Game Design at its most Fundamental
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Casual_Player,
Posted on: 2012-04-26 06:09 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
it's okay, but it lacks the depth and character development of progress quest
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So... it just plays a loop of music with a simple animation?|
Originally Posted by Casual_Player
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Huh... what's the appeal in that?
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It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for ...
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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I could listen to this all night! *dances* Too bad it has to be the active window to get the timer to run.
...I forgot what experience means.
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I don't think you know what that word means
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Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
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I must be immune to game design, then, because I saw the page for around five seconds until I realised what was going on and then closed the tab it was in. Is this honestly supposed to hold my attention or is this just a joking parody of the decaying status of decent game design?
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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I don't think it's meant to be a game at all, parody or otherwise.
It looks like someone took the basic concept of Nyancat (a short animation, music, and a timer) and just used different animation and music.
(In other words, the joke about it being any sort of "game design" was made in this thread, not in the work itself) 
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No, it's just a silly web page, like the Leekspin page Ironblade linked to. It loops catchy music to a very simple animation and does nothing else whatsoever apart from increasing a counter the longer you leave it running.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I must be immune to game design, then, because I saw the page for around five seconds until I realised what was going on and then closed the tab it was in. Is this honestly supposed to hold my attention or is this just a joking parody of the decaying status of decent game design?
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BUT: That basic achievement, of making a number go up, is what I was referring to as a fundamental of game design. How many games are based on just that simple a concept?
Obviously, installing a button you would have to click occasionally to create some interaction would intensify the 'game' experience. But I think the simple non-action of leaving the page running to increase the 'time passes' number is enough to draw people in.
I think the cuteness of the animation and catchiness of the music also factor in, but that's where aesthetics and personal taste enter the equation and things get tricky. That's the point where some game designer steps in and creates either a classic or a passing novelty.
Statesmonkey Sez: Lighten up! It's a game, for Lincoln's sake!
Also: Six years of casual play begins to look an awful lot like one year of hardcore play.
Aaah! OK, now I get it... I think. I don't know why I read it as some kind of sarcasm or parody, but thanks for clearing that up.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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How high can you make your numbers go?
As amusing as I find this page, I'm dead serious about the topic.
I think you could sell this as a smartphone game app and people would buy it, enjoy it, and recommend it to their friends.
Statesmonkey Sez: Lighten up! It's a game, for Lincoln's sake!
Also: Six years of casual play begins to look an awful lot like one year of hardcore play.