I like the video describing the differences between mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics as I know a lot of people were asking what they were when writing about there own game design asking for the context they could use it. I also think if the video had a voice over reading out the writing or talking about them more in detail it would be easier and I would have more retention. It helped the way the video cleared up the difference between mechanics and dynamics as I do sometimes get them mixed up especially with the grey areas. When I first clicked to read the MDA I was a bit over whelmed with the amount of writing. "By moving between MDA ís three levels of abstraction, we can conceptualize the dynamic behavior of game systems. Understanding games as dynamic systems helps us develop techniques for iterative design and improvement" This is talking about how each part of MDA can help understand what people want and almost control how they will act in the game while giving them th...
This weeks reading talks about game flow through cosyness. They talked about how certain games can make you have less worries and fear such as Stardew Valley as you don’t need to worry about shelter or feeding or death. This means that you have to have better content in the game to keep people entertained. As a certain amount of fear is needed. I myself agree that the fear is almost enjoyable and some games will get me so worried and excited to get through it. Which makes it enjoyable. Cosyness can also have other associates in games such a a romance and cute and childlike. Just by mentioning this tons of games come to mind that you would associate with this. I found the read so interesting as it made me think more about games that have a cosyness. I usually brush them off as boring or just a game I couldn’t see keeping my interest but I could never figure out why but it’s because of the lack of fear and thrill in the games. What comes to mind when I think of cosy
How to Get Past Negativity Bias in Order to Hardwire Positive Experiences this is the first article I chose to read. This talks about how we are very negatively evolved with our brains taking in more of the negative stuff around us rather than the positive. Which I think is really accurate as many people put themselves down for the work and have a constant feeling of it not being good enough or not having confidence in yourself. As I know I really do struggle with those things. This post teaches you how to re-hard wire your brain to take in more of the positive mindset. I found that some of them were very useful and interesting ways of trying to change your mindset Why rejection hurts so much — and what to do about it this is the second article I chose to read. I found this quote really interesting "The greatest damage rejection causes is usually self-inflicted. Just when our self-esteem is hurting most, we go and damage it even further." As I said in the first para...
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