Friday, November 15, 2019

Significance in Gaming (part 4)


Many games allow you to design your own character, so game designers and GM's should prepare challenges that specifically tap into those details. Players will feel like the choices they made for their character have meaning, which adds to feeling more significant throughout the gaming experience. If a player was able to select engineering as one of their character's skills, for instance, then there should at some point be an instance where that skill will have an effect upon the game world. When a player is able to leave their mark through a choice they made in character design, the game experience is enhanced and the player will feel a sense of pride and ownership over the experience. Gamers often proudly talk about a game where their own choices made a significant impact, so when initially designing the game, be sure to provide players the opportunity to affect the game's direction.

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