Tuesday 15 October 2019

Game MDA

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 A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research:

The paper starts off by explaining what the contents of the article. The introduction begins by stating that all artifacts are created within some design methodology. the  intro goes on to explain what is meant by a MDA (Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics) framework. MDA is a formal approach to understanding games, one which attempts to bridge the gap between design and development. The article explains that game design and authorship happen at many levels. The MDA framework is proposed as a tool to help designers, researchers and scholars. The article goes on to stat that games are made by designers and development teams to be consumed by the players and continues by saying that the difference between games and other entertainment such as books or movies in that the consumption of games is relatively unpredictable. 
MDA framework diagram

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