Week 02: Game Psychology, Design and Development

Class Task and Information

• Lesson 01:
  • Students should have Unity Installed. Issues will be resolved during the lesson.
    
    
    
  • Learning objective: Advantages of computer games over traditional entertainment and games.
    • Game objects and resources
    • A game needs a goal
    • Game Outline - Does it meet the criteria?
    
    
    Software House / Company
    
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    • Following the release of the popular Fortnite Battle Royale in 2017, the company gained additional investments that enabled to expand its Unreal Engine offerings, establish esport events around Fortnite, and launch the Epic Games Store. As of July, 2020, the company has an estimated US$17.8 billion valuation.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    • Unreal Engine 5 Revealed! | Next-Gen Real-Time Demo Running on PlayStation 5
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Games Made With Unity
      
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• Lesson 02:
  • 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 03:
  • 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