presenation @ tu/e on mda - gamedesign from dynamics

Menno DeenPhD Candidate & LecturerFontys ICT & University of

Technology Eindhoven

www.gamesjam.nlwww.swimgames.nl

menno.deen@fontys.nl

Getting the learningin the game

Making people playin weird environments

Making games abouttough issues

RAAK Publiek – zelfredzaamheidGames [4Therapy]

MDAAn introduction

MDA

• Mechanics

• Dynamics

• Aesthetics

Mechanics

MechanicsDesign from

Big Bang Theory Example: RPSLS

Simple mechanics

complexifyed (?)

Polishing / refining

Refining (also perhaps called by the mathematical term affining) is the process of purification of a (1) substance or a (2) form. The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. For instance, most types of natural petroleum will burn straight from the ground, but it will burn poorly and quickly clog an engine with residues and by-products. The term is broad, and may include more drastic transformations, such as the reduction of ore to metal (for which see Refining (metallurgy)).

MechanicsDesign from

Complex systemsOver polishing

Can cause:

AestheticsDesign from

Emotional response

Resident Evil

Pokémon -> Bughunting

Design from franchise

Harry Potter

Linearity

rigidity

How feminine & LGBTQ perspectivescan incite new and innovative games

propaganistic

AestheticsDesign from

SteeringRigid

Can be:

DynamicsDesign from

http://youtu.be/cozLuGYq30sMovie GitC SwimGames

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCboap2gZZ3w51IkwcuoRFIw

How to develop a game that has students actually playwith the subject matter?

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Choosing combinatorics

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Choosing combinatorics

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Choosing combinatorics

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Choosing combinatorics

Making it playful

play is a continuous restructuring practice

of social negotiations betweenhuman and inhuman actors

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Restructuring in combinatorics

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Creëer een pad met 6 mogelijke routes

Restructuring in combinatorics

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Explaining visually

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Visual design of combinatorics

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCboap2gZZ3w51IkwcuoRFIw

DynamicsDesign from

Resonate existing behaviorSearch for restructuring possibilities

Dynamics

Resonate existing behaviorSearch for restructuring possibilities

Aesthetics

SteeringRigid

Complexifying :DOver Polishing

Mechanics

Dynamics AestheticsMechanics