2025-1215-2300 gdc - Game Career Seminar - How to Create Rapid Prototypes

Slip-box

why prototype
- 节省资源
- 验证想法
cycle
- define
- make
- evaluate
top-down
bottom-up
linelight
- 跟随直觉，让其自然生长
- RGD 穷举所有可能性
- 只有 20% 左右留了下来
lessons
- design
  - keep it simple
  - fake it
  - there will always be another
  - make it fast, dirty, and have fun
  - reuse old code
  - just make it work
- evaluate
  - ask some questions
    - can i make good puzzles with this
    - is it fun
    - what would be a good enemy behavior could comes from it
  - do not
    - evaluate while creating
- playtest
  - fun is subjective
  - test for concept verification
  - does this actually resonate?
  - do people understand it? (not everybody will like it)
evaluate what to cut
- your evaluation is imperfect
- listen to the game quietly and openly
- listen to positive feedback
common challenge
- lack of clarity / direction
- fear of wasting time
- over-engineering
- sloppy code
- "it's not working" too early
what to do
- rest
- and come back
final