{"id":147,"date":"2025-11-11T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8y24\/?p=147"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:10:14","slug":"week-6-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yy8y24\/2025\/11\/11\/week-6-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 – Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Class Activity 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an activity for class. We need to select a game we’ve played and enjoyed, summarise its Core Pillars and Loops, and write them down. I’ve chosen a game I’ve been playing recently \u2013 Monster Hunter. The left-hand side of this sheet summarises the game’s Core Pillars. The right-hand side outlines two Loops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 3 Core Pillars of Monster Hunter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    According to my understanding, the Pillar is the \u2018cornerstone\u2019 of game design \u2013 that is, the core gameplay mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Core Loops and Meta Loops of Monster Hunter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Core game loop\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Core Game Loops handle moment-to-moment, highly repeatable player actions within the game – its core mechanics, decisions, and possibility space. They deal with shorter-term goals, and the player repeats these loops multiple times to make permanent progress. In Hades II, defeating enemies and advancing through levels form its core game loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Meta gme loop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Meta Game Loops handle the repeatable actions outside the core
    gameplay – long-term progression, motivation systems, medium to long-term goals, feature unlocking, story progress, permanent ownership, and more. In Hades II, upgrading your abilities, unlocking new weapons, and advancing relationships are part of the meta game loop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Player action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    List the core set of actions that the player will be performing and connect them. Optionally, include a one-sentence description of the action with any vital information. This ensures that people who are not embedded in the project can understand your loop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Recouese Flow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Under each action and description, list the flow of resources resulting from those actions. Note down any resources gained and spent. This gives a sense of progression flow towards player goals, allowing the designer to map time units to resources. Optionally,
    include an icon for readability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Class Activity 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tursday Presentation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Pillars development\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Compared to the first PowerPoint, I expanded from three pillars to four and revised the content of each pillar. Firstly, I retained player character customisation and festival celebrations. Secondly, I clarified the player’s primary objective: preparing celebratory dishes. While this remains a party game incorporating various mini-games, the player’s objective is now defined: to complete the cooking of dishes. During the cooking process, players must accomplish this through various mini-games. In the initial concept, each mini-game was unrelated, and players lacked a clear goal to achieve. Following the changes, all mini-games are interconnected, with every game serving the ultimate objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Reflection\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The core game loop requires a keyword rather than a sentence, as a sentence cannot directly pinpoint the key elements. Therefore, I have revised the Core game loop to: Collecting – Cooking and Decorating – Celebrating – Restart (awaiting the next festival’s arrival).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Moodboard 1\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Moodboard 2\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Comment on my PowerPoint and the game with my answers\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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