Comments on: The Game Design Canvas: Base Mechanics

By: A Necessary Evil: Grinding in Games | The Game Prodigy

A Necessary Evil: Grinding in Games | The Game Prodigy — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:55:37 +0000

[...] Base Mechanics and Punishment and Reward Systems that have already been mastered by the player [...]

By: Game Design Terms: Grokking | The Game Prodigy

Game Design Terms: Grokking | The Game Prodigy — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:42:27 +0000

[...] players encounter a game or a single Base Mechanic for the first time, then there is a learning period. As they experiment with it, then eventually [...]

By: Organize Your Thoughts Like a Pro Designer | The Game Prodigy

Organize Your Thoughts Like a Pro Designer | The Game Prodigy — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:35:11 +0000

[...] Base Mechanics [...]

By: Why do Indies Hate Social Games? | The Game Prodigy

Why do Indies Hate Social Games? | The Game Prodigy — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:03:01 +0000

[...] often do not make originality a goal. In fact, some companies actually actively copy the Base Mechanics and Punishment and Reward Systems of their competitors. Farmville was a direct copy of Farmtown [...]

By: Epic Game Design: How the Incomparable Final Fantasy is Built | The Game Prodigy

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:04:05 +0000

[...] game fondly from their childhood, while others may have never played it but would recognize some Base Mechanics as ancestors of their current day favorite [...]

By: Canabalt: Taking a Base Mechanic to the Limit! | The Game Prodigy

Canabalt: Taking a Base Mechanic to the Limit! | The Game Prodigy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:51:58 +0000

[...] notice that in Canabalt, the player’s character runs automatically. There is no Base Mechanic for making the character move forward; that was purposely left out. The effect? A sense of [...]

By: The Game Design Canvas « helloludo

The Game Design Canvas « helloludo — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:13:40 +0000

[...] Game Design Canvas: An Introduction The Game Design Canvas: Base Mechanics The Game Design Canvas: Punishment and Reward Systems The Game Design Canvas: Long Term Incentive [...]

By: The Game Design Canvas: Long Term Incentive | The Game Prodigy

The Game Design Canvas: Long Term Incentive | The Game Prodigy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:07:58 +0000

[...] actions within the game’s construct. Seeking an Experience, they are beginning with the Base Mechanics. They are beginning to become coordinated, so to speak, to learn to move and live in the game’s [...]

By: The Game Design Canvas: Punishment and Reward Systems | The Game Prodigy

The Game Design Canvas: Punishment and Reward Systems | The Game Prodigy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

[...] we discussed in our last introductory article to the game design canvas on Base Mechanics, every game has actions that it lets the player perform. The player can run, shoot, paint, throw, [...]

By: GB Jackson

GB Jackson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:36:24 +0000

Thanks for this interesting read. This is useful material when trying to conceive of increasing layers of player interaction – as in, what level of complex mechanic can a designer presume the player is familiar with at a certain point in the game, so that they might best introduce an additional or more advanced mechanic?
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