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Hello / In the Beginning, There Is the Designer / The Designer Creates an Experience / The Experience Takes Place in a Venue / The Experience Rises Out of a Game
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The Game Consists of Elements / The Elements Support a Theme / The Game Begins with an Idea / The Game Improves through Iteration
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The Game is Made for a Player / The Experience is in the Player's Mind / The Player's Mind is Driven by the Player's Motivation
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Some Elements are Game Mechanics
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Game Mechanics Must Be in Balance / Game Mechanics Support Puzzles
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Players Play Games through an Interface / Experiences Can Be Judged by their Interest Curves / One Kind of Experience is the Story
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Story and Game Structures Can Be Artfully Merged with Indirect Control / Stories and Games Take Place in Worlds / Worlds Contain Characters
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Worlds Contain Spaces / The Look and Feel of a World is Defined by its Aesthetics / Some Games are Played with Other Players / Other Players Sometimes Form Communities
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The Designer Usually Works with a Team / The Team Sometimes Communicates through Documents / Good Games are Created through Playtesting / The Team Builds a Game with Technology / Your Game Will Probably Have a Client
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The Designer Gives the Client a Pitch / The Designer and Client Want the Game to Make a Profit / Games Transform their Players / Designers Have Certain Responsibilities / Each Designer Has a Purpose / Goodbye
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The Designer Gives the Client a Pitch / The Designer and Client Want the Game to Make a Profit / Games Transform their Players / Designers Have Certain Responsibilities / Each Designer Has a Purpose / Goodbye
Matthew Colon October 14, 2020
- Of the twelve pitch tips shared, which do you have the most trouble with?
- Have you done a Kickstarter before? How did your experience compare with Schell’s recommendations? What can you do based on these recommendations to improve your next (or first) Kickstarter or other crowd-funding experience?
- How well do you know your audience?
- How well do you know your competition? What are the top sellers in your competition?
- What barriers can you capitalize on to get out of “red oceans” and into “blue oceans?”
- How can you personally hold yourself accountable to avoid the negative transformations your game could cause and to not avoid potential positive transformations your came could invoke?
Lens #108: The Lens of the Pitch
- Why are you pitching this game to this client?
- What will you consider “a successful pitch?”
- What’s in it for the people you are pitching to?
- What do the people you are pitching to need to know about your games?
Lens #109: The Lens of Profit
- Where does the money go in my game’s business model? Why?
- How much will it cost to produce, market, distribute, and maintain this game? Why?
- How much money will this game make? Why do I think that?
- What are the barriers to entry in the market for this game?
Lens #110: The Lens of Transformation
- How can my game change players for the better?
- How can my game change players for the worse?
Lens #111: The Lens of Responsibility
- Does my game help people? How?
Lens #112: The Lens of the Raven
- Is making this game worth my time?
Lens #∞: The Lens of Your Secret Purpose
- Why am I doing this?