Week one of BCM300 myself and 3 other girls formed a group and played a game! At first, I thought what a strange lesson by my tutor.. But as it went on I learnt so much about gaming. The game we played was called Lanterns: The harvest Festival. As you can tell from the name,… Read More Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
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
Prior to last week’s class, I was convinced that I had my individual game idea set in stone. That particular idea, revolving around the film industry, is still my main and more developed idea, but following the “10 ideas in 10 minutes” exercise conducted in class, I have come up with several other ideas, as… Read More Initial Ideas for Individual Game
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’
In last week’s post, I introduced the idea of co-operative play as a vital game mechanic in our group’s game “The Mars Expedition”. Much like games such as Gloomhaven, Pandemic and Mysterium, “The Mars Expedition” forces players to strategise together, in order to beat the game. In “The Mars Expedition”, each player takes on a… Read More The significance of Co-operative play and Action-Point Allowance in The Mars Expedition
In class this week, we began working, in groups, on concepts/themes for a new board game. My class mate Aiman and I were quick to decide that we would develop and base the concept, around the style of an RPG game. Our concept is heavily influenced by games like Pandemic! and to a lesser extent… Read More Group Project- The Mars Expedition
Board Games. We’ve all played them at some point in our lives. We’ve also most likely had relationships with family and friends fractured by them (i’m looking at you Monopoly!). However, how many of us can say that we truly understand the mechanics and inner workings of a board game? In the past two weeks,… Read More Comparative analysis of Pandemic and Flashpoint
