Category Archives: Game Mechanics Design

The designs and balances the game’s rules.

The MediaLab of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is bringing Art Online by Creating Digital Initiatives

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Paint Walker offers the virtual experience of walking across a painting. Picture by Daniel Figueroa

Paint Walker offers the virtual experience of walking across a painting. Picture by Daniel Figueroa

Traveling across a virtual Van Gogh painting of sunflowers and exploring a exhibit in the  world of Minecraft were some of the digital experiences provided by the Met Digital Open House on May 13.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art( the Met) presents the Met Digital Open House. The Met Digital is a show case of initiatives, projects and experiments from The MediaLab creative development group in the Digital Media Department. Continue reading …

Sony’s PlayStation VR is a new experience for Players to Create Immersion in Gaming

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Headmaster, a Virtual Reality soccer game from Ben Throop and his studio Frame Interactive, for Sony’s PlayStation VR.

Headmaster, a Virtual Reality soccer game from Ben Throop and his studio Frame Interactive, for Sony’s PlayStation VR.

Sony’s entry into the virtual reality market is launching this October and consumers are curious to see what Sony’s motivation on launching a virtual experience. Richard Marks is the Senior Research Engineer in Sony Interactive Entertainment America’s Research & Development group. Marks heads the PlayStation Magic Lab at Sony. Magic Lab, was founded by Marks to push the boundaries of motion and playing games by investigating how technology can be used to create new entertainment experiences. Marks discusses his work on Sony’s PlayStation VR, formerly know as Project Morpheus. Continue reading …

News from the Virtual Minds

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This weekly news begins with the gaming industry revenue booming, gaming programs and schools has been feature for inspiring game developers, and a look on  historical gameplay perspective and  modern  game design in ancient India.

Arts and engineering students work together as Utah’s Entertainment Arts & Engineering is on top.  [The Daily Utah Chronicle]

China leads the gaming industry revenue while The University of Utah graduates increases employment. [Forbes]

Western University’s game design program gain recognition due to their unique understanding of technology and design. [The Gazette]

Bethesda’s “Game jam day” creates interest and observation in their open world design. [Gamasutra]

Prehistoric India receives more recognition than modern India game development. [Kill Screen]

 

 

The Musical Event of Game Design

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"Peter Panic", a full voice-over musical satire about the state of mobile games. Photo taken by Daniel Figueroa.

“Peter Panic”, a full voice-over musical satire about the state of mobile games. Photo taken by Daniel Figueroa on an iPad.

Broadway and video games might be thought of as two different worlds, and having a Broadway cast participate in your gaming sessions might sound like a crazy idea. James Marion, 24,game designer and artist based out of Brooklyn, however, has blended the distinct worlds in a mini-game musical called Peter Panic. The mini game features a full score by composers Benjamin Bonnema and Nikko Benson and actor, comedian and singer, Remy Germinario. Germinario is just one of the Broadway performers lending their voices to “Peter Panic”.

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Understanding Game Design: Tutorials

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From left to right: Nikita Mikros, creative director and Wen Zheng, lead programmer of the video game “The Hero Trap”, discusses the issues and design of tutorials in video games. Photo provided by Daniel Figueroa

From left to right: Nikita Mikros, creative director and Wen Zheng, lead programmer of the video game “The Hero Trap”, discusses the issues and design of tutorials in video games. Photo provided by Daniel Figueroa

On a recent Thursday evening, in a room on the eighth floor of a downtown Brooklyn office building, were several game developers. Laptops and monitors nearby, and sitting on a long white table, they were presenting their games Hunched over, five people were also playing a Tetris game and other developers’ games using Xbox one, PlayStation four controllers, as well as the original keyboard and mouse setup. Continue reading …