Speakers: Chris Totten (Art Director E4 Software) and Josh
Lynsen (Creator of StreetPass Network)
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How did we get here?
How Chris
got here:
Architecture
Masters -> self education in Blender -> Teaching on game development ->
writing on game development -> doing game development
Be self-motivated. Put the time in. It will work for you if you keep your head
down and hit the grind-stone.
How Josh
got here:
Take
the skill in your day job and apply it to what you want to do in game making.
Do
things that apply to a part of game making.
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Use virtual clues for real-life treasure.
How to deal with structures that already exist
Use
Urbanism
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Large spaces can keep people away from each-other
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Paths, districts, nodes, landmarks allow for meeting
Connectivity
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Cell phones/internet create a damaging interaction issue
Adaptive Game Reuse - take a game and re-center it around a
place
1)
Games that enhance
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Simple mechanics to real-world situation
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Ex: item finding to explore locations
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Ex: virtual art/characters in real locations
2)
Games that pervade
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Events can only be executed in specific locations
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Going from point A to B affects the virtual world
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Ex: passing someone in life gives virtual goods/action
3)
Games that rehabilitate
-
Jane Megonigle
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Works on games that makes the world better
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Gamify basic actions in a positive way
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Ex: Tombstone Hold'em, Cruel to be Kind
- Gamifying a common feature/location
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Chris and Josh: Creating a ‘Hometown social game’
1)
Goals
Revisit
hometown and bring welcome visitors
Support
local business and institutions
Inject
new life into smaller/shrinking cities
Maintain
links to - and value - your past
2)
Platform
Facebook,
Google Plus or other social network
Any
communal posting area that supports photos/discussion/moderation
3)
Guiding principles
Large
amount of local control
Encourage
tourism as much as revisiting
Especially
support volunteerism
Especially
support local festivals and city events
4)
Example point system for pictures taken:
2
- you in town
5
- you and local landmark
10
- you supporting local business
50
- you volunteering at local charity
50
- you at local festival
5)
Rewards
Game
enjoyment and community support
Gold,
Silver, Bronze involvement rankings
No
specific leader-boards
Less
about competition, more about involvement
6)
Notes
No
specific hometown? You are a nomad
player.
National
chains ineligible for business photos.
Chambers
of Commerce could be local bases.
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