Is Animation Vital in Game Design?

Danger Boy · 2002-11-14T10:28:34

Hello Everyone, I am a Studying Animation, Art and Design at a local University and I am currently working on a research paper. The topic of the paper is the importance of animation in Video Games. My below questions to you are the four determining factors in deciding how important the Quality of animation is to a Gamer when she/he is deciding to purchase and play a new title. If you answer one question , please answer the other three, and answer all of them with only one response please. The three factors have to do with (1) your preference in game design, (2) your occupation, (3) what type of game Genre you prefer, and (4) the dominant Platform you use. PLEASE, RESPOND TO ALL 4 QUESTIONS IN THIS POLL -- Thank You! When responding please just write the chosen answer for each question. For example Question 1 answer A would be Q1-A1. Question (1) A. As a Video Gamer, you will choose to buy and play a particular title based on the quality of animation in the game regardless of the playability and interactivity of the experience. B. The playability and interactivity of the experience of a video game is the determining factor for you as a Gamer when choosing to purchase and play a title regardless of the quality of animation in it. C. When choosing to buy and play a title, you as a Video gamer will base your decision equally on the quality of animation, the game's playability and the interactivity of the experience. Question (2) What is Your current occupation? A. Student B. Unemployed C. Creative (Artist, Architect, Illustrator, Animator, Layout Design, General Design, etc...) E. Professional (Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, Sales Person, etc...) F. Technical (Carpenter, Plumber, Electrician, Engineer, Programmer, IT, etc...) G. Education (Teacher, Professor, Trainer, Instructor of any kind, etc...) H. Other - Please Specify Question (3) When deciding to purchase and/or play a Video Game, what is the Genre of game you typically choose to play? A. No Preference B. Action C. Adventure D. Fighting E. Sports F. RPG G. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person Shooter H. Puzzle I. Strategy J. Simulation Question (4) When Playing Video Games, what is the Platform you most frequently play on? A. PC B. Playstation C. PS2 D. Game Cube E. XBOX F. GameBoy and GameBoy Advanced G. PDA Thanks in advance for your interest in this poll and your help in generating the results I need, and any additional insight, comments, or thoughts you wish to share in regards to this topic are very much welcomed. [edited by - Danger Boy on November 10, 2002 8:45:11 PM]

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Started by Danger Boy November 10, 2002 05:56 PM

21 comments, last by Danger Boy 21 years, 5 months ago

JuNC

236

November 13, 2002 10:27 AM

quote:
Ever heard of the real world. It may be hip to go along with whatever the crowd thinks, but at some point you should learn to think for yourself.

Whoa! Where did that come from? As far as I can tell (looking through my PC Gamer/Zone DVDs) most of the recent top (and not so top) games have playable demos, I was not in any way endorsing downloading cracks or pirated games. The original question was whether you would buy a game, not about whether it was pre or post release. I don't particularly care whether the demos are pre or post release anyway because I never buy games on the day of release.

Get off your high horse, get registered and actually *read* posts before replying.

[edited by - JuNC on November 13, 2002 11:28:36 AM]

Nathaniel Hammen

136

November 14, 2002 10:09 AM

1.C
2.A
3.F
4.C

Oh, and almost all games nowadays have playable demos, you just have to look for them.

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Shenron

122

November 14, 2002 10:28 AM

1)C
2)B
3)G
4)A

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