillers, and completionists- Analysis of game mechanics in existing games of different genres: o Sims (simulation) o Fallout (role playing) o Age of empires (base building) o Life is strange (player-choice based) o No man's sky (procedurally generated survival)- Prototyping, trial and error


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  • ISBN-13: 9781484288740
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publisher Imprint: APress
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 212
  • Sub Title: Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1484288742
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jan 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 305 gr


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