DAT 663 - Gameplay

Gameplay Lesson Reflection #2

Gameplay Lesson Reflection #4

Prototype and Playtesting

                                                 ***Day 11 (06/11/2023)** RC-OB-CU*

Testing your Game Project:

• make sure to test the mechanics before finalising them
• "You are the worst tester of your game". To make it easy, try to let someone else tests out.
• Each mechanic, level sections and art pass should be tested as you go during implementation.

A bit of Elaboration:

• You understand what your intended designs are
• You must understand how to play the game and using their controls
• You must understand what the answers to your "puzzles" are
• You must understand what the player is "meant" to do
• You can bug fix, but you can't playtest

A: B Testing

• Got an ideas for how a mechanic or level design should work?
• Produce variations of your designs and test with groups to see what works best.
• Valve are considered masters of this, putting their testing approach into all their games. The level designs in the Half Life games are a perfect result of this constant “what if” design question.