The lens #14, the lens of the problem statement from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. Design is about solving problems, but if you don’t know what problem you solve then it is pretty hard to design something, it’s like designing in a vacuum. This lens can be […]
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Lens #13: The Lens of Infinite Inspiration
The lens #13, the lense of infinite inspiration from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. The core of this lens is to look everywhere else than to other games. What experience in my life would I like to share with others? In what small way can I capture […]
Shoot in All Directions
I can now shoot in all directions with my little cute hero. And you can see he enjoys it a lot! My game goes now the action game path with a very simple level design. The idea is to improve the visuals with small little details. The ejected shells are one sample, the hearth if […]
Lens #11: The Lens of Unification
The lens of unification of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses is the next lens I want to look at through on our game All Fucked Up. The book was written by Jesse Schell and is one of the most useful books about game design with its unique approach of lenses. Unification […]
Lens #10: The Lens of Holographic Design
The next lens I want to look through on our game All Fucked Up is the lens of holographic design from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. This lens is about seeing the four elements (Aestetics, Story, Technology, and Mechanics) and the player experience in a […]
Lens #9: The Lens of the Elemental Tetrad
The next lens I want to look through on our game "All Fucked Up" is the lens of elemental tetrad from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. Elemental tetrad is the diamond shape of the four elements aesthetics, story, technology, and mechanics. I will now answer […]
Lens #7: The Lens of Endogenous Value
The next lens I want to look through on our game "All Fucked Up" is the lens of endogenous value from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. Endogenous value means the value which is generated in the value. The score is such a value. I try […]
Lens #6: The Lens of Curiosity
The next lens I want to look through on our game "All Fucked Up" is the lens of curiosity from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. I try to answer the following three questions: What questions does our game put into the player’s mind? What am […]
Lens #5: The Lens of Fun
The next lens I want to look through on our game "All Fucked Up" is the lens of fun from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. I try to answer the following three questions: What parts of the game are fun? What parts of the game […]
Lens #4: The Lens of Surprise
The next lens I want to look through on our game "All Fucked Up" is the lens of surprise from the book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. I try to answer the following three questions: What will surprise the players playing "All Fucked Up"? Does the story […]