how you can make a great game

How You Can Make A Great

GameDaniel Kline

Takeaways:What separates a good game from a great game.Identify what kind of games you want to make.Game development's best practices to help.

There are no Guarantees

There are no Guarantees

(and it'd be really sharp to question everything I'm going to say)

I'm going to talk about a lot of games, including my own.

(I love all of them.  Any criticism is just to share a point.)

Introductions

Star Wars: Force UnleashedDiablo 3Call of Duty: Finest HourSoldier of Fortune IIMat Hoffman’s Pro BMX II MLB Slugfest 20-03

I haven't done it yet.This is my Plan too.

Good != Great

(videos)

Good Games...

Great Games...

ἀρετή

Option 1

Option 2

ἀρετή

not ἀρετή

ἀρετή

ἀρετή

ἀρετή

(videos)

A Great Game is virtuous.

A Great Game is virtuous.It doesn't have to be hard to

make.

Is Scrabble the most virtuous game possible about letter

combinations?

Takeaways:What separates a good game from a great game.Identify what kind of games you want to make.Game development's best practices to help.

Wait...!!!

You can't just compare Final Fantasy to Basketball to The Sims...

They're totally different. Be Virtuous How?

Shoot, you said Halo wasn't so virtuous but it was still great.

Different Kindsof Games

Not platforms...

Different Kindsof Games

Rollercoaster                                 

IcoDragon's 

Lair

Metal Gear Solid

Half-Life

Rollercoaster              Challenge

Ico

Street Fighter 2

Dragon's Lair Defender

Metal Gear Solid

Left 4 DeadHalf-Life

Rollercoaster              ChallengeExperiment

IcoMario

Civilization

Dragon's Lair Far Cry 2

Metal Gear Solid

Half-LifeNetHack

Street Fighter 2

Defender

Left 4 Dead

Rollercoaster                                            Challenge      Experiment

Movies Sports

Toys

Roleplaying

Games

Rollercoaster              ChallengeExperiment

CivilizationMetal Gear 

Solid

Street Fighter 2

ἀρετή

Possible Choices

RollercoasterExperiment

Challenge

Significant Decisions

RollercoasterExperiment

Challenge

Rollercoaster              ChallengeExperiment

Star Wars: Force Unleashed

Diablo 3

Civilization

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Metal Gear Solid

Street Fighter 2

Others?

Rollercoaster              ChallengeExperiment

Pick yourgenre

Rollercoaster              ChallengeExperiment

Find yourstyle

Takeaways:What separates a good game from a great game.Identify what kind of games you want to make.Game development's best practices to help.

Game Development Best Practices

Make something you want someone specific

to play

Know your Successful Outcome Experience

Cultivate Virtue;Every Design starts off

700% too large

Experiment First, Great Second,

Polished Fourth

(What's Third?)

Playtest, Playtest, Playtest

Join a Community

Make a Mentor

Find a Partner

Don't worry about what you can't do

Use Technology You Know

Work Hard For What You Believe In

Cultivate Eustress

Be Happy

Make Something You Want Someone Specific To PlayKnow Your Successful Outcome ExperienceCultivate Virtue; Every Design Starts Off 700% Too Big Experiment First, Great Second, Polished FourthPlaytest, Playtest, PlaytestJoin a CommunityMake a Mentor Find a PartnerDon't Worry About What You Can't Do Use Technology You Know Cultivate EustressWork Hard For What You Believe In Be Happy

We all want you to make your Masterwork.

Good Luck.

Questions?

slides available at Game Of Designhttp://dankline.wordpress.com

dankline@sbcglobal.net