Iterative Design in Games

what is Iterative Design?

• a cycle of conceptualisation, prototyping, testing & evaluating

• Theory about making the game

• How the game will look, feel and act

• Evaluate playtests result to assess the game design

which is true about adaptive process? (select all that applies)

• New ideas also can be improve from the

  original

• Adaptive process leave room for error

• Reject wrong and weird ideas

• Designers move through cycles of conceiving of an idea, creating prototype that embodied the idea, running playtests

  with the prototype to see the idea in action

In Iterative game Design Process, we use ...

• Requirement - Prototype - Review - Revise

• Think - Sketch - Show - Evaluate

• Conceptualisation - Prototype - Playtest - Evaluate

• Plan - Do - Study - Act

What is the purpose of conceptualization in iterative game design?

• create paper prototype

• Evaluating playtest results

• Shaping the game idea

• Testing the game prototype

Answer explanation

1. CONCEPTUALISATION

- Shape the Idea - Could come from anywhere

- Example: brainstormin

- Theory about making the game / blueprint of the game

Which phase of iterative game design involves creating a representation of how the game will look, feel, and act?

• PROTOTYPE

• EVALUATE

• PLAYTEST

• CONCEPTUALISATION

Answer explanation

2. PROTOTYPE

- How the game will look, feel and act

- create what if questions

- the simple one is paper prototype

in which process do we create the 'what if' questions?

• conceptualisation

• evaluate

• prototype

• playtest

What is the main goal of playtesting in iterative game design?

• Identifying what is or isn't working in the game

• Assessing the game design

• Shaping the game idea

• Creating a blueprint of the game

Answer explanation

3. PLAYTEST

- Reveal what is or not working

- Answer the “What if” question during prototype

- Do player understand the goal? What to achieve? Emotional response?

- Identify what needs to be

- 2 basic type: Internal & external playtests

in which phase do we answer the 'what if' questions and Do player understand the goal? What to achieve? Emotional response?

• conceptualisation

• prototype

• evaluate

• playtest

which are the 2 basic types of playtest? (select all that applies)

• internal playtest (testing the game within the development team or studio)

• external playtest (testing the game with players who are not part of the development team)

• target customer playtest (testing the game within market scope like teens)

• basic playtest (testing the game overall)

What is the purpose of evaluation in iterative game design? (select all that applies)

• blueprint of the game

• Evaluate playtests result to assess the game design

• Reveal what is or not working

• Look the result what did they say, determine

  how to fix it

Answer explanation

4. EVALUATE

- Evaluate playtests result to assess the game design

- Look the result what they did & say, determine

how to fix it

- Example: I feel that this game is too intense…