http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/ The Source for Game Design Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:49:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 How Structured Exploration Turned "Zelda" Into a Timeless Icon | The Game Prodigy - The Source for Game Design Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:03:37 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-1522 [...] design, which is one of the main reasons that I believe it’s been so successful.  It found a Core Experience that many players wanted to enjoy and dive into, and by improving upon that experience through the [...] [...] design, which is one of the main reasons that I believe it’s been so successful.  It found a Core Experience that many players wanted to enjoy and dive into, and by improving upon that experience through the [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Terrifying Immersion: Dead Space's Masterful UI | The Game Prodigy Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:02:11 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-1290 [...] Space’s core experience is for the player to constantly feel threatened, to never feel safe, and always be on edge and in [...] [...] Space’s core experience is for the player to constantly feel threatened, to never feel safe, and always be on edge and in [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Trial, Error, and Death in Limbo | The Game Prodigy Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:54:36 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-1206 [...] to me the bulk of the fear, which makes up the game’s Core Experience, is not just in the well crafted boy and backdrop, but in the gameplay.  How does one exactly [...] [...] to me the bulk of the fear, which makes up the game’s Core Experience, is not just in the well crafted boy and backdrop, but in the gameplay.  How does one exactly [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Game Design « Chad.Stever Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:36:25 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-1159 [...] I am always looking for “the better way”.  Today I discovered The Game Prodigy blog/site and am glad that I did.  In several of the posts, the author (Brice Morrison) discussions the Game Design Canvas.  [...] [...] I am always looking for “the better way”.  Today I discovered The Game Prodigy blog/site and am glad that I did.  In several of the posts, the author (Brice Morrison) discussions the Game Design Canvas.  [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 chad Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:12:53 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-1156 Great post. I have just started to seriously pursue game development, so I am happy to have come across this. The Game Design Canvas is a great tool. Thanks. Great post. I have just started to seriously pursue game development, so I am happy to have come across this. The Game Design Canvas is a great tool. Thanks.

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-659 The 5 Degrees of Fun in Games | The Game Prodigy Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:25:06 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-659 [...] game design philosophy has always been that games create an Experience.  For the vast majority of games that are made, I would say around 99%, the core experience that [...] [...] game design philosophy has always been that games create an Experience.  For the vast majority of games that are made, I would say around 99%, the core experience that [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Make a Game and Play It | The Game Prodigy Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:06:59 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-625 [...] Core Experience – Game’s aren’t meant to be finished and then set aside forever – they’re meant to be played by other people!  How do you want players to feel while playing your game? [...] [...] Core Experience – Game’s aren’t meant to be finished and then set aside forever – they’re meant to be played by other people!  How do you want players to feel while playing your game? [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Choosing Your Perfect Game Artwork | The Game Prodigy Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:02:39 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-621 [...] are similar to books in this fashion.  A game is made of many components within the Game Design Canvas.  The ones that the player often spends the most time thinking about, processing, and experiencing [...] [...] are similar to books in this fashion.  A game is made of many components within the Game Design Canvas.  The ones that the player often spends the most time thinking about, processing, and experiencing [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Polish: Turning Onetime Players Into Diehard Fans | The Game Prodigy Mon, 31 May 2010 01:13:21 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-475 [...] are many components to making a game.  There are the Base Mechanics, the rules of how the game works.  There are the [...] [...] are many components to making a game.  There are the Base Mechanics, the rules of how the game works.  There are the [...]

]]> http://thegameprodigy.com/the-game-design-canvas-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-316 The Game Design Canvas: Long Term Incentive | The Game Prodigy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:55:43 +0000 http://thegameprodigy.com/?p=181#comment-316 [...] the fourth Game Design Canvas component: The Long Term [...] [...] the fourth Game Design Canvas component: The Long Term [...]

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