Emergent Complexity
The opposite of innate complexity (in which complex rules need to be learned in order to play) and a desired property of a game. Arises …
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Emergent Gameplay
Strategic actions that are "not part of the rules" but "that emerge naturally as the game is played". You can encourage emergent gameplay by adding …
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Variable Rewards
Schell says that "the power of variable rewards over fixed ones has been proven in thousands of psychological experiences" (though no experiments were referenced). The …
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Key to Addictive Game Design
Schell quotes Designer David Perry's key to addictive games: games should be designed so that players are doing 3 things at a time: exercising a …
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50% Rule for Game Development
The 50% rule states that you should plan such that if 50% of your budget were removed, you'd still have a shippable game. Then use …
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Game Design is Problem Solving
When designing games, make sure you have clearly stated your problem statement including constraints and assumptions first. That will ensure that you have the full …
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Meaningful Choices in Games
Schell talks about the importance of meaningful choices in games: for example, if you can choose between 10 cars in a racing game, but they …
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Roblox Visualising Opposing Forces
BodyForcein Roblox will apply a force to a part with the magnitude and velocity specified in world coordinates. By settingworkspace.Gravityto 0 … -
String of Pearls
One of the two methods of story telling in games. It involves a pre-scripted, linear story interupted by free play (challenges, puzzles etc). Notable examples …
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Triangularity In Game Design
Schell describes a type of choice in game that is high-risk / high-reward. For example, choosing to shoot the space ship in Space Invaders or taking …