3 Grand Eras Of Game Development by Richard Garriot
2011-08-17 12:52:22
Solo Player, Massively Mutiplayer, Social/Mobile
A historical Trip not \nonly to the past but also to the future? of games
at least 10 years \nahead
origin, destinatiion games, portalarium
story lines with \nsocial relevance
iconic imagery
simple silhouettes build memorable \nimages
cultural evidence (far beyond the game you create)
simplifying \nthe truth in a complex world
creating world reactive and proactive world \nfoes dont just wait at final level
second era:
playing with other \npeople is more powerful than solo play
mmo market inherently \nlimited
third grand era
mobile & social games
casual players \nevolving fast
dont underestimate how fast players and games are \nevolving
era shift = industry upheaval
to much \ninformation
respect the social graph
players care about their own \nfriends
the future?
free to play viral dis is here to stay
all \nages and both genders are now gamers
developers and consumers are now \nglobal
us/eu distribution ..
www,facebook.com/ManOnAMission (January \n2012)
And please not forget to fund \nhttp://www\n.indiegogo.com/The-hog-adventure-card-game?i=imgl to get your copy of the \ngame!
A historical Trip not \nonly to the past but also to the future? of games
at least 10 years \nahead
origin, destinatiion games, portalarium
story lines with \nsocial relevance
iconic imagery
simple silhouettes build memorable \nimages
cultural evidence (far beyond the game you create)
simplifying \nthe truth in a complex world
creating world reactive and proactive world \nfoes dont just wait at final level
second era:
playing with other \npeople is more powerful than solo play
mmo market inherently \nlimited
third grand era
mobile & social games
casual players \nevolving fast
dont underestimate how fast players and games are \nevolving
era shift = industry upheaval
to much \ninformation
respect the social graph
players care about their own \nfriends
the future?
free to play viral dis is here to stay
all \nages and both genders are now gamers
developers and consumers are now \nglobal
us/eu distribution ..
www,facebook.com/ManOnAMission (January \n2012)
And please not forget to fund \nhttp://www\n.indiegogo.com/The-hog-adventure-card-game?i=imgl to get your copy of the \ngame!