Game Design Related Exercises

All of these exercises are group works done in really short time (around 3h each) on selected game developpement aspects.

UX Design Exercise - Mario Kart

1. Identify the player's motivations
2. Identify the player type
3. Link the motivations to the game mecanics
4. Draft a new game with mandatory new motivations
5. Create new mecanics and plot to use theses new motivations

UR Exercise - Hades 

1. Identify possible player's choice
2. Plot a testing protocol
3. Observe tests sessions
4. Reporting
5. Crunch number
6. Create gamer's profile
7. Identify dominant strategy

Marketing Exercise - Astria Ascending

1. Make a product analysis
2. Do the 4P
3. Identify strong and weak points
4. Try to find solutions

Mission Design Exercise - Borderlands 2

1. Chose a mission
2. Identify the steps and possible failure points
3. Chart them on a map
4. Analyze how a mission document is made

Technical Art Exercise - Un lundi perpétuel

1. Discover a new tech (here a shader)
2. Experiment possibilities (this shader can "merge" objects)
3. Use it to create gameplay mechanics
4. Pitch a game around it in a one-page document