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MVP PLAYTEST TODAY

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Progress report due tuesday next week

ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

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Game

Feel

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What does “Feel” even mean?????????

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What does “Feel” mean?

  • Tools at your disposal to make your game “feel” a certain way

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  • Used to instill a theme or way of interacting with the game

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  • Includes: Artstyle, SFX, Music, VFX, Mechanics, etc.

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Juice/Polish

The “Vibe”

  • Making Gameplay Feel satisfying

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  • Effects on Top of Gameplay + Animations

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  • Guide Players to Interact in an Intended Way
  • Keeping Aesthetics Consistent

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  • Theming your effects around �an idea

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  • Making Players Feel a Certain Way

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Juice

“Repeated actions the player makes should feel good to perform”

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Repeated Actions Should Feel Good to Perform

Nothing…

Added:

Trail + Particles + Squash and Stretch

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How can we make it better?

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General Juice Tips

  • Squash and Stretch: - Good for emphasizing movement/speed/whimsy
  • Particles: - Good for literally anything tbh…
  • Camera Shake/Zoom: - Good for immersion + impact + drawing attention
  • Color Changes: - Good for drawing attention/signifying change
  • Sound Effects!!!!!! - Use them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for responsiveness/anything

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Using the Itch.io page itself!!!

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Something is missing…

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The “Vibe”

Viewing Games in Context

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People Don’t Care About Mechanics*

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A Case Study in Aesthetic Consistency…

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THE FINALS is the greatest virtual game show on the planet, with a large, global fan base. Contestants battle in the VR-Tech Arena for untold fame and insane amounts of money.

This takes place about 75 years in the future.

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This plays when everyone on a

team dies. A “Team Wipe”

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Doesn’t Make Sense in COD…

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Makes Sense in THE FINALS!

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Look for Consistency

Across Your

Effects + Gameplay + Theme

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A Note About Playtesting…

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The Tale of the Ladder and Box…

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Lots of Backtracking…

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Playtesting…

is the only way to make sure your choices are having the intended effect

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Summary

  • Think about what your repeated gameplay is and think of how to make it feel good (see juice slide)

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  • Think of ways to add details to give your game a theme

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  • Try to make sure your details remain consistent with the vibe

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  • Copy similar games!

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  • PLAYTEST PLAYTEST PLAYTEST!!!!!!!!!!!! Figure out what people actually feel when playing

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MVP PLAYTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MVP Playtest

Game feedback form:

Team Evaluation Form:

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Secret Word: Guanch

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