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Practical Game Design
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Practical Game Design

by Adam Kramarzewski, Ennio De Nucci
April 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
476 pages
14h 4m
English
Packt Publishing
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Emotional significance of exploration

In the context of physical or virtual space, exploration is the act of traversing an area with the purpose of discovering new information or resources. The levels you create as well as the structure of the game itself can allow for different levels of exploration. Great joy and satisfaction can be found in uncovering the lost lands and hidden treasures of the world.

To understand how to capitalize on exploration in your levels, you'll need to analyze the internal motivations behind each step of the journey.

  1. Planning: Players project their curiosity onto the game world. They either identify areas of interest ("I want to to go... there!") or specific needs they want to fulfill ("I need to find more mushrooms"). ...
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ISBN: 9781787121799Other