Research notes
Industry Introduction to Game-Related Companies Careers in Game Development General Breaking Down the Stages of Game Development Design Understanding the Nature of Games Innovation in Games Game Player Gender Analysis How to Write a Concept Proposal How to Write a Game Proposal…
Read article: My Game Development NotesTaking North America as an example Sequels can generate approximately 70% of the original product’s sales volume Overseas markets can generate approximately 40% of the original product’s sales volume Online shopping can generate approximately 5% of the original product’s sales volume Old…
Read article: Methods for Estimating Post-Release Revenue of Published GamesCommon Business Models Work for Hire Earlier Stage Development Completion Bond Pick up Deal Factors Affecting Industry Profitability Barriers to Entry for New Competitors Intensity of Competition Among Existing Competitors Innovative Game Development Technologies Expanding Coverage Through Bricks and Clicks Promotional Campaigns…
Read article: Exploring Business Models in GamingTesting Methods Blackbox Testing Equivalence Class Testing Boundary Value Testing Pairwise Testing Whitebox Testing Greybox Testing Standardized Testing: Java Verification (Unified Testing Criteria) Application Characteristics Software Execution Flow Application Characteristics Questionnaire Stability Program Stability Testing Power Usage Application Launch Game Software Installation…
Read article: How to Test ApplicationsPerspectives PoV (Point of View): Whose Story Is It? Narration Perception Introspection Voice Visual Representation Perspectives First-Person Single Third-Person Multiple Third-Person Panoramic Perspective Mixed Perspective Usability Patterns in Game Interaction Design Nielsen’s Heuristics Visibility of System Status Match Between System and the…
Read article: How to Design Game InterfacesDeveloping the Plot Key Elements of a Strong Story Story Crisis The Crisis Must Fit the Story Genre Must Turn the Protagonist’s Life Upside Down Must Amaze the Player Conflict and Concurrent Issues Capturing the Player’s Interest Suspense Mystery Brainstorming Plot Points…
Read article: How to Design Story Plots and EventsStarting from Tradition Three-Act Dramatic Structure Act One Turning Point A Act Two Turning Point B Act Three Eight-Stage Story Development Structure Stasis Trigger Quest Surprise Critical Choice Climax Reversal Resolution Learning from Screenwriting Blake Snyder’s Beat Sheet Opening Image Theme Stated…
Read article: Introduction to Story Design Patterns
