Designing a persistent online strategy game - Department of ...

Abstract
Persistent online strategy games is a fairly new genre and there is still room for experimentation
and new ideas. The goal of this project was to create a design document
for the gameplay of such a game. A concept for the game was developed by involving
potential players. This was done using qualitative methods such as focus groups and
brainstorming sessions. Based on this concept a working prototype has been implemented.
This prototype was tested by the target audience and both the initial concept
and the prototype have been evaluated. The evaluation showed that the players involved
in the process believed in the potential of the game, but that there are several issues that
need to be resolved. The resulting working design document, describing the gameplay
of the game, is included in this report.