"Start fresh, in a certain way." Diagramming Gameplay Loops; Art Direction

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In this episode, Stephen, Mark, and Ellen talk about gameplay loops. Then, they talk about art direction. Then they talk about loops. And then art direction. And then, more loops. Just kidding! It’s a regular roundtable discussion about diagramming gameplay, establishing art direction, and when to take out the garbage.

• Habitica: Gamify Your Life
• Educating Intuition

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  Robin M. Hogarth

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  University of Chicago Press

0:15:20

Diagramming Gameplay Loops

Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards

Yu-kai Chou

Octalysis Group

How To Perfect Your Game’s Core Loop

Nathan Lovato

Game Analytics

Loops and Arcs

Daniel Cook

Lost Garden

How Games Use Feedback Loops

Game Maker's Toolkit

YouTube

Daniel Cook: Game Design Theory I Wish I had Known When I Started

IGDA Seattle

YouTube

Expanding UX: Gameplay Loops

Vitaly Starush

Medium

The Gameplay Loop: a Player Activity Model for Game Design and Analysis

Emmanuel Guardiola

ResearchGate

Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams the Shape of All Stories in a Master’s Thesis Rejected b…

Josh Jones

Open Culture

0:42:00

Art Direction

Dreamsettler Reveal Trailer

No More Robots

YouTube

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