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Tips for Creative Game Design

Tips for Creative Game Design

Jun 06, 20251 min read

Atomizing and Abstracting Game Mechanics

Creativity Through Context Replacement

Adding a Mechanical Statistic

Change a Gameplay Dimension

Analog Game Design

Adding Gameplay Verbs and Goals

Changing Gameplay Inputs and Interfaces

Creative Mashups

Changing Gameplay Metaphors

Merging Gameplay Mechanics

Top Down Game Design

Bottom Up Game Design

Combining Top Down and Bottom Up Design


Practical Creativity by Raph Koster, GDC 2014 Game Design


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  • Atomizing and Abstracting Game Mechanics
  • Creativity Through Context Replacement
  • Adding a Mechanical Statistic
  • Change a Gameplay Dimension
  • Analog Game Design
  • Adding Gameplay Verbs and Goals
  • Changing Gameplay Inputs and Interfaces
  • Creative Mashups
  • Changing Gameplay Metaphors
  • Merging Gameplay Mechanics
  • Top Down Game Design
  • Bottom Up Game Design
  • Combining Top Down and Bottom Up Design

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  • Change a Gameplay Dimension
  • Creative Mashups
  • Game Design
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