hybrid forms of play
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CSU East Bay Game Jam, Winter 2016
Hybrid Forms of Play Josh LeeFloor Is LavaFebruary 12, 2016
Hi!
❖ Josh Lee❖ Game Designer: independent, consulting
Digital Games
❖ Hardcore console
❖ Mobile, educational
Physical Games
❖ Mime Boxing
❖ Stepball
❖ Come Out & Play
Digital-Physical Hybrid Games
Sifteo Cubes
Osmo
Wii
Forms of Play
❖ Physical
❖ Digital
❖ Hybrid
Physical
❖ Haptic feedback
❖ External cognition
❖ Not just brains with fingers
Digital❖ Rich audio-visual experience
❖ Dynamic, adaptive
❖ Artificial Intelligence
❖ Online Communities
Hybrids!
❖ Best of both worlds?
❖ Or mutant Frankenstein games?
Designing for Humans
❖ Design for the Body
❖ Design for the Environment
❖ Design for Learning
❖ Design for Iteration
Design for the Body❖ What is the player doing?
❖ Where are the player's hands, eyes?
❖ Are they getting tired?
Design for the Environment❖ Where is the game being played?
❖ Is there an audience? What are they doing?
❖ Does the environment impact the game?
Design for Learning
❖ How long does it take for the player to learn the game?
❖ Does the game ramp in difficulty or complexity?
Design for Iteration
❖ Prototype quickly!
❖ Can you build it with paper & pencil?
❖ Can you playtest it without a computer?
Looking for Inspiration
State of the Art
Digital Board Games
Physical Video Games
State of the Old Art?
Maker Tools
Other Types of Play
❖ Street Games
❖ Room Escape Games
❖ Folk games
Other Arts
❖ Interactive music, theater, etc.
❖ Redefining the word “play”
Basic Activities
❖ Eating, walking, conversation, sleeping
❖ Playing!
CREATE NEW WAYS TO PLAY
Thanks!
❖ Josh Lee❖ http://floor.is/lava
❖ @joshleejosh