Comments on: Inspiration from Game Design http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/2006/03/inspiration-from-game-design/ Creativity && Integration Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pavi Thomas http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/2006/03/inspiration-from-game-design/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Pavi Thomas Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:56:17 +0000 http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/?p=327#comment-228 Wow! Words fail me... Well, on second thought, maybe there are a few words still left standing... I've never been able to get into game-playing. I have tried, spend a couple hundred $ at least on various games that I was told were totally addictive, and it just didn't take. But I'm a five, with a four-wing, and as a five, I am totally impressed with your depth of engagement with the gaming world, Jonathan. Spore does sound fascinating, though. I might just check it out... Wow! Words fail me…

Well, on second thought, maybe there are a few words still left standing… I’ve never been able to get into game-playing. I have tried, spend a couple hundred $ at least on various games that I was told were totally addictive, and it just didn’t take. But I’m a five, with a four-wing, and as a five, I am totally impressed with your depth of engagement with the gaming world, Jonathan.

Spore does sound fascinating, though. I might just check it out…

]]> By: Michael Durand http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/2006/03/inspiration-from-game-design/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Michael Durand Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:56:17 +0000 http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/?p=327#comment-229 I think I would be sad to let my single-celled organisms go and move on to bigger and "better" things. I would be exploring some newly-terraformed planet one day and wonder whether or not the game-makers made provisions for moving <i>backwards</i> as well as forwards. Do you happen to know, J? I think I would be sad to let my single-celled organisms go and move on to bigger and “better” things. I would be exploring some newly-terraformed planet one day and wonder whether or not the game-makers made provisions for moving backwards as well as forwards. Do you happen to know, J?

]]> By: Jonathan Lipps http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/2006/03/inspiration-from-game-design/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Jonathan Lipps Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:56:17 +0000 http://www.jonathanlipps.com/blog/?p=327#comment-230 Actually, yes Mike. Once you get to the sort of "end" of the "vertical" part of the game (i.e., the part where you are increasing the exploration/abilities of your creature/civilization), the designers see the game as branching out somewhat like a "T"--where you're now free to go and do everything you've done before in the game, but anywhere. So you could start the same process on a new planet...go down and be a little spore again, etc. I think the way Will Wright talked about it before was that the "vertical" part of the "T" is really all about training you how to use all the different game editors--and then you're let loose to create whatever content with it you want! (Which is ultimately shared with other users via the internet database). Actually, yes Mike. Once you get to the sort of “end” of the “vertical” part of the game (i.e., the part where you are increasing the exploration/abilities of your creature/civilization), the designers see the game as branching out somewhat like a “T”–where you’re now free to go and do everything you’ve done before in the game, but anywhere. So you could start the same process on a new planet…go down and be a little spore again, etc.

I think the way Will Wright talked about it before was that the “vertical” part of the “T” is really all about training you how to use all the different game editors–and then you’re let loose to create whatever content with it you want! (Which is ultimately shared with other users via the internet database).

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