Paper prototype Critiques 2

3rd Cloud is a RPG game with exploration and fighting. This game prototype is balance since it gives players clear advices in order to take appropriate actions and also led to corresponding results. Its game model is formal and proven as it is well-defined and known to work. Moreover, its aesthetics model is competitive since the player is emotionally invested in defeating the enemies. Besides, aesthetics is discovery and submission. The physical prototype they use is a partial demo of the actual game. This physical prototype and the actual game have the same mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics because they have same game concepts, run-time behaviors, and desirable emotional responses evoked by the game dynamics. For the originality of this game, there are many simple RPG games existed in the market, which are similar to the activities of this game.

Food Fight is a multiplayer game, which the players are aimed to win the foods and also the game. This game prototype is balance since player’s actions will bring different results according to the rules. Its game model is abstract as it is widely applicable. On the side, its aesthetics model is competitive since the players are emotionally invested in defeating each other. For the originality of this game, there is no similar existed game which background is about food fighting. The physical prototype they use is a board game, which materials include a board with coins, player pieces, stickers, peas & corn cards, character cards, and instruction sheets. This physical prototype and the actual game have the same mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics because they have same game rules, run-time behaviors, and desirable emotional responses evoked by the game dynamics. Overall, the aesthetics is challenge and fellowship.

Drive-thru Tycoon is a simulate game. The player’s goal is to reach a certain amount of profit within the game time by managing the whole restaurant. This game prototype is balance since the activities and the goal for the player is clear. Its game model is formal and abstract as it is well-defined and widely applicable. The physical prototype they use is like a board game, which materials include a paper with art works, small drawings of different elements, papers of money, and an instruction sheet. This physical prototype and the actual game have the same mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics because they have same game rules, run-time behaviors, and desirable emotional responses evoked by the game dynamics. Overall, the aesthetics is expression and submission. For the originality of this game, there are some games existed in the market, which have similar concepts and activities to this game, such as Dinner Dash, a Nintendo DS game.

Circular Strife is a 3D car game. Its prototype is balance since the rules for the player and the physical setting of the game is carefully created. Its game model is formal and proven as it is well-defined and known to work. On the side, its aesthetics model is car dynamics that match user expectations. The physical prototype they use is a physical setup, which materials include a player’s vehicle, cardboard structures, attachable bombs, and bomb pickup shots. This physical prototype and the actual game have the same mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics because they have same game rules, run-time behaviors, and desirable emotional responses evoked by the game dynamics. Overall, the aesthetics is fantasy, sensation, and expression. For the originality, there are many simple real-time car games existed in the market, which have similar activities to this game.