Jen vs Game Design

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Game Design

Hello!

Today I am talking about my most recent readings which were about game design and what it actually is.


From reading though the 'readings' I've learnt a few things about little things even the word design! I found it interesting the point of what a game actually entails. Obviously we have the obvious ones like games are an activity, have rules, have goals, involve decision making etc. But deeper into the word of game there is an uncertain outcome, anything can be a game- this statement stood out the most for me personally,
" Games are voluntary. If you are held at gunpoint and forced into an activity that would normally be considered a game, some would say that it is no longer a game for you. (Something to think about: if you accept this, then an activity that is voluntary for some players and compulsory for others may or may not be a game… depending on whose point of view you are looking at.) ".

I think this statement is interesting it's something i would of never have thought about myself about games.


As for what game design actual is, I have learnt a good bit on I learnt that to be able to be a "game designer" you don't need to be able to programme, be good at art or even do animation this is all part of gaming development- game design being apart of this group.

Reading a bit more into the readings i found another interesting statement of - game designers being
Game designers are artists. The term “art” is just as difficult to define as the word “game”… but if games can be a form of art
 Game designers are architects. Game designers are party hosts.
 Game designers are research scientists. As I will touch on later today, we create games in a manner that is very close to the scientific method.
 Game designers are gods. We create worlds, and we create the physical rules that govern those worlds.
Game designers are lawyers. We create a set of rules that others must follow.


I like all of these, I personally think its motivational to read though that list it makes you ready to work and do the best game you can do, especially considering you're now a lawyer ,architect, a GOD!


From this reading, i have getting the grasp of the idea behind the word Game Designer. I also realised how much the word designer is thrown around and to what it actually means...



Thats all for today !
:)