The many Game Elements

                                      Game Elements

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There are many important elements video games and if I’m going to be making a game, I should read up on these and learn the elements.

An important element to look at for a game is critical analysis. As I read though a reading, I was able to see the three-step process in analyzing a game.

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1.       Describe the game’s elements.

2.       How do the elements interact with each other and what the game play is like?

3.       Look at why the designers of the game in the way they did.

So, looking at a game critical is an important element of game making as you can learn from your mistakes and other people mistakes so you can fix them in the future. From the reading I learned the core of game is the part of the game that you do over and over in the game e.g Call of Duty shooting is the core of the game.

I also read an article called “Formal Abstract Design Tools” by Doug Church. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131764/formal_abstract_design_tools.php?page=2 This article talks about how the modern game has changed compared to what it uses to be. Like how the machines we play games on now are much more powerful and processing is much faster now. In this article Doug talk about how important it is to have a language for game design so we can discuss game making in a better way so games can be made better.

Another article I read was “Where to find good video games criticism” by Helen Lewis.  https://www.newstatesman.com/helen-lewis/2012/12/where-find-good-videogames-criticism This article talks about how big video game journalism is and how criticising games needs to grow and there’s not as much of it as there should be. So, more people can learn to make better games.

Overall an important part of elements of game making is criticizing games so we can learn and become better game makers. Another element is to have language foe game making so it will better to discuss games.

Feedback Thoughts

                                      Making mistakes

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Making mistakes is a big part of life. I have made plenty of mistakes in my life and I was able to learn from this. Mistakes are important are a huge component of school and college because they are all important part of college. So, I read two articles that go deep into making mistakes.

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The first article I read was “Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt in Creative Work” by John Spencer. http://www.spencerauthor.com/seven-ways-to-crush-self-doubt/  In this article John talks about the seven ways to stop self-doubt like:

1.       Don’t Compare Yourself to Others: This one I feel is the most important way to stop self-doubt as comparing yourself to someone is unhealthy and I think it’s better to compare yourself to how you were yesterday.

2.        Abandon Perfectionism

3.       Be Vulnerable to a Trusted Community

4.       Embrace a Growth Mindset

5.       Set Goals that are within your control

6.       Treat Your Work Like an Experiment

7.       Trust Yourself: This another important part of stopping self-doubt. If you don’t trust yourself and be scared that you will mistake this only cause you to limit yourself and in turn, make the mistake of not doing enough because you don’t trust yourself.

The other article I read was How to Get Past Negativity Bias in Order to Hardwired Positive Experiences by Katrina Schwartz. https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/44408/how-to-get-past-negativity-bias-and-hardwire-positive-experiences  This article really goes deep into how our mind works and how are mind first thinks negatively instead of thinking positive. “self-directed neuroplasticity. To grow inner strength, people have to turn experiences (short-term memories) into activated states that are installed traits (long-term and implicit memories)”. This quote sums up the article in how people need to build strength by turning are experiences into traits.

These articles go deep into how mistakes and the fear if it holds us back and we can overcome it.

Game Brainstorm

                                  My four game ideas

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Now that I’m in the process in making a game, I must make come up with ideas for my game and what type of game I want to make.

     Fighting game                                                            

My first idea for a game is a fighting game like a Mortal Kombat. For my idea I want to have a game   with   famous MMA and boxers. I will have on an open world game, but you will run into other fighters and this will trigger into a fight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_game. There’s a lot to a fighting as the characters would have to be able to move around fast, move and fight in a lot of ways. So, this will be a long and hard process. I’m a big fan of boxing and MAA and I think a fighting game will be a great way to bring those sports into my game.

 

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            Racing game

Another idea I had is to make a racing game. The idea I have is karting game like Mario kart. I love Mario Kart especially playing it with friends, so I had the idea of making a karting game where my friends are the characters you play as, and the kart’s and items are all inside jokes with my friends. I do like this idea, but I thinks it will suit better if I make a different type of racing game, but the idea is still something I might use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_video_game#

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             Platformer

I’m a fan of platformer games. My idea for this game is you play as an alien trying to escape from Area 51. In this game your trying to escape the military base.  In the game you will have to move around the level and find keys and tools to open doors so you could move onto the next stage of the level. I would make like a Standard platformer like the first Mario game. So, in the game you can move back, fort, jump up and move down. https://www.idtech.com/blog/different-types-of-video-game-genres

https://learn.unity.com/project/2d-platformer-template

            Stealth

This game will be stealth horror game. My idea for this game is a game like Amnesia: The Dark Descent. In my game aliens have taken over the earth and the goal of the game is to escape a destroyed city, but you have to make your past the aliens while at the same time figure out puzzles to move onto the next section of the level. The game will involve hiding in the dark using tools to solve puzzles and to seek past the aliens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_game

 

https://forum.unity.com/threads/stealth-action-game-kit-a-tool-for-making-awesome-stealth-games-in-minutes.316272/

Unity Tutorial 01

                            First step in making a game

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Making a game a is challenge and now that I’ve start using Unity, I’m able to start my process in making a game

I started off watching tutorials by Jimmy Vegas https://jvunity.weebly.com/cobalt-series.html. I watch the first three videos in his video series on how to use Unity. He goes into detail on how use Unity and learning all the things you can do to make a game. There is lots of things to use for making a game, so it leaves you with a lot of options.

So, starting off I learned from to the video the layout of Unity and how it works.  Then I made 3D objects and changed the shaped and size of them.  So was able to make items for a game. Then I learned how to change the terrain. I was able to change the shape of terrain adding hills, bumps and was able to change the color of the terrain.

There is even more to learn about for making a game and will be able to watch the rest of Jimmy’s videos and be able to learn all I need to know in making a game on unity.

Game Design

                                        Making a game

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Making a video game is a long and difficult process but before that the question has to be asked what is a game? That question has a lot of different answers but I would say my definition is an activity that you do for fun.  I looked over some college readings about making games I was able to learn more about making a game. 

 

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There’s a lot of rules in making a game. Something that should be in a game is an “ends and means” so there should be objective, an outcome, and a set of rules to get there. A game should also have players making decisions.  There are a lot more rules that go into making a game.  

There’s lots of different  types of games like: 

Puzzles/mind games, games that make involve you figuring out problems and puzzles like a crossword or portal. 

Role-playing games, this should be a game where you are in a story but are the main character and you get to make decisions in the game that effect the story games like Dungeons and Dragons and Skyrim. 

There is lots more different types of games but those were some examples. 

 
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 I had look through some additional readings and I was able to find out more opinion  on what game is. One them was “what is a game” by Wolfgang Kramer http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/WhatIsaGame.shtml. His definition of a game is that anything that brings you pleasure is a game.  Another one is “Don’t be a vidiot” by Greg Costokyan http://www.costik.com/vidiot.html. which he talks about how computer game designers can learn from non- Electronic games. The other reading I saw was called “So you’re going to make a game very first time” by Lewis Pulsipher https://gamasutra.com/blogs/LewisPulsipher/20110516/7453/So_Youre_Going_To_Make_A_Game_For_The_Very_First_Time.php. Where he gives you seven tips on how to make a game. Like you should make a game based on a game you know.  

Overall these readings gave an insight on what a game is and some of the process in making one.  

Technology Tools

                                           Technology Tools

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There are lots of different technology tools and they all come in useful especially when in college and now that I'm able to explore and learn about these tools it makes college work more organised and easier to do.

 There are some technology tools I'm already familiar with liken blogging just like I'm doing now writing this post. I'm able to use this tool effectively by typing out my thoughts about stuff I'm being thought so that I will be more likely to remember it. Also, with people commenting on my post they are able to put useful comments to help fix mistakes or figure problems I'm having.

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Bookmarking is also another tool that I'm familiar with but it's something I don't use enough but is something I should be using more. As it's a very useful tool to use because it will make my work more efficient. There's lots more technology tools I'm familiar with and not familiar with but I won't get into that now

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I find using these online technology tools is a new experience. Blogging is something I have only started doing recently and I enjoy doing it. Also, I never used Unity3D before and I'm looking forward to using it to make my own game. Using all these new tools is a new experience to me one which I'm interested in exploring more.

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One the technology skills I'm looking to improve on is coding. I have always enjoyed coding in the way it's hard, frustrating and long but when you get figure out the right code all the works come together, and your product comes out great and there's a great sense of satisfaction. Now that I will be using Unity3D to make a game I hope that my coding skills will improve.

Overall there's a lot to learn about technology tools but I'm looking forward to learning more about them.

Assignments

                         My thoughts on the assignments

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One of the modules I'm studying is Multimedia. Now that I was able to read through my the way the assignments work in my module it's given me an idea of what the module will be like. 

One of the assignments I'm excited for is making a video game. I've been playing games since I was kid and I thought of ideas for games so this is giving a chance to use one of my ideas. I have always wonder what the process would be like to make a game so now that I'm able to make a game I will have that question answer for me.

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Now I feel like this module is different from the rest of the modules I have done in the course because in this module we are making an interactive experience and making a video game is unlike anything else in the module. At the same time this module does have some similarities to some of the other modules I have done like "Web design"  in the fact that they both use coding to make something. In wed design we make a website while in we use Multimedia we use coding to make a video game. 

There is also some other similarities to other modules but I won't get into that now.

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One of the extra credit assignments I'm interested is the "Growth Mindset" which I find really interesting as you see on my blog on growth mindset.So I will find it interesting to explore this idea more and I hope to find out more about having a good mindset and this will give me the chance to do so and get extra credit for it.

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Overall I'm liking the look of the assignments to do in this module and look forward to doing the work.