Interface in Game Design

Geraldo Gomes da Cruz Júnior Interface in Game Design

Interface in Game Design

A bit about the Game!

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Who am I?

/geraldo.gomes.jr


• Student Bachelor in Information Systems at UFRPE • Android • Git • <> {} () • Gamer • Chemistry lover

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Walkthrough

• What is a Game? • Statistics • Game Design • Game Script • Art Concept • Programming

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• Soundtrack • Interface • Interface (Hud) • A bit of history • Questions


What is a Game?

Entertainment +

Active +

Interactive =

GAME! “A game is a problem

solving activity, seen in a playful way."

The Art of Game Design

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A game should set… • What player do? • What are the challenges? • Gender game • Public Description • What platform will run? • Need licenses? • Single, dual or multiplayer? • General summary from start to finish • Short description of the game world

What is a Game?

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Statistics

23% of Brazilians play! • 53% men and 47% women • 67% Consoles • 42% Computer • 17% Smartphones or Tablets • 7% Portable consoles

Most played PC games on gaming platform Raptr in October 2014, by share of playing time

1. League of Legends 2. World of Warcraft 3. Dota 2 4. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5. Smite

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Game Design

Imagine +

Define +

Describe +

Transmit =

GAME Design!

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Game Script

Four essential elements in games:

1. Character player; 2. Scenario; 3. Challenge; 4. Awards.

Plots:

• Metaplots; • Subplots

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Art Concept

Creativity!

• 2D • 3D

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Programming

Low-level: • C++ • Java • C#

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High-level script: • Torque Script • Unreal Script • LUA • Python • RUBY

Shaders: • Cg • GLSL • HLSL


Soundtrack

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Music and sounds... unforgettable


Interface

“The interface is how the game is related to the

player.” The culture Interface

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Interface

Different controls:

• Keyboard • Joystick • Guitar (Instruments) • Movements and Actions • Touch screen

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Interface

And as for mobile devices ...

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Interface

Arcade x Simulator 15


Interface

TPS x FPS

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Interface

Context + Interface + … = Cool Game 17


Hud: “The responsible interface for visually display information about the game and player state.”

Interface (Hud)

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Interface (Hud)

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Interface (Hud)

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Interface (Hud)

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A bit of history

Technology + Trend + Tastes that never change 22


A bit of history

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Tomb Raider


A bit of history

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GTA


A bit of history

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Mortal Kombat


A bit of history

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Need for Speed


A bit of history

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Final Fantasy


A bit of history

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Minecraft Sonic

There is opportunity for the past?


A bit of history

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi55mSqVDZk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4wBtpaPHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQTfAgF67k

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Questions

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• Off With Their HUDs!: Rethinking the Heads-Up Display in Console Game Design Greg Wilson (Ex-concept designer da Acclaim Studios)

• Chapter 2 – Game Design Applications http://battleteam.net/tech/fis/docs/ch02.html

• The Art of Game Design • The culture Interface • http://www.gamasutra.com/


References

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