Game Design

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Game Design
Lab Book
John and Liu Huan
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Game Designers Goal
Evolve from know-nothing, nat-brain rookies
into Incredible Game Designers
Reference Websites
John and Liu Huan
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Game Designers Vision
The next generation of computer games will have a
computer component and a robotic component.
These games are already in movie theaters and
arcades.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool

• Game Attributes
• Simple to understand. (Anyone can learn to play
  in 1 minute)
• Quick to play. (You can get a result in 1 minute)
• Engaging (There are game modes that can involve a
  great deal of time, pride and passion.)
• Educational. (Teachers would promote this game.)

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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
The Problem Over the horizon lies a dark,
depressed, dangerous land The Land of Scrambled
Eggs. Greed, anarchy, apathy, ignorance,
prejudice, pollution, laziness and meaness are
rampant. Scurrilous scoundrels, right wing
fanatics, vile villians and left wing lunies
reign. In the land of Scrambled Eggs, it has
been said that you CANT unscrambled scrambled
eggs. But the word, CANT is not in the
Build-It-Yourself dictionary.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Your Mission You must win the hearts and minds
of the natives in the land of Scrambled Eggs. You
can do this by building a utopian land and a team
of Rockn Robots with super powers. Youll
need do-gooders and good-lookers, courageous
leaders and passionate entrepreneurs, smart ones
and skilled builders.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool

• Game Play
• When the game starts, a problem in the Land of
  Scrambled Eggs is announced.
• 2. You send a virtual card from your team of a
  Rockn Robots that can solve the problem.
• 3. Next day, the most powerful robots submitted
  are posted and rewards are announced.

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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Game Play For example The economy is in
shambles. Many people are too poor to put food
on the table. You have a robot that can throw
candy for 25 cents. You submit that robot
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool

• Game Play
• There are several ways you can collect Rockn
  Robot virtual cards.
• You can run the Robot Production Line.
• You can trade cards.
• You can build your own cards.
• The Robot Production Line is a program you can
  download. When you push the start button, a
  bunch of stuff comes out. If you can arrange the
  stuff so it makes sense, you get a virtual card.

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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Game Play Each robot is given points by the
Rockn Robot Supreme Court for how well it
performs various tasks. 1-5 points for each
motion it can make. 15 points for each type of
creative materials used. 1-5 points for good
looks. 1-10 points for how well it performs its
super power. 5 points if it performs a task 9 of
10 times.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Game Play You can improve the power of a Rockn
Robot by re-building it and then editing your
virtual card. Or, you can build a new Rockn
Robot with valuable Powers. It could throw
candy, wave an inspiring message, play tunes, or
make special sound effects. After you build or
evolve a Rockn Robot, you must make or edit its
animated virtual card to explain its special
powers. Finally, you submit your new robot to
the Rockn Robot Supreme Court to get a rating.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Faster than Mercury. Stronger than Hercules.
Better looking than Aphrodite. More musical than
Apollo. Smarter than Athena. Kinder than
Hephaestus. More powerful than Zeus.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
Game Play For each problem you solve, you are
rewarded by winning votes and earning money.
The more votes your team has the higher your
position. Teams with high positions are given
tougher problems to solve and their robots are
displayed in the Hot Shot Hall of Fame. The more
money you earn, the more tools and robots you can
buy to solve problems.
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool

• Game Play
• A virtual Rockn Robot card consists of
• A storyline about the robot.
• A picture of the robot.
• A video of the robot in action.
• Plans to build it.

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Game Spec (in development)
Dragon Wagon Will lead you down dangerous paths.
It flaps its wings, shakes its arms and turns its
head. Made from feathers, foam rubber, pipe
cleaners, and plastic spoons.
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Game Spec (in development)
Chicken Liver This critter can make a racket that
will wake the whole neighborhood. Its
programmed to sound off at certain times or when
it detects the presence of unfriendlies.
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Introducing
SPEED MINDER
Powers smart, fast, diplomat If you need a
robot that can go really fast Who will always get
there first and never get there last This
robot is smart, we mean really bright And uses
speed and brains to make things right.
Noah and Mia Dec 28, 2004
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Need a hand? Call on ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU
Rescue Robot
Mark and Giuliano Dec 28, 2004
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Game Spec (in development)
Rock n Robots
Way cool
This game spec in under development. Please
send us your suggestions or come back to read how
it is evolving.
John and Liu Huan