The past 4 weeks or so has proved to be incredibly beneficial in my understanding of the work that goes in to creating a board game. Prior to developing my game, I was completely unaware as to how essential the play-testing phase is, in the development of a game. Had it not been for play-testing,… Read More Reflecting on Development and Current Iteration of Rules
Game rules are an essential component to any board game. Or any game in general. Game rules establish the goal and objectives of a game, as well as explaining to new players how the mechanics of the game work. The rules also act as obstacles for the players and establish the parameters of what the… Read More Game Rules and 2nd Playtest
I believe that through the playtesting stages of my game I have been able to change a lot of the rules of the game to make it more user-friendly and easier to play. My game aims to get rid of all the cards in your hand through gameplay. To do this, players must put down… Read More Game Rules
So in today’s class I finally ran the first play-test for ‘Slasher’, despite missing many of the key mechanics and components. Of the feedback provided, the general consensus identified that the game rules needed tweaking and it was evident during the play-test that the players spent a-lot of time trying to understand the mechanics and… Read More Abstraction and Progress Update
For my game this week I will be discussing Abstraction and whether my game has concepts of it, my progress with the prototype and an example of the rules which are being used in the playtesting. Abstraction in games can be defined as: The conceptual process that is a series of mental activities where rules… Read More Game Prototype and Abstraction
Well, I picked the wrong week to miss class! So apparently in class, we were provided with A4 paper, in order to begin prototyping our individual games. Therefore, this post will be introducing my very rough prototype/blueprint for my chosen idea Slasher! (see last week’s post) and discussing the possible game mechanics that will be… Read More Prototyping begins!
For the prototype of the game Meme-ery only a few material components are being used to experiment with. These material components are the analogue playing cards which are the basis for the game playing. Due to the materials of this game being very limited, one could say that the price of creating, distributing and marketing… Read More Game Prototype and Materials
During the class, we brainstormed ideas that we could potentially use for our final game concept. The brainstorming session in class was a great way to start thinking about the game and concepts that could be further expanded and developed. In this 5 minute brainstorm, there were a few good ideas but most of them… Read More Brainstorming Game Ideas
Since the Easter long-weekend, Aiman, Chloe and I began developing the pitch presentation for our game ‘The Mars Expedition’. In developing this pitch, I have come to realise just how much research and steps are involved in developing a board game. One of the trickier aspects, for me personally, was to do with the financial… Read More Pitching ‘The Mars Expedition’
We all know how painful group presentations can be at university – and how quickly it can go downhill as the weeks fly by. But I have to say, for this class, I have had three of the most awesome girls as group members. Having a group of people who work well together, are comfortable… Read More Individual & Group Contributions
