by Aki Järvinen var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4468530-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}game design tweetsTumblr (3.0; @gamedesigntweets)http://www.mygamedesign.com/GDT#024 Game design for social networks is unlearning ‘game design’: fidelity and feel...<p>GDT#024 Game design for social networks is unlearning ‘game design’: fidelity and feel of game mechanics, or balance, matter less.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/94181511http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/94181511Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:57:19 +0200GDT#023 Game designers create skill-based justifications for resolutions of events; writers create...<p>GDT#023 Game designers create skill-based justifications for resolutions of events; writers create story-based justifications.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/82280449http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/82280449Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:17:24 +0100GDT#022 Game design thinking extrapolated: Game design ≤ interaction design < experience design...<p>GDT#022 Game design thinking extrapolated: Game design ≤ interaction design < experience design < service design.  </p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/81117923http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/81117923Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:57:54 +0100GDT#021 Creative practices in #gamedesign 7: Design iteration is a process of meaning: it takes you...<p>GDT#021 Creative practices in #gamedesign 7: Design iteration is a process of meaning: it takes you up/down a spiral of focused thinking.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77954081http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77954081Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:02:30 +0100GDT#020 Creative practices in #gamedesign 6: Playtesting; seeing players engage with your design,...<p>GDT#020 Creative practices in #gamedesign 6: Playtesting; seeing players engage with your design, and being humbled by the experience.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77717011http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77717011Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:40:21 +0100GDT#019 Creative practices in #gamedesign 5: Communicating the above in ways that dev team...<p>GDT#019 Creative practices in #gamedesign 5: Communicating the above in ways that dev team understands you. Prototyping the smallest things.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/76178257http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/76178257Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:45:22 +0100GDT#018. Creative practices in #gamedesign 4: Designing core mechanics by triangulating verbs with...<p>GDT#018. Creative practices in #gamedesign 4: Designing core mechanics by triangulating verbs with meaningful goals and system responses.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77130301http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/77130301Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0100game designgoalsgame mechanicsGDT#017 Creative practices in #gamedesign 3: Designing goal and reward hierarchies, & how to...<p>GDT#017 Creative practices in #gamedesign 3: Designing goal and reward hierarchies, & how to communicate them to players in motivating ways.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75964571http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75964571Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:34:30 +0100GDT#016. Creative practices in #gamedesign 2: Sketching out systems with interacting parts &...<p>GDT#016. Creative practices in #gamedesign 2: Sketching out systems with interacting parts & defining rules as their dynamic relationships.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75948778http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75948778Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:20:18 +0100GDT#015. Creative practices in #gamedesign 1: Setting out to design meaningful play:...<p>GDT#015. Creative practices in #gamedesign 1: Setting out to design meaningful play: curiosity/virtuosity/sociality; emotional experiences.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75727462http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75727462Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:32:00 +0100playgame designcreativitycuriosityvirtuositysocialityGDT#014. The next 7 #gamedesign tweets will offer characterizations of game design as a creative...<p>GDT#014. The next 7 #gamedesign tweets will offer characterizations of game design as a creative practice. Archived at <a href="http://ping.fm/jH2gs">http://ping.fm/jH2gs</a></p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75728200http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/75728200Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:02:00 +0100game designcreativityGDT#013: Design principle 4 games for social networks: Make log in/off into a risk-reward structure....<p>GDT#013: Design principle 4 games for social networks: Make log in/off into a risk-reward structure. E.g. Parking Wars in FB.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73822886http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73822886Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:39:12 +0100GDT#012: Film genres get substantified; game genres get acronymized and verbified. Chapter 14 in...<p>GDT#012: Film genres get substantified; game genres get acronymized and verbified. Chapter 14 in <a href="http://ping.fm/tAJr8">http://ping.fm/tAJr8</a></p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73498750http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73498750Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:43:00 +0100genregamesGDT#011: Psychological proximity - e.g. how close to your heart a goal feels - is a variable that...<p>GDT#011: Psychological proximity - e.g. how close to your heart a goal feels - is a variable that affects intensities of gameplay emotions.  </p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73503708http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73503708Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:08:00 +0100game designgameplay emotionsgoalsGDT#010: Intensities of emotions in gameplay vary. They are modulated by a set of variables, e.g....<p>GDT#010: Intensities of emotions in gameplay vary. They are modulated by a set of variables, e.g. unexpectedness, which can be designed.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73332865http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73332865Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:45:00 +0100gameplay emotionsgame designGDT#009: Emotional game play experiences matter, since emotionally salient material is remembered...<p>GDT#009: Emotional game play experiences matter, since emotionally salient material is remembered better than neutral material.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73267981http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/73267981Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:21:00 +0100GDT#008: The road to attaining game goals is beset by emotions. Related to consequences of events,...<p>GDT#008: The road to attaining game goals is beset by emotions. Related to consequences of events, actions of agents, or aspects of objects.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/72374766http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/72374766Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:38:00 +0100goalsgamesGDT#007: Game play behavior shifts on the axis between planning and performing: strategy games...<p>GDT#007: Game play behavior shifts on the axis between planning and performing: strategy games privilege the first; RPGs the latter.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/72090923http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/72090923Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:14:00 +0100strategy gamesRPGsgenregamesGDT#006: An aspect of game design is how to distribute information, e.g. about goals. Structuring...<p>GDT#006: An aspect of game design is how to distribute information, e.g. about goals. Structuring the info into a story is one way to do it.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/71605564http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/71605564Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:35:00 +0100game designstorygamesgoalsGDT#005: Qualitative game achievements are likely to provide emotional experiences beyond the...<p>GDT#005: Qualitative game achievements are likely to provide emotional experiences beyond the competetive, quantitative ones.</p>http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/70948941http://www.mygamedesign.com/post/70948941Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:46:00 +0100achievementsxbox livetrophiesemotions