April 15: Digital GamesTodayThe robot game exerciseWhy do we play games using computers?What can and can’t digital games do?The 400 projectExercise: Use the 400 project on your gameExercise: How would you make your game into a digital game?400 & digital gamesGame DesignCMS.608/CMS.864MIT OpenCourseWarttp://ocw.mit.edu ehCMS.608 / CMS.864 Game DesignSpring 2008 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.April 15: Digital GamesGame DesignCMS.608/CMS.864Jesper JuulToday• Digital games ...• Exercise: Use 400 project rules on your game• Exercise: How would you make your game into a digital game?The robot game exercise• What did you learn?Why do we play games using computers?• What does it tell us about computers?• What does it tell us about games?What can and can’t digital games do?• What can digital games do that board games can’t?• What can board games do that digital games can’t?The 400 project• What does it do?Exercise: Use the 400 project on your game• What pieces of advice are useful for you?• What are you doing wrong (if anything)?• What can you change?Exercise: How would you make your game into a digital game?• What platform?• What changes? • Graphics? Real-time? Network? Multiplayer? Complexity?400 & digital games•
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