Introduction to Video Game Design

Overview

“When we talk about gameplay, we mean the sum of all the experiences of a player in a video game. In this lesson you will learn to measure the quality level of the gameplay, depending on the rules and their design.”

In this video lesson Arturo Monedero Alvaro addresses the topic: Playability, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Video Game Design. Learn how to create a game design document, the first step to making your video game ideas come true.

Partial transcription of the video

“Playability In this lesson we will see the gameplay, which are the experiences that a player feels within the game, let's see. When we talk about gameplay We talk about the sum of the experiences of a player in a video game. So we will measure the quality level of this depending on the rules and their design. Perhaps you will already know the theory of flow. In video games, when talking about "flow" we mean the sensation of taking the player down a path naturally, as if it were a leaf following the riverbed. When the game is well designed, the path is followed intuitively. When it is not so...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Video Game Design

• Level: Beginner
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• 5347 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (2h 37m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation, Web & App Design

• Areas

  Game Design, Video Games