Create 7 non-digital games, ideally at least one every day.<\/p>\n
They have to be playable with no props or few commonly available object. Try to make at least: Post them on discord as individual posts, at least one each day over the course of the week. Games are almost always inspired by real world systems, objects, activities.<\/p>\n In groups of three, armed with notepads and phones for documentation, walk around the College of Fine Arts hunting for behaviors, objects, environments with game-like affordances.<\/p>\n > What are everyday things and activities that can be gamified?<\/em><\/p>\n Think of the children game “Don’t step on the cracks”, a gamified version of walking. > Choose a trivial action, activity, or goal, and add an unnecessary obstacle or constraint that makes it compelling and gamelike.<\/em><\/p>\n Games are “The voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles” Think about most sports and physical games like golf. > Does the obstacle or “gamification” make the activity more compelling or just more annoying?<\/em> Create 7 non-digital games, ideally at least one every day. They have to be playable with no props or few commonly available object. They must be described by a concise ruleset (100 words or less). They must have a title. Try to make at least: One game that can be played in class in a … Continue reading “Assignment: Micro Games + System Safari”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1143,"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141\/revisions\/1143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThey must be described by a concise ruleset (100 words or less).
\nThey must have a title.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>One game that can be played in class in a couple of minutes (it will be critiqued).
\n<\/span>One game that must be played every day or for a long time.
\n<\/span>One game that uses an existing technological system (phone, app, messaging, social media).
\n<\/span>One game that plays with a specific element of the environment.
\n<\/span>One game that is (almost?) impossible to play but interesting to think about.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nReact and comment on your classmates\u2019 games.<\/span><\/p>\nExercise: System Safari<\/h3>\n
\nThe cracks on the sidewalk or the space between tiles are suggesting rules.
\nThe parents rushing the child\/player\/designer around add an element of challenge.<\/p>\n
\n-Bernard Suits (1978)<\/p>\n
\nYou have to put the ball in the hole BUT only by hitting it with the club.<\/p>\n
\nDoes it produce a dynamic that is interesting aesthetically?
\nCan player get better at it or compete with each other?
\nDoes it make the player see the object, behavior, or space in a different way?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"