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Chaim Gingold
foto Chaim Gingold  - was part of Spore’s original concept team, and is the design lead of Spore’s creature creator, and other in game creativity tools. Prior to working with Will Wright, Chaim studied with Janet Murray at Georgia Tech, where he earned a MS in digital media. He has spoken around the world on game design, prototyping, and player creativity. His current obsessions include improv, trains, and Japanese aesthetics.


Player Creativity
Why do players enjoy making things, and why do we, as game developers, want them to? This lecture discusses the appeal, challenges, and techniques used in the design of games with a strong player creativity component. Many programs will be compared and analyzed, but specific emphasis is placed on the design and methodology used in the development of Spore's editors.
 

art.gif  The art of games
design.gif  The design of games
research.gif  The research on games
everything.gif  Everything you always wanted to know

 
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