The Forgotten Design

Doctor Gonzo · 2000-09-05T09:39:14

Personally I feel that most games today are focusing more on technologies rather than gameplay. Alota people think it''s all about eye candy and cool 3d worlds. I think alot of game developers have lost site of the actual game play aspect of things. I remember back in the day where a game was actually fun because of the pure game play. Sure graphics open up alot of options, but I think the power of technology has left some game''s design a little to be desired. I am starting to see alot of new genres of games out there. The 3d demension surely does open a 5th element. Hopefully with all the power that is being invested into video games, games'' design will become more and more ingenious themselves. I just can''t wait to help make some change! God Speed! A man on the move, and just sick enough to be totally confident. Damn Right!

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Started by Doctor Gonzo September 01, 2000 05:20 AM

12 comments, last by Doctor Gonzo 23 years, 7 months ago

dwarfsoft

1,237

September 02, 2000 05:06 AM

Personally, I don''t care to make money from games. I just wish to share a game which I consider fun with everyone else. I would not care if I had to pack shelves for a living and make games part-time just to do it. I don''t even care if I can only ever make freeware games. The principle is the same, you should make and release something that you will be proud of, nothing less! I think a lot of designers lose sight of the bigger picture, and they actually ruin their reputation by releasing something inferior like Diakatana(sp?)

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Paul Cunningham

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September 03, 2000 01:41 AM

There''s something that John Carmack said along these lines that i totally agree with. He said that someday computers will become so powerful that the only thing that will make games sell will be the game design. It does give me a nice warm fuzzy feeling all over when i think about this but it could be a long way off. Further than we think. But theres also another thing that JC didn''t take into the equation. That being "Inovative Technologies", things that will spark a whole new evolutionary process in computer gaming. The big issue to me is "What will game design encompass in tommorows game development?" I can see that some people will want to break it up into specialized fields of work especially if we start getting mega huge games which is very likely. I think games will get bigger and bigger, more complex and more complex.

I love Game Design and it loves me back.

Our Goal is "Fun"!

dwarfsoft

1,237

September 05, 2000 04:44 AM

*sighing and drooling mixed* Just imagine the day when NPC''s have a whole processor dedicated to them *more sighing and drooling*

"NPC''s are people too!"

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-Chris Bennett of Dwarfsoft
"The Philosophers' Stone of Programming Alchemy"
IOL (The list formerly known as NPCAI) - A GDNet production
Our Doc - The future of RPGs
Thanks to all the goblins over in our little Game Design Corner niche

- blog - twitter - LinkedIn

Paul Cunningham

122

September 05, 2000 09:39 AM

quote:Original post by dwarfsoft

*sighing and drooling mixed* Just imagine the day when NPC''s have a whole processor dedicated to them *more sighing and drooling*

Haha, why didn''t i see this statement coming. One question though... Then what are you going to yarn on about?

I love Game Design and it loves me back.

Our Goal is "Fun"!

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