Game Worlds

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​4D

• ​Implement it as an alternate version of the 3D game world rather than an actual four-dimensional space.

• In other words, create two (or more) three-dimensional spaces that look similar but offer different experiences as the avatar moves.

​4D

• ​For example, the Legacy of Kain series

  presents two versions of the same 3D world, the

  spectral realm and the material realm, with

  different gameplay modes for each.

• The landscape is the same in both, but the material realm is lit by white light whereas the spectral realm is lit by blue light, and the architecture is distorted in the spectral realm

• ​The actions available to the player are different in each realm.

• The realms look similar but are functionally

  different places governed by different laws.

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​B

High Level Realism

Low Level Realism

Review

Fun Test

Multiple Choice

A game world can have a culture, an aesthetic, a set of moral values, and other dimensions.

• False

• True

Multiple Select

The purposes of a game world are:

• Create and sustain interest

• Entertain

• Sell the game

• Define the gameplay

Multiple Select

The following are the dimensions of a game world:

• Emotional

• Physical

• Virtual

• Temporal

Fill in the Blank

Physical dimension is characterized by ________ dimensionality, scale, and boundaries.

Multiple Choice

The following statement refers to which game time?

Game time usually runs faster than real time, and jumps or changes rate.

• Anomalous

• Variable

Multiple Choice

Which dimension describes the world’s appearance and its atmosphere?

• Emotional

• Environmental

• Ethical

• Physical

Fill in the Blank

________ dimension defines right and wrong in the game world.

Multiple Choice

What is the degree of realism of the game world in the photo?

• High

• Low

Multiple Choice

Game designers must practice “paint-by-numbers” emotional content.

• True

• False