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CS179.15a:

Games Design IFailing to Plan = Planning to Fail

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Lecture Time!

Time ar: "istor#

$oin %s: &e'uire( Peole)S*ills

&ealit# C+ec*: Focus o, CS179.15a

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-Leae Luc* to "eaen/

1009: la#ing car( coman# name( 2inten(o 3oaiis esta4lis+e(.

3non at t+e time ,or its car( game6 "ana,u(a.

+ic+ t+e# still ro(uce6 4# t+e a#.

190: &elease( t+e Famicom.

+at signi,icant eent +aene( in t+e %S aroun(t+is time8

"int: Saturation t+e# all suc*e( = 888

1905: 190 re'uel (i(nt (o so ell6 4ut t+is game

4ecame so success,ul6 eole still +um t+e ,irststages ;G

190 >'uote is ,rom 1909 sin?o,, animate( series@:-ell eAcuuuse me6 Princess!/

Late B1B: +ee 2o4o(#6 no4o(# 4ut...

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;ecause ;lue "e(ge+ogs are Cool

19E: Stan(ar( Games 4egan oerating in "aaii.

1951: PSB@ = uc+

B16 B1B: Sonic t+e "e(ge+og E

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-Soun(/ -;o#/ 19E7: To*#o Telecommunications ngineering

Cororation is esta4lis+e(.n( 4uilt $aans ,irst tae recor(er6 t+e T#e?G.

1979: Intro(uce( t+e al*man 4ran(.

Goo( mar*eting strategies ma(e t+is Hust as oular

4ac* t+en as t+e iPo( is to(a#. 199E: Launc+e( t+e Pla#Station.

Final Fantas# II. 2ee( I sa# more8

B: Pla#Station B

B: Pla#Station

B11: ictim o, c#4erattac*s.

Late B1 >ma#4e@: Pla#Station E

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Jsoun( o, glass s+atteringJ

1975: sta4lis+e( to (eelo an( sell ;SIC

interreters ,or t+e ltair 00.

190: Gaine( (ominance in +ome PC oerating s#stemmar*et it+ ma#4e@: K4oA minus 59

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P = Es6 = sB

190: Initiall# ,oun(e( as a comuter game so,tare

(iision o, a oer line construction coman#. Goo(4#e6 one?man arm# rogrammer -teams/.

1907: Deeloe( a game t+at as meant to 4e t+eirlast game i, it (i(nt succee(.

It en(e( u 4ecoming t+eir main ,ranc+ise. 1997: C+ose to (eelo ,or Pla#Station instea( o,

2inten(o E 4ecause it as C"P&.

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Im FreeMing "ere 1991: Foun(e( un(er t+e name Silicon N S#nase.

199E: O%G?O%G

199)B)B1:

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Insire( et8

ou 4etter 4e! Initial concets usuall# arise ,rom

insiration.

Start o, a ne IP >intellectual roert#@

Imroing or rema*ing an eAisting i(ea

Lac*ing creatiit#8 Fin( someone +o +as it!

Plagiarism = 4a( game concet

Still nee( somet+ing ,res+ een i, its 4ase( on a

game t+at #ou reall# li*e!

&emem4er: T+e 4usiness o, games is2T&TI2

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ConcetualiMation in E Stes

Insiration Q I(eas start +ere.

-Pla#ing it sa,e/ means 4eing unoriginal. -Its li*e t+isot+er game6 4ut.../

"i(eo 3oHima. S+igeru

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ConcetualiMation in E Stes

&esonance Q S#nerg# 4eteen i(eas.

ou nee( to ma*e t+e +ole 4ecome greater t+an t+esum o, its arts.

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Teams s. Lone oles

Lone ol, (eeloers +ae t+e (isa(antage o, not

+aing an#one on?+an( to criticiMe t+eir i(eas6 gameresentation6 etc.

Lac* o, criticism (uring (eeloment an( testing asro4a4l# a signi,icant ,actor in t+e %S i(eo game

mar*et cras+ o, 190.

In a((ition to +aing at least one creatie erson6 #ounee( at least one er# o4Hectie erson +os at least(ecent at constructie criticism.

T+is role is usuall# ,ul,ille( 4# t+e entire team6 an#a#.

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ssets

Inclu(ing 4ut not limite( to:

Gra+ics >images6 mo(els6 etc.@

Soun( >4ac*groun( music6 oice?oers6 etc.@

4iousl#6 #ou nee( eole +o can generate t+eseresources.

Gra+ics artists6 soun( engineers6 etc.

T+ere are man# tools aaila4le >some are een ,ree!@

,or ma*ing all t+is stu,,. Too laM# to sel,?stu(#8 $ust get eole +o alrea(#

*no +o to use t+em!

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"ierarc+#

In t+e eent t+at t+ere is more t+an one rogrammer6

gra+ics artist6 etc.6 teams ill re'uire role?seci,iclea(ers.

Lea( rogrammers can estimate an( assign t+eamount o, co(e or* re'uire( ,or t+e roHect.

Lea( artists (o t+e same6 4ut t+is time ,or gra+icsan( ot+er resources.

Dont ,orget a4out t+e (irector6 +o ma*es sure t+at t+eroHect is going smoot+l# in t+e initiall# lanne((irection.

Is it ise to +ae more t+an one (irector in ,ilms6games6 etc.8

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Dreaming Too ;ig8

;e a(ise( t+at ,or CS179.15a6 #ou ill 4e ,ocusing on

t+e stor#.

Protot#e ) moc* screens+ots must s+o +o t+egame ill (isla# t+e narratie to t+e la#er.

"oeer6 (ont ,orget: its a stor# ,or a game.

+at are t+e interaction oortunities ,or t+e la#er8

Is #our enisione( game tec+nologicall# ,easi4le>consi(ering t+e s*ill leels o, #our team@8

ill it 4e resenta4le8 TeAt?onl# games rarel# imress

an#one unless t+e#re 'uite ell?ma(e. r i, t+e#re in t+e ,iel( o, Interactie Stor#telling.

& F games ,all un(er t+is categor#.

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Grous o, E?5

+en assem4ling)c+oosing #our team6 lease

remem4er t+at #ou nee( t+e ,olloing in #our team>ossi4le tools are also liste( un(er eac+ role@:

Programmer >someone +o co(es@

&enP#6 Flas+6 %nit#6 $aa6 K26 etc.

Gra+ics artist >someone +o (ras6 re,era4l# B@

GIsomeone +o recor(s soun(s@

u(acit#6 etc.

Lea(er >someone +o manages t+e grou@

Dro4oA6 a+oo!

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Su4mission &e'uirement n a 1)E s+eet o, aer6 rite:

our grou name. 2ames o, mem4ers.

&oles t+e# ill most li*el# 4e ,illing.