#hard fun

[educationaldm]

David Williamson Shaffer Quote. Often there is more fun in meeting and mastering a challenge. Don't make your games easy. Learning through Play.

[monicaronchis]

4 chaves para a diversão

Easy Fun

Como o nome já diz, é a diversão fácil, casual, que não exige muito esforço. Essa chave quer abrir as portas para que o jogador se expresse, use a imaginação, em uma mecânica despretensiosa, mas que também alcança resultados. A principal emoção nesta chave é a curiosidade. Explorer.

Hard Fun

É a diversão dificil, que vem pela experiência de jogo (gameplay). É aquela diversão baseada na resolução de problemas. Essa chave representa o estilo de jogador que quer provar que é capaz e é aplicada com uma mecânica que permita avanços progressivos, aumento das dificuldades, assim como a incrementação dos feedbacks sobre o progresso dos jogadores. As emoções são frustração, triunfo e alívio. 

People Fun

Já essa é a diversão que engaja grupos, que coloca pessoas diferentes trabalhando juntas e faz com que a interação social seja o ponto-chave para alcançar os objetivos. A diversão, aqui, é orientada pelas escolhas dos jogadores e seus impactos coletivos, permitindo emoções como descontração, admiração e gratidão. Essa chave tem como principal fator as pessoas e a recompensa está fora do jogo: está nas interações sociais, no compartilhamento das experiências.

Serious Fun

É a diversão relacionada à realização de tarefas significaJvas, seja para a comunidade ou para o planeta. Também é a chave que proporciona ao jogador uma mudança em seu estado mental, não há senJmentos negaJvos, como a raiva.

A ideia nesta chave é prover oportunidades de escolha que resultem em algo significaJvamente posiJvo para o jogador e para o seu entorno. esse engaja os 4 tipos de perfis (killers, explores, achivers e socializer)

Jogabilidade e Motivação do Jogador -  EP 06. Diversão

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[jtgamedesign-blog]

Research 2: The Four Fun Keys

Another important part of Chapter 1 in Beyond Game Design that I came across was the four fun keys.  The importance of these keys warrants a separate post from the main research:

Hard Fun

What it is: players are rewarded for overcoming a difficult challenge in the form of ‘fiero’ (overcoming adversity).  Hard fun is goal-oriented and requires mastery and strategy in order to succeed.

How it applies to Tech Up: The tech tree will expand as the player progresses, which means the player has more resources to manage.  This will require the player to develop strategies to manage their resources to be able to reach the end of each age.  Balancing resources will require progressive mastery as the player advances through the ages.

Easy Fun

What it is: players are encouraged to exercise their imagination.  Exploration and creativity are encouraged through play.

How it applies to Tech Up: Easy fun has minimal application here, since the game will focus on crunching numbers and put the player in stressful situations.  However, multiple branches will be offered in each age with multiple endings to reach, allowing the player to choose how they want the game to progress.  This allows a certain level of freedom and exploration as they progress through the ages.

Serious Fun

What it is: players create something of perceived value, which can include setting up the most efficient strategy or maintaining balance and order in a system.  This comes across in the form of rhythm and similar techniques, where the player can zone out and enjoy the game.

How it applies to Tech Up: This will be the most important of the fun keys in its application to Tech Up.  The core gameplay falls down to maintaining balance while advancing through the skill tree as soon as players have developed strategies to manage resources.  The serious fun will come from holding the player in a balancing act, meaning we have to conduct a lot of user testing to ensure everything balances perfectly.

People Fun

What it is: rewarding people for social interactions through competitive and cooperative play.

How it applies to Tech Up:  It doesn’t really!  Tech Up is planned to be a single player game.

[kingkreay]

[eternusangelus-blog]

People told me that life after high school would be fun, but hard at the same time. What they didn't tell me is that I had to deal with all of this crap regarding the inability to obtain necessary classes, financial aid (an extremely lengthy and pain-in-the-ass process), and everything else I'm dealing with. I'm determined to get past this, but whoever I have to deal with lacks cooperation skills.

No wonder Peter Pan didn't want to grow up; he didn't want to deal with paperwork and other crap like this.