Skip to main content

Game Fun! :)

Hi Guys,

Welcome back to my blog, today I will be talking about an article I read http://mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm. 

In this article I learnt about MUD, "MUD" is a multi player real-time virtual world that is text based. Mud combine five different elements such as hack and slash, player versus player, role playing game, online chat and interactive fiction. In this article I also learnt about the history of MUD and the different games that used MUD years ago. 

 In this article Richard Bartle divides players into four categories.

  1. The first category is Achievers V Achievers: What he means by this is achievers are very competitive, sometimes its in a friendly nature but it can be very cut throat. They want to master the game and take pride in their process. 
  2. The second category is Achievers V Explorers: Achievers tend to say that explorers are losers, they say this because some of these people tinker with the game mechanics because they can't cut it as a player. Explorers would disagree as they will seek out new areas to visit. 
  3. The third category is Achievers v Socialisers: Achievers tolerate socialisers. They interact with other players and have many friends. 
  4. The fourth category is Achievers V Killers: Achievers don't like killers, they think killers as a concept as necessary in order to make achievement meaningful and worthwhile. Killers like to take action, they are dominating and take pride of there reputation. 
Its a very good idea to know what kind of players each of them are, this is why each element is fun. 


When I read this article the dynamics and mechanics really stood out to me as I always forget about the tiny details that are important within a game. Mechanics are the rules of the game, these rules operate from actions and mechanics. Dynamics are the challenges which are created within a game. 

Mechanics and Dynamics in a game is so important for the designer, this is so the designers know the target audience. 

Overall I really enjoyed this weeks readings as I learnt different things that could be applied into my game. 

Until next time guys, thanks for reading!

-EH

Related image
Labels:

Comments

  1. jenniferBmd1914 November 2019 at 12:03

    Hi liz!

    Great blog! It was really interesting to read about what you liked about our readings for this week!

    really enjoying your blog keep up the amazing work!

    Good luck!

    jen :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Reading 5 - Conducting & writing my analysis!

Hey guys, For the readings this week I am starting to write my analysis. After looking through my matrix and the significance of each of them I will be writing about the similarities of each of the articles that I think will be important to use.   I have be looking at my sub topics in more depth and looking for more relevant information that can be used to write my chapters. This weeks reading has taken a bit longer then it should as I think its important that I fully understand what I am looking at and what I am using to conduct my analysis.  What I have learnt from narrowing things done is that a lot of articles I have read and saved onto my computer are all repeating the information which I need, this means to me anyway that them documents are essential for my analysis.  (Update) After speaking to Shaun this morning, I am starting to feel more confident in my topic, I am aware that I need to work more on my matrix for my second topic which I am ...
Post a Comment
Read more

My First Game Brainstorm.

https://www.123rf.com/photo_83383233_close-up-of-notepad-with-creative-brainstorm-sketch-and-colorful-pencils-brainstorming-concept.html Hi Guys, Welcome back to my blog, in today's blog post I will be telling you guys about my ideas for my video game. When I think about making a game I think it needs to be a game that everyone will enjoy. After having a look around the internet I know have a good idea of what my four possible games could be. Game 1:  For my first game I would like it to be similar to The Sims 4. The Sim was first released back in 2000. It has many different versions of the game which has made this game the "best selling video game series of all time". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims  . I have always like the idea of being able to build your own imaginary life on a video game, from personalizing your characters, to building your own houses/business, to earning money, to having relationships/friendships within this video world. I would ...
6 comments
Read more

Introduction to me being me!

I never know how to write about myself. I always feel so embarrassed and I don't know why😅 Like last year when Margret asked us to do a video about ourselves, I wanted to cry as I never know what to say about myself without sounding big headed! So here comes the cringe fest.... My name is Elizabeth, I am 23 years old and I was born and bred in Maynooth. It is a nice a place but now its just full of college students who are taking over (I know i'm a college student but these people are from the country you know)😂.           I still live at home with my mum and recently my boyfriend Dan has moved in with us as well. I have a sister Meaghan who is getting married next year to her fiancee Lesley. In the last couple of years we have also gotten in contact with my half sister, so our family just keeps on growing which is great.  We are a very close family and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am very lucky to have such amazing people to be there for me ...
12 comments
Read more