Mechanics Design Progress

This is the progress I have done so far on my resource system. I think I have to add some things to make it a bit more of a resource game but I don’t want to overdo it. It’s a balancing act aswell, right now it’s just random numbers but if it was an actual game and if it should be based on real numbers it could be more precise. I am going to leave it a while and get […]

Mechanics Design Progress

This is the progress I have done so far on my resource system. I think I have to add some things to make it a bit more of a resource game but I don’t want to overdo it. It’s a balancing act aswell, right now it’s just random numbers but if it was an actual game and if it should be based on real numbers it could be more precise. I am going to leave it a while and get […]

Romeo and Juliet

An assignment during class today was to make a game with 2 star crossed lovers who has to die in the end, preferably suicide. You couldn’t play the star crossed lovers. 
Our group thought of a game where you play as a prisoner on death row and you would try and get the help from your cellmate and a prison guard in order to escape. As it happens your cellmate and the guard are the star crossed lovers separated by rules […]

Romeo and Juliet

An assignment during class today was to make a game with 2 star crossed lovers who has to die in the end, preferably suicide. You couldn’t play the star crossed lovers. 
Our group thought of a game where you play as a prisoner on death row and you would try and get the help from your cellmate and a prison guard in order to escape. As it happens your cellmate and the guard are the star crossed lovers separated by rules […]

Mechanics Design

Today was indeed eventful. First the system and then a lecture in mechanics design. For the seminar on Friday for Serious games we have to make an Economic mechanics design using this tool: http://www.jorisdormans.nl/machinations/
We have to create a diagram with a minimum of 10 nodes. We could work together but each person should have a unique piece to show on Friday. I will try and keep you updated on the process.

Mechanics Design

Today was indeed eventful. First the system and then a lecture in mechanics design. For the seminar on Friday for Serious games we have to make an Economic mechanics design using this tool: http://www.jorisdormans.nl/machinations/
We have to create a diagram with a minimum of 10 nodes. We could work together but each person should have a unique piece to show on Friday. I will try and keep you updated on the process.

System Testing

Today we were assigned to test a system that our fellow classmates had designed.
I was the one that had the system so I had to get up and stand in front of the class as did the 9 others that had systems to distribute. The thought that went through my head was not “I wonder what system I will get?…”, it was “Oh my goodness…” standing there, facing my fellow designers my heart started to race. They weren’t even watching […]

System Testing

Today we were assigned to test a system that our fellow classmates had designed.
I was the one that had the system so I had to get up and stand in front of the class as did the 9 others that had systems to distribute. The thought that went through my head was not “I wonder what system I will get?…”, it was “Oh my goodness…” standing there, facing my fellow designers my heart started to race. They weren’t even watching […]

Bringer of doom, the Aztecs!

I’m finishing one of my concept courses. This game was especially fun to work with as the theme was a clash between different religions. I chose to make my turnaround of one of the enemies in the game. Namely a lunatic Aztec god who is half statue, half undead. This was the final result ( I had to stop myself from making too many accessories as my time was limited although I felt he could do with more jewelry).
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Bringer of doom, the Aztecs!

I’m finishing one of my concept courses. This game was especially fun to work with as the theme was a clash between different religions. I chose to make my turnaround of one of the enemies in the game. Namely a lunatic Aztec god who is half statue, half undead. This was the final result ( I had to stop myself from making too many accessories as my time was limited although I felt he could do with more jewelry).
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Serious games

So today we got an assignment during our “serious games” class. It’s for our Friday seminar. We are suppose to use this site: http://www.jorisdormans.nl/machinations/ and create a unique resource simulation of a sort and show it to our teacher later this …

A Serious Game

A serious game. A game where the content is more than entertaining, it is about teaching. I get excited about the idea of possibly designing a serious game but at the same time it’s a scary thought. Finding a great idea for a serious game is going to be hard but I want to do something educational.
I read a text where Bruce Milligan listed “The ten commandments of serious games”. And the one that caught my eye was the seventh […]