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Gaming Elements That I Like.

Hi Guys,

Welcome back to my blog, in today's blog post I will be talking about Game Elements. 
When I think about game elements I always think about player & rules but I never quite thought about the objectives behind it. 


Players: A game isn't a game without having at least one player right? You could even have 10 players if you wanted to. When I think of the game I would like to develop I would like it to 1-6 players, that means you could play it on your own or you could connect with other people and play the game together. 
There is all different types of games that have different types of players such as:
  1. 1 player v's the computer system. These types of games are great especially when your testing your own mind. Examples of these types of game would be Solitaire, Piano Online, Hill Racing Cart, Mindsweeper etc. There is website online that has thousands of different 1 player games. https://www.agame.com/games/singleplayer
  2. Head-to-Head: I don't know about you guys but these type of games get my heart racing, I don't ever think of myself as competitive until I start playing games like these. Examples of these games would be Chess, Battle City, Space Wars etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Head-to-head_arcade_games
  3. Team Competition: Team competition games are unreal as you play along with your friends and still let that competitive side come out. Examples of this would be Battlefield, Fortnight, World of Warcraft etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_esports_games

Rules: Every video game in the world has to have rule, if there wasn't there wouldn't be much point in playing it. The rules are in three categories 1. Setup. 2. Progression of play. 3. Resolution. Without these 3 rules your game just would not work.
  1. Setup: At the beginning of every game there has to be a setup, this is where you are introduced to the rules, your told about the story your about to go on while playing the game. Its also the stage where you can personalize your characters, look at the different worlds you will be entering through out.
  2. Progression Of Play: This is about what happens when your playing, it is the the course of action the the player must complete to be able to move forward within a game. 
  3. Resolution: This is what causes the game to end. This is an important part of the game elements as no game can go on forever. Every game has to finish somewhere. 

Objectives: A game has to have objectives, there has to be a ending. Throughout a game there is different goals you have to reach as a player before you get to the end. Examples of good game objectives are The Sims as the goal in this game is to develop your character or build resources to a certain point, Cluedo as the goal is to solve the puzzle, Mario Kart as the goal to this game is to collect coins, fight against other players for the winning spot etc. 

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