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What makes an online game ‘fun’ to play?
This is a conumdrum I’ve been toying with recently. I’m sure most of us would agree that the elements an online game requires to capture and retain and audience are somewhat different to that which a PC / console title needs. Defining that ‘something’ may not be that simple though.
I was struck by the simplicity AND fun-factor of
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http://www.seethru.co.uk/zine/south_coast/helicopter_game.htm.
A colleague and I are working on Onemorego’s latest online game, and we are striving to capture this elusive ‘fun-factor’ (see current animation), and we would be interested to hear your views on WHY these games are so much fun to play?
Finally, on a related note, to those who have been following the incredible success of the YetiSports series (he claims to have have had 140 million visitors), can you believe the work he has put into the game and surrounding site (from Mobile Phone ports to music videos etc)? Quite an inspiration. How does he do it? How long would a port like this take?
Lewis Boadle
Elephant on a pogo-stick:
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I played the Pingu Throw game ages ago. Even started photshopping it :)
http://matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie/~skyclad/penguin.jpg
Will answer the rest of the question later :)
Dave
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How do you define “online” game? Is it a game that is downloaded from “online”? This doesnt necessarily define it from something you could buy in the shops.
For me, an online game is defined by something that is in some way multiplayer, even if it is only a simple scoreboard where I can rate my top scores against everyone else in the world’s.
So, for my freely downloadable online games, I want to see:
– A method to rate my progress (biggest hits, most damage done in truck dismount , highest pogo, most fish caught, whatever…– have the simplest possible gameplay. There are 34987654398563 different free games out there to download. If I dont *immediately* get what I am meant to be doing, and how to achive it, I’m going to move on to the next one.
– allow a community to develop. have forums or something similar to allow the people talk about the game.
– have it humerous rather then real
– innovate :)
Dave
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eh, dave? you mentioned the ‘I’ word….
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The UI might have been clunky, but the game play (quite specifically the victory/loss conditions) was very clearly defined – but the ball in the rectangular thing and win.
With regards the community, maybe you cheated by already having a community – bitter Irish soccer fans :)
My guidelines are just things I would like to see in quick, fun game.
Some more thoughts:
Instant gratification for success
fast action which plenty of feedback
An easy URL to copy and pasteMore later :)
Dave
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