Design Elements

A design element is a part of a computer game that need to be?

• Planned

• Analysed

• Programmed

• Tested

SELECT all reasons why designing game elements are essential?

• establish settings

• plan the characters and graphics

• set up rules

• to complicate work for programmers

SELECT the most important things to plan in game during the design stage?

• Who is the player

• What player will do

• What are the experiences within the game

• Graphics used to represent stats and equipment

SELECT all main design elements:

• Narrative

• Character

• Level/Environment

• Gameplay/Mechanics

• User Interface

What design element is this: The story behind the game which player follows while completing the game.

• Narrative

• User Interface

• Gameplay/Mechanics

• Level/Environment

What tools would you use to design the narrative of the game?

• Storyboard

• Mind Map

• Script

• Written Story

What tools could you use to design the characters in the game?

• Written description

• Sketches

• Digital Images

• Mind Maps

What is the name of this design element: plan of the background and any obstacles with the gameplay and what is required for the settings chosen by player.

• Level/Environment

• Gameplay/Mechanics

• Character

• Narrative

What tools would you use to design the level/environment of the game?

• Written descriptions

• Sketches

• Digital Pictures

• Flowcharts

What design element is this: Challenges and object of the game, conditions or criteria the player needs to achieve to win, rules and steps for progression through the game.

• Level/Environment

• Gameplay/Mechanics

• Narrative

• Character