Patterns and computer game design innovation

How can we help people design well-formed and innovative games? The design Patterns of Christopher Alexander is one methodology that has been proposed to assist in the design of well-formed artifacts. However, most work on gamedesign Patterns to date has opted either for “best practice” style Patterns – or for an alternative model of Patterns to support game innovation. This paper describes initial work to develop materials to help developers identify and formulate “best practice” game design Patterns – and to use the resulting Patterns as part of creating innovative games. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.2 [Software Engineering]: Design Tools and Techniques; H.1 [Information Systems Applications]: Miscellaneous General Terms Design, Human Factors, Theory Keywords Design Methodologies, Game Design, Design Patterns, Game Innovation, Computer Games, Design Education

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IE
• Authors: Kevin McGee
• Keywords: Design Patterns, Game Design Patterns, IE 2007, Innovative Games, Internet Technology