Game Design

Games have been around for many of years as far back as 3100 Bc by Predynastic Egypt which was called Senet. However the question is still the same all these years later what is a game? 

The first article is about the word 'Game' and what is a game? Many different people have different meanings for the word game such as one person may think a game only involves a screen and a controller and a game such as rock, paper scissors isn't a game. These are some of the factors that are in all games having rules, having conflict, making decisions, having goals and the list continues 

In the second article it is about an two interviews, the interviewees talk about  where they get inspiration from to make the games how the ideas does not happen by accident, many companies increase creative for the games buy hiring creative people and being in a creative environment. One   interviewee said the most common sources of where the game idea came from was “reading watching tv shows and playing other games”. This quote shows how inspiration can come from anywhere, one scene in a movie or tv show and leads to an idea of a new game. 

The last reading 'Four Basic Methods of Gaming' was all about different methods that are involved in making a game the techniques include concentration, brainstorm, scamper and ramsey. Most of these can be self-explanatory such as brainstorm, however 'Ramsey' can be questioned what is it?. In the paragraph it describes this method as 'the most difficult' it is taking something and looking at it and exploring it enough to take something new from it, for example looking at a game already and seeing how an aspect could be developed into a new game.  

The most common games now a days are from behinds a screen here is a list of the top 50 games to this day. 

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