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Purple Monkey Game Jam IV Keynote
Coming up with game ideas and minimizing scope in Game Jams.
mdirienzo
June 14, 2014
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Transcript
Purple Monkey Game Jam IV: A New Hope Game Design
with Little Time
Game Design is Difficult
Figure Out A Concept
Tornadoes
Tornadoes Thunder
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC Jungle Midwest
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC Jungle Midwest Sunset
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC Jungle Midwest Sunset
Fireflies
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC Jungle Midwest Sunset
Fireflies Comcast
Tornadoes Thunder Merry-go- Round Horse Unicorn ACDC Jungle Midwest Sunset
Fireflies Comcast Expensive
Now I just have a bunch of words! Expensive Unicorn
Fireflies Jungle
Jungle
Jungle Fireflies
Jungle Fireflies Unicorn
Jungle Fireflies Unicorn Expensive
Fireflies
Fireflies Expensive
Fireflies Expensive Unicorn
Fireflies Expensive Unicorn Jungle
So many ideas! So little time!
Core Mechanics Secondary Mechanics Progression Mechanics Narrative Game Mechanics Hierarchy
• What you do • What makes you special •
Where does it lead you • Why are you doing it Game Mechanics Hierarchy Core Mechanics Secondary Mechanics Progression Mechanics Narrative
Run Jump Game Mechanics For Mario Collect Power- ups Eliminate
enemies Core Mechanics Secondary Mechanics
Run Jump Game Mechanics For Mario Collect Mushrooms Eliminate enemies
Core Mechanics Secondary Mechanics Collect Fire Flower Collect Feather Shoot Fireballs
Games are hard. Recap Come up with ideas with your
team. Create a phrase to describe your game. Identify core game mechanics. Sort remaining mechanics
Questions
Theme Reveal!
Light & Shadow