Week 02: Game Psychology, Design and Development

Class Task and Information

• Lesson 01:
  • Myers Briggs and Character Creation - Psychology in Game Design - Extra Credits
    
    
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    • Task 01:
      • Take The TypeFinder Personality Test :
        • https://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-personality-test-new
        • Place a screen shot of your results in SWT
          
          
    • Task 02:
      • Make a list of games that are directed and match the 4 major headings of:
        • Explorers
        • Analysts
        • Diplomats
        • Sentinels
          
          
    • Task 03: (Class Task)
    • Using the reference grid above, read and review the personality types - 16 Personalities as Doctors
    • View the following 16 Personalities Types when Playing Minecraft
    • Can you identify another game where these personality traits are catered for?
      
      
    • Task 04:
      • Governing question (Place your personal response in SWT):
      • Why is it important for developers to recognise the research done by Myers & Briggs when designing and developing games?
        • Note: Use your results from the Myers-Brigs test to form your response.

    
    
    
    
    

• Lesson 02:
  • Psychology of Gaming: Crash Course Games 
    
    
  • Students are to review the Psychology of Gaming and make a presentation of the major points from the crash course game.
  • Upload your presentation to :
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  • Review your presentations with the following: How to Keep Players Engaged (Without Being Evil) | Game Maker's Toolkit
    • Upload your revised presentation to :
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    • The Bartle taxonomy of player types is a classification of video game players (gamers) based on a 1996 paper by Richard Bartle according to their preferred actions within the game. The classification originally described players of multiplayer online games (including MUDs and MMORPGs), though now it also refers to players of single-player video games
      
      
      

Readings / Homework

• Install Unity onto your Laptop.
• Complete all set tasks.
• Class presentation - Gaming Psychology