{"id":12989,"date":"2025-04-14T12:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=12989"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:23:44","slug":"playtest-2-game-makers-notes-for-sustainable-city-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=12989","title":{"rendered":"Playtest 2 Game Maker&#8217;s Notes for &#8211; &#8220;Sustainable City Builder&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. What questions did your players have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players asked how to\u00a0balance resource management, specifically around\u00a0waste and energy consumption. They were also curious about\u00a0how to mitigate the effects\u00a0of climate events like\u00a0storms\u00a0and\u00a0economic crises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. How quickly did they learn to play?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most players\u00a0learned quickly, especially the basic mechanics. However, it took some extra time to fully grasp the\u00a0interactions between climate events\u00a0and\u00a0long-term sustainability planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. What kinds of interactions did the players have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players engaged in a mix of\u00a0competitive and collaborative interactions. They\u00a0strategized together\u00a0on how to use resources most effectively but also\u00a0competed for limited space\u00a0to build green infrastructures like renewable energy plants and public transport hubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. What confused players?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The main source of confusion was the\u00a0effect of climate events\u00a0on long-term plans. Some players struggled to understand how to\u00a0prepare for sudden challenges\u00a0like\u00a0population growth\u00a0and\u00a0economic crises\u00a0without derailing their city\u2019s progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. What did your players enjoy doing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players enjoyed the\u00a0strategic planning aspect, especially when it came to building\u00a0renewable energy sources\u00a0and\u00a0expanding green spaces. They also liked the\u00a0sense of accomplishment\u00a0when they successfully met\u00a0sustainability goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Did any aspect of the game frustrate players?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0randomness of climate events\u00a0and the\u00a0economic downturns\u00a0frustrated players, especially when they happened at bad moments and seemed difficult to counteract, no matter how well players had planned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. What is your plan to address player questions, confusion, and frustration?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To address confusion, we plan to\u00a0simplify\u00a0the explanation of\u00a0climate events\u00a0and\u00a0economic crises, making it clearer how they affect the city. We\u2019ll also introduce\u00a0pre-game planning tips\u00a0to help players\u00a0better anticipate challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. If your players didn\u2019t get your intended message, what will you change?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the core message about\u00a0eco-friendly growth and sustainability\u00a0wasn\u2019t clear, we could add\u00a0visual indicators showing the direct impact of\u00a0green initiatives\u00a0on city health, pollution, and resource balance. This would help players see the\u00a0positive long-term effects\u00a0of sustainability decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. What questions did your players have? 2. How quickly did they learn to play? 3. What kinds of interactions did the players have? 4. What confused players? 5. What did your players enjoy doing? 6. Did any aspect of the game frustrate players? 7. What is your plan to address player questions, confusion, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=12989\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Playtest 2 Game Maker&#8217;s Notes for &#8211; &#8220;Sustainable City Builder&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[139],"class_list":["post-12989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-design-studio-2","tag-marked"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12990,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12989\/revisions\/12990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}