Reflections:
- They suggest that no game design is perfect and designers need to be mindful of the limitations of the tools and technologies
- They also need to be flexible as things will change during the process
- They suggest that keeping things simple is a good way to work
- Interesting to read their opinion that games are “notoriously late” (pg. 40) to finish because they involve so many complex and potentially unpredictable tasks.
- They talk about different design processes and think that my game is probably going to be driven by it’s art and story rather than the technology. The technology will be a limiting factor for me as I am still learning and am unlikely to master it during the semester.
What Next:
- In this chapter they talk about a kind of design process that involves multiple quick iterations on a prototype and I think this feels like a good way to do things. It also fits with how I like to make art – by constructing the complete draft outline and then ‘working into it’
- Hopefully I’ll get time to do this with my game and if not, will aim to carry this forward into the next semester
Reference
Castillo, T. and Novak, J. (2008) Game development essentials : game level design. New York: Delmar.
