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CSU East Bay Game Jam, Winter 2016 Hybrid Forms of Play Josh Lee Floor Is Lava February 12, 2016

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CSU East Bay Game Jam, Winter 2016

Hybrid Forms of Play Josh LeeFloor Is LavaFebruary 12, 2016

Hi!

❖ Josh Lee❖ Game Designer: independent, consulting

Digital Games

❖ Hardcore console

❖ Mobile, educational

Physical Games

❖ Mime Boxing

❖ Stepball

❖ Come Out & Play

Digital-Physical Hybrid Games

Sifteo Cubes

Osmo

Wii

Forms of Play

❖ Physical

❖ Digital

❖ Hybrid

Physical

❖ Haptic feedback

❖ External cognition

❖ Not just brains with fingers

Digital❖ Rich audio-visual experience

❖ Dynamic, adaptive

❖ Artificial Intelligence

❖ Online Communities

Hybrids!

❖ Best of both worlds?

❖ Or mutant Frankenstein games?

Designing for Humans

❖ Design for the Body

❖ Design for the Environment

❖ Design for Learning

❖ Design for Iteration

Design for the Body❖ What is the player doing?

❖ Where are the player's hands, eyes?

❖ Are they getting tired?

Design for the Environment❖ Where is the game being played?

❖ Is there an audience? What are they doing?

❖ Does the environment impact the game?

Design for Learning

❖ How long does it take for the player to learn the game?

❖ Does the game ramp in difficulty or complexity?

Design for Iteration

❖ Prototype quickly!

❖ Can you build it with paper & pencil?

❖ Can you playtest it without a computer?

Looking for Inspiration

State of the Art

Digital Board Games

Physical Video Games

State of the Old Art?

Maker Tools

Other Types of Play

❖ Street Games

❖ Room Escape Games

❖ Folk games

Other Arts

❖ Interactive music, theater, etc.

❖ Redefining the word “play”

Basic Activities

❖ Eating, walking, conversation, sleeping

❖ Playing!

CREATE NEW WAYS TO PLAY

Thanks!

❖ Josh Lee❖ http://floor.is/lava

[email protected]

❖ @joshleejosh