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Tricks of the Trade: "Game Design Pattern Database"
#Gtopia: Game Kitchen
Game Kitchen will open in the physical space - welcome to Current Plans, the art space located in Sham Shui Po. While Jussi's sharing will start at 7 PM, the space will be open from 4 PM. Come early if you are free and play some game together.
The event will also be streamed live online. If you want to join the online viewing room, please register here.
Game design, different from programming or graphic design, is already an independent and thriving art/science. As scholars Jussi Holopainen and Staffan Björk defined the term, game design is the structure of player interaction with the game system and interaction with other players.The event will also be streamed live online. If you want to join the online viewing room, please register here.
This includes the possibilities, results, and reasons for players to play. By putting these elements of gameplay into practical patterns, designers have access to a common set of concepts that can be used by all developers, allowing game projects to be approached with more standard tools.
Understanding the various game design patterns help the game designers to generate new ideas, systems and ultimately better play, as well as assisting smooth communication inside the design team.
Dr. Jussi Holopainen has for years conducted reviews and research on game design patterns with his colleagues, and published the key literature in this field Patterns in Game Design.
Game Kitchen is honored to have him in the house, walking us through his research. He will give concrete examples of applying the theory to gameplay design, and share his views on the future developments, such as some remarks on the nature of game design in general.
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Dr Jussi Holopainen holds a PhD in Digital Game Development from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden. He has been researching game design and gameplay experiences since 1998, having authored or co-authored scores of academic publications and patents. His PhD thesis, Foundations of Gameplay, focused on understanding how to construct conceptual frameworks to aid game design. One of these frameworks is the influential gameplay design patterns approach, which he has developed together with Prof. Staffan Björk. Jussi is a member of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) executive board and has served as a member of several program committees such as Games and Culture, Game Studies, CHI PLAY, and the DiGRA annual conference.
Details
Current Plans
3/F, Tak On House, 13 Wong Chuk Street, Sham Shui Po
Language: English
Price: Free admission
852 2802 0088 culture-hongkong@goethe.de