P2

Lesson Notes

Eat a banana from the bottom up to have a handle

Core mechanics are what you as a player do in the game. Essentially verbs

FPS is shooting

The core, repetitive function that defines what you going be doing in the game

secondary mechanics such as reloading

progression systems make the mechanics into the game, it’s the players' actions affecting the consequences, levelling up, completing missions/chapters/stages, unlocking achievements

A narrative is the hook/story which is what the player engages with and follows. Some don’t have a story that is defined but all have at least an implied one, saving the world, running from something etc. some games have no story or no proper one due to the necessity of it. Games like this are 2048 or Tetris

Necessary for analysis work to get merit:

connotation - The idea that is suggested 

denotation -  Literal meaning

Production Process

Concept

During the concept phase, the creators make concept art. This could include first drafts of characters or locations. The developers then decide the budget, time to make the game and what platforms the game will be available on (this includes the cost of making the game compatible with different platforms).

Pre-production

In the pre-production, all the concept art comes together while the developers make storyboards and draft "what goes where". With the storyboards, they will write the plot to the game and manage the budget to different sections of the production. All the legal and ethical issues will need to be ironed out and fixed during this phase.

Production

In the production, the programmers actually code the game. The graphic designers create the models for the characters and then sound technicians get people in to voice them and make the foley sound and soundtracks. They will start to advertise the game on social media and on game stores like the PlayStation Store or Steam. This is also the phase in which the pre-alphas and beta versions of the game are released.

Post-production

Post-production is where everything is added together and released to the publishers. This is their chance to fix bugs pre-release and to make new content like bonus missions or full-blown DLC's. The sales will be what makes the reputation of the company change. The reputation and sales are what defines its budget for its next games that the company will make.