Principles and patterns of social games

Principles and patterns of social games Where’s the difference compared to other games? Staffan Björk Dept. of Applied IT, Gothenburg University Game Studio, Interactive Institute

Takeaway ,[object Object],[object Object]

A definition of play ,[object Object],[object Object],Huizinga, J. Homo Ludens, 1938

Arcade Halls: A Possible Culprit

What is a game? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Casual Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stereotypical Casual Players ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Interviewed Casual Players ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Stereotypical Hardcore Players ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Interviewed Ex-hardcore Players ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Players - What about Games? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Player and Game Flexibility Casual Hardcore Games Flexible Inflexible Players Inflexible Flexible

Affordances of Casual Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Affordances of Hardcore Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Positive Low Low Dislikes Negative High High Prefers

Not all Causal Games are Social

Playfulness in Facebook apps (Rao 2008, Järvinen 2009) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Comparison ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary, so far ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Taking a Platform Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Gameplay Design Patterns for Social Games That build upon the functionality of social network platforms

Gameplay Design Patterns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Gameplay Design Patterns, cont. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Public Player Statistics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Persistent Game Worlds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tick-Based Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Events Timed to the Real World ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evolving Gameplay Design ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Encouraged Return Visits (Based upon observations in Brathwaite, 2007) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grinding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Drop-In/Drop-Out ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Private Game Spaces ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Massively Single-Player Online Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Construction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pottering ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Visits ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Altruistic Actions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Free Gift Inventories ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Non-Player Help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Invites (Based upon observations in Järvinen, 2009) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Extra-Game Event Broadcasting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Collaborative Actions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Delayed Reciprocity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Guilting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Purchasable Game Advantages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Extra-Game Consequences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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