Mechanics, Dynamics and Aesthetics (MDA)

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Design, Play and Experience (DPE)

• DPE framework presents
• a language to discuss design,
• a methodology to analyze a design,
• and a process to design a serious game for learning.

MDA framework, MDA needs of serious game design for learning,

despite the semantic barriers (lingo)

DESIGN PLAY EXPERIENCE DPE framework relationship between the designer and the player.

1. the designer should first come up with goals for the resulting experience.
2. The designer designs the game,
3. the player plays the game,
4. which results in the player’s experience.
5. The designer only has direct control over the design itself.
6. To design a game effectively,

7.The arrow from experience back to design

8. represents both the influence of the goals on the original design

9. and the iteration on the design once a prototype of the game is tested against the experience goals.

10. This reflects the inherently iterative process of game design .