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Space in a Game

Participants looked at spaces of various games that break down the boundaries between virtual world and reality. Participants used examples to directly create spaces in games, and designed components that players can continue to enjoy and play in the space.

<The Beginner’s Guide> is a game where the game designer introduces the game made by his friend “Coda” and lets the player explore the inside of the game. As the player plays the game, he/she experiences Coda’s concerns about the game.

<The Beginner’s Guide> shows the process of game developers creating and contemplating about the game. In particular, <The Beginner’s Guide> shows how the spaces in the game, including mazes, the universe, and infinitely connected spaces can be configured and utilized in various ways. For those who want to develop a game, this game is a good reference for experimenting with possible spaces in the game.

Time in a Game

Participants learned about games that utilize the element of time in various variations. Participants were given an opportunity to think about how to start and end the game, and made the beginning and ending of the game using examples.

<Mission Commute> is a game in which the player must help townsmen of a small town to commute to work by adjusting their “time” well. The player must drive each person’s car separately, but while driving each of them, the player must come to meet at the same time without causing any collision. That is why “time” becomes an important component in the game. <Mission Commute> shows the possibility that a game can be composed only with the element of “time.”

<Sleep is Death> and <VESPER.5> show how the element of “time” can act as a limiting factor in the game by utilizing the time limitation of 30 seconds and one day.

On the other hand, <This War of Mine> provides the player with a timeline as a passage of time. Depending on the content played by each player, the timeline is presented in various ways. In this game, “time” is used in the sense of the player’s play record.

If aforementioned games used “time” as an element that distinguishes itself from others, <1979 Revolution: Black Friday> shows that “time” can also be used as the theme of the game. The player plays the game only by taking pictures in a historical event, and the pictures taken at this time are compared with real pictures containing real historical events. The player gets pieces of “historical time” through the game and learns about the history of that time period. As such, “space” and “time” are used in various ways in the game, and are important components that can be used. With just one element of “space” and “time,” the game can have an infinite potential to be expressed. Therefore, thinking about how to configure “space” and use “time” will be a solid foundation for a good game making process.

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