Character Driven Game Design

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Abstract In this study I propose a design approach for character-based games. In order to develop a design method for character-based games, I look at how games guide players and the playing experience (especially the relationship between formal features and playing experience). This design approach has been used in the design of the game Lies and Seductions. Research implies that people react to human-like entities (e.g., game characters) as if they were people, including empathizing with characters. I argue that player characters can be used to guide the playing experience by limiting player choices. In addition, the system can make some things easier or more difficult to perform. This means that when the game system promotes or denotes some choices, the system can fix the personality traits of the character. These techniques support certain kinds of interpretation of the player character and of the game. In this study, I argue that the relationship between the game system and the representation of characters should be taken into account. I use formal analysis in conjunction with theories of cognitive science to distinguish designable features and trace the possible implications of using these features within the design. As the main results I introduce a character engagement model and a design approach (that is grounded to the character engagement model) for character-based games that integrate insights from dramatic writing for theatre. The proposed design approach focuses on character-driven conflicts.
Petri Lankoski MA, Lecturer, Game Designer Petri Lankoski has background in software engineering and new media. Before working at the University of Art and Design Helsinki and Aalto University, he has worked as a software designer at Nokia Networks and a researcher at the University of Tampere. His research focuses on experience and game design. His games include The Footprints of Power and The Songs of North. Lankoski has published on game design and roleplaying theory, as well as edited two books about experience design: Ihminen, aika ja paikka [Human, Place, and Time] (2001) and Henkilökohtainen navigointi: periaatteita käyttöliittymien ja käyttökokemuksien suunnitteluun [Personal Navigation: Principles for Designing User Interfaces and Experiences] (2002). PHOTO: Inger Ekman
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Contents List of Publications 9 Ack
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List of Publications This thesis co
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Introduction To explain my interest
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1. Introduction 13 Game designers h
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1. Introduction 15 tertainment. Whi
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1. Introduction 17 and involuntary
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1. Introduction 19 dition, the game
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Game Characters Characters are an i
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2. Game Characters 23 can fly, and
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2. Game Characters 27 David Houghto
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Game and Gameplay Design First, I l
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Conclusions My study has two primar
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5. Conclusions 43 Factor Perceivabl
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5. Conclusions 45 PC that lead to s
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References AARSETH, E., 2004. Genre
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References 49 Behavioral Neuroscien
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Research Material Assassin’s Cree
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Appendix 1 59 Quick Start Cthulhu.
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Gameplay Design Patterns In this Ap
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Appendix 2 67 References —— art
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Appendix 2 71 —— Modulates: Cha
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Article 1 77 Characters in Computer
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Article 3 117 Gameplay Design Patte
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