Games MDA

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MDA  (standing for Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics). This is an approach to understanding games and how a game works from different angles. I never think about the deeper mechanics that go into a game. To me, it is just a game and if it is fun I will play it but after reading and watching the video I realised that there is much more to a game. In this article (Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics(MDA): game design theory behind games, 2021) I learned that there are phases and one phase is the player and the other phase is the developer. 


Developer perspective

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Players perspective
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It is interesting to learn about MDA, mechanics of the game like levels, rules, dynamics of the game like time pressure, and aesthetics of the game which would be sensations, fantasy, narrative, challenges, fellowship, discovery, expression, and submission. You don't think about these things while playing a game (well at least I don't) but they are there for a reason to make it fun for you to play and also to buy more. Games make us feel many emotions and we go back to play that game because of those emotions and that is the key to game success. 

Thoughts

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Some interesting links 

 -How to create a game - https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Online-Games 


Reference 

-Gamedevelopertips. 2021. Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics(MDA): game design theory behind games. [online] Available at: <http://gamedevelopertips.com/mechanics-dynamics-aesthetics-game-design-theory-behind-games/> [Accessed 14 October 2021].

Comments

  1. RocheOctober 18, 2021 at 12:05 AM

    Oh dang your blogs got really good ideas and actually just straight up a great resource for game development and tips and tricks, don't mind me just taking down all these links for later....

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    1. MilenaOctober 21, 2021 at 8:41 PM

      oh i’m glad !!! that makes me so happy :D i’m happy there are useful resources on my blog that you can use :) thanks for the feedback !

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