Clarke Steinback Ph.D. Video Game Design APCG 198 Fall 2006 Types of Players

2006 Fall ->Video Game Design ->Assignments ->Types of Players Competitor : plays to be best regardless of game Explorer : curious about world, wants to go adventuring.  Seeks outside boundaries – physical or mental. Collector : acquire items, trophies, knowledge, create sets, organize history, etc. Achiever : plays for varying levels of achievement.  Levels are often incentives. Joker : plays for fun – not take game seriously.  Usually social not competitive Artist : driven by creativity, creation, design Director : love to be in charge, direct the play Storyteller : create and live in worlds of imagination and fantasy Performer : show off for others Craftsman : wants to build, craft, engineer or puzzle things out 2006 Fall Video Game Design Assignments Game Review Game Observation Game Review 2 Game Improvement Game Structure Game Player Element Battleship Sources of Game Ideas Game Objectives Challenge Game Objective Resource Outcome Core Gameplay Final Project Game Idea List Game Pitch Types of Players Understanding Games Calendar Syllabus Gradebook Web Page Design Portfolio Video Game Project

Assignments | Game Review | Game Observation | Game Review 2 | Game Improvement | Game Structure | Game Player Element | Battleship | Sources of Game Ideas | Game Objectives Challenge | Game Objective Resource Outcome | Core Gameplay | Final Project | Game Idea List | Game Pitch | Types of Players | Understanding Games 2006 Fall | Video Game Design | Web Page Design | Portfolio | Video Game Project CSU, Chico: Home | Admissions | Bookstore | Catalog | Schedule | Library | Help Applied Computer Graphics Program Department of Computer Science California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0410 530.898.5418 ranger@ecst.csuchico.edu This page and its contents © 2006 Clarke Steinback Maintained by .  Developed by Diverse Network Associates, Inc. .