Comments on: The Craft of Gamemaking http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/ Gamedev 2.0 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Games and Themes - Troy Gilbert http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-6638 Games and Themes - Troy Gilbert Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:05:55 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-6638 [...] have a presentation I’ve given a few times recently that has as its climax the declaration, “replay is a [...] [...] have a presentation I’ve given a few times recently that has as its climax the declaration, “replay is a [...]

]]> By: Cheryl http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4048 Cheryl Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-4048 Hi Troy, I enjoyed your talk at ACC. Bob McGoldrick just gave out a survey (about a month before your talk) and in the comments section I asked for a casual games class where we create web browser based games. :) I really think you should teach such a class if you're interested in teaching. I think casual games are poised to receive a lot more attention (investment dollars) in the near future, plus it gives programmers a way to create a portfolio. Looking forward to the release of your Mockingbird project. -Cheryl Hi Troy,

I enjoyed your talk at ACC. Bob McGoldrick just gave out a survey (about a month before your talk) and in the comments section I asked for a casual games class where we create web browser based games. :) I really think you should teach such a class if you’re interested in teaching. I think casual games are poised to receive a lot more attention (investment dollars) in the near future, plus it gives programmers a way to create a portfolio.

Looking forward to the release of your Mockingbird project.

-Cheryl

]]> By: muhammad arrabi http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-3988 muhammad arrabi Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:17:21 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-3988 Heey Troy, good to see a new post on your blog :-) I'll check the presentation. What do you think about Luis Von Ahn's games (prof at CMU)? I have his lecture on my blog: http://arrabi.blogspot.com/2008/03/amazing-lecture-combined-human-computer.html this is his homepage: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biglou/ his games ideas are AMAZING. What I can't get is, what makes his games addictive? is there research or books written on what makes a game "good" versus "dull"? Heey Troy,
good to see a new post on your blog :-)
I’ll check the presentation. What do you think about Luis Von Ahn’s games (prof at CMU)?
I have his lecture on my blog:
http://arrabi.blogspot.com/2008/03/amazing-lecture-combined-human-computer.html

this is his homepage: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biglou/

his games ideas are AMAZING. What I can’t get is, what makes his games addictive? is there research or books written on what makes a game “good” versus “dull”?

]]> By: Troy http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-3976 Troy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:15:35 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-3976 Thanks for noticing. It was a conscious effort. I hope the audience appreciated it as well. You know, I was thinking about it right before I gave the presentation... it's basically a cheat. Instead of providing a deck that stands on its own as a brief or outline of the presentation (you know something people could digest afterwards, like notes from a class), I have a list of memory queues that I use to pace myself, keep me on track, and remind me of clever jokes to make. ;) Thanks for noticing. It was a conscious effort. I hope the audience appreciated it as well.

You know, I was thinking about it right before I gave the presentation… it’s basically a cheat. Instead of providing a deck that stands on its own as a brief or outline of the presentation (you know something people could digest afterwards, like notes from a class), I have a list of memory queues that I use to pace myself, keep me on track, and remind me of clever jokes to make. ;)

]]> By: Wearsch http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 Wearsch Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:37:37 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-3973 Troy--Obviously I wasn't at the presentation but I had to post a comment to tell you how much I appreciate seeing a presentation that isn't a transcript of all the content. Probably, just the frustrations of someone stuck in a cubicle, but I wanted to appreciate you for doing it the right way. Troy–Obviously I wasn’t at the presentation but I had to post a comment to tell you how much I appreciate seeing a presentation that isn’t a transcript of all the content. Probably, just the frustrations of someone stuck in a cubicle, but I wanted to appreciate you for doing it the right way.

]]> By: Troy http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-3966 Troy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-3966 It's not exactly mythic... it's a very necessary concern if you're making "products," which virtually all video games are today. If the consumer is spending $60 to purchase a piece of software, they want the experience to have some replay, and its a critical design objective. If you're building games as consumable/disposable entertainment, or as art, or as a form of expression/communication, then replay is not necessary. I don't write e-mails with a consideration for how they'll read the second, third and fourth times through. It’s not exactly mythic… it’s a very necessary concern if you’re making “products,” which virtually all video games are today. If the consumer is spending $60 to purchase a piece of software, they want the experience to have some replay, and its a critical design objective.

If you’re building games as consumable/disposable entertainment, or as art, or as a form of expression/communication, then replay is not necessary. I don’t write e-mails with a consideration for how they’ll read the second, third and fourth times through.

]]> By: Patrick http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/the-craft-of-gamemaking/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Patrick Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:43:28 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/2008/04/03/the-craft-of-gamemaking/#comment-3964 Nice, I was talking with Jason Roher and Mark Johns at The Art Of Play about replay, they seem to concede it's mythic and not a requisite. Nice, I was talking with Jason Roher and Mark Johns at The Art Of Play about replay, they seem to concede it’s mythic and not a requisite.

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