The Story Machine
A game designed to generate a unique story each playthrough rather than follow a scripted one.
Notes tagged GameDesign
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Interest Curve
A graph of expected player interest over time.
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Meaningful Game Economies
A game economy is meaningful when spending and earning money form a rewarding loop.
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Emergent Complexity
Complex interactions that arise naturally from a simple ruleset.
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Emergent Gameplay
Strategic actions that aren't in the rules but arise naturally from playing the game.
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Variable Rewards
On the power of unpredictable rewards.
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Key to Addictive Game Design
Addictive games keep players exercising a skill, taking risks, and working a strategy simultaneously.
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Game Design is Problem Solving
Define the problem clearly before designing.
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Meaningful Choices in Games
Choices only matter if the options are meaningfully different and none is obviously dominant.
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Triangularity In Game Design
High-risk, high-reward choices that make games fun.