Arcade Game Worksheet – EECS 494

September 19, 2008

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High Concept (one sentence that captures basics of the game):

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States of game play and how user moves between them (provide a state diagram if possible). Do this after you’ve defined the primary and secondary gameplay modes.

PRIMARY GAMEPLAY MODE

Challenges (what is the player trying to accomplish – try to have at least two levels at different time scales):

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Strategy (what can the player do to overcome the challenges):

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Dynamics (how do the challenges and strategy change as the game progresses):

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INTERNAL ECONOMY

For each resource in the game (money, points, ammunition, health, energy, time, etc.) list:

Resources How it is produced/where it comes from How it is consumed/where it goes

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How do you adjust these resources to change the difficulty of the game (balance it)?

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Does the game include positive feedback, if so what is it? Also describe any negative feedback.

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VICTORY CONDITIONS

What are the victory or loss conditions?

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How does the player judge his/her progress towards the victory condition?

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If there is no victory condition, what is the player trying to accomplish?

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INTERFACE DESIGN

Startup Screen _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________
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