- In your opinion what should every game have? Why do you like your favorite game? Every game should have a set of rules, a goal, and player(s). My favorite games are ones that have a social impact. Maybe that means its a question-card type game or maybe its a game just intended to bring everybody together and laugh – like the Jackbox games.
- List the games you’ve played and currently play. Horizon 4 & 5, Minecraft, Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Jackbox, Hay Day, Cooking Fever, Sims, SimCity, Geometry Dash, Angry Birds, Among Us
- Can you apply the three act structure to your favorite game? What is it’s pacing and how long do you find yourself in each act? In Horizon 5, the game begins in an initial race – throwing the player right into the game. The player is given a “starter pack” of cars and locations. This first act is very fast but excites users with the initial fast pace and feeling of success. The middle part of the game involves a wide variety of game paths. The player could choose from different types of races, “side quests”, mini games, or just freeplay driving. The end of the game is somewhat amorphous. The “final act” could be considered when the player finishes all the races and side quests… but players could always continue playing mini games or even races and try to beat their highscore. This middle act is certainly the longest as players never really exhaust the game’s options.
- When coming up with ideas where do you find you start, with the metaphor or the mechanic? I think I often am initially inspired by the metaphor. Once I start figuring out the mechanics, the metaphor might break down and disappear altogether, but I think I begin with an overarching metaphor.
- Over the course of this semester, who would you like to collaborate with and why? I’d like to collaborate with Luke Conte because he obviously is pretty talented and has experience actually launching a game and running a business. In general, somebody in marketing/business/entrepreneurship to learn more about business strategy from their perspective.
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I love the card games that bring people together too!
Collaborating with a business major is smart i didn’t think about the business side of things to get your game off its feet.
Card games that involve a large group of people are so much fun. I loved playing these with my friend group when I was younger. Especially on trips with a group of my friends.
I agree with the games that have social impact but playing a single player game can be just as enjoyable.
I love social games like the Jackbox games as well. The only problem with those games is that sometimes they can get pretty old fast, especially when the same jokes win every time in Quiplash.