Playful Structure - A Game Design Methodology: Theory and Practice

The creative process for designing a playful structure applicable to a board game, video game, gamified system, gamification, edutainment, and art games, among others.

PLAYFUL STRUCTURE - A GAME DESIGN METHODOLOGY

By applying the five essential elements of playful structure (satisfying desires and needs, a progression system, a scalable challenge, objectives, and a reward system), it is possible to analyze a game mechanism, solve gameplay problems, and make a product more likely to appeal to ...