Game Elements, the elements of a game
What makes up a game? To answer that we have to look at existing games and what qualities/content they have. This is a list given to us by our lecturer: Players Objectives Rules Resource management Game state Information Sequencing Player interaction Theme Let's break it down; Players: how many players are there? Do they play together or against each other? Do they interact with each other at all? Are they alone or in a team? Objectives: What's the point of the game? To create/destroy something? To control/collect something? To race against others? (or time) Minecraft is a game, with seemingly no goal and expects the player to imagine their own objectives Rules: What's allowed? What's not allowed? What does one have to do to win? To lose? To draw? Does a player lose progress or get kicked out when they cheat? Resources: What's available to the player that's beneficial to them? What can they ...