Can we Improve Tutorials for Complex Games?

Channel:
United Kingdom Game Maker's Toolkit
Subscribers:
1,570,000
Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GV814cWiAw


Civilization VI
Game:
Civilization VI (2016)
Category:
Tutorial
Duration: 21:27
1,264,403 views
64,596

GMTK is powered by Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GameMakersToolkit

Games in complex genres, like strategy and simulation, can be really hard to learn. So are there ways to make the tutorials for these games more enjoyable and more effective?

=== Sources and Resources ===

- Sources

[1] How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies | GDC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzhHSexzpY

[2] Bruce Shelley | Game Design Workshop
https://www.gamedesignworkshop.com/bruce-shelley

[3] Mastering Kombat: Designing Mortal Kombat 11's Empowering Tutorial Mode | GDC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbSyH3lo1Zg

[4] How to Make Great Game Tutorials | GDC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf7xLHUpKHE

[5] The Feature That Almost Sank Disco Elysium | GameSpot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0-W5erEXw

[6] Evolving the UX/UI of A Total War Saga: Troy using player feedback | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/373860/Deep_Dive_Evolving_the_UXUI_of_A_Total_War_Saga_Troy_using_player_feedback.php

[7] Into the Breach's interface was a nightmare to make and the key to its greatness | Rock Paper Shotgun
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/into-the-breach-interface-design

- Additional resources

This is a Talk About Tutorials, Press A to Skip | GDC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM1pV_6IE34

Should Players Buy Their Own UI? | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SebastianLong/20200430/362083/Should_Players_Buy_Their_Own_UI.php

=== Chapters ===

00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Splitting up the tutorial
06:01 - Tutorials across campaigns
09:17 - Making learning fun
14:37 - Using affordances
17:23 - Other techniques
19:28 - Conclusion

=== Games Shown ===

A Total War Saga: Troy (2020)
Crusader Kings III (2020)
Endless Space 2 (2017)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Fallout 3 (2008)
Half-Life 2 (2004)
Total War: Warhammer II (2017)
Jurassic World Evolution (2018)
Arms (2017)
Bionic Commando (2009)
Rage 2 (2019)
Splinter Cell (2002)
Portal (2007)
Death Stranding (2019)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Returnal (2021)
Metroid Prime (2002)
Civilization (1991)
Civilization V (2010)
Frostpunk (2018)
Persona 5 (2016)
Crusader Kings II (2012)
Mini Metro (2015)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)
Street Fighter V (2016)
Dead or Alive 6 (2019)
Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
God of War (2018)
Tekken 7 (2015)
Civilization VI (2016)
Civilization IV (2005)
StarCraft II (2010)
Devil May Cry 5 (2019)
Yakuza 0 (2015)
Astro's Playroom (2020)
Threes (2014)
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
Planet Zoo (2019)
Offworld Trading Company (2016)
Anno 1800 (2019)
Skate 3 (2010)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)
Two Point Hospital (2018)
Slay the Spire (2019)
Hearthstone (2014)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)
New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
Overcooked (2016)
Inside (2016)
Reigns (2016)
Disco Elysium (2019)
Heroes of Might and Magic II (1996)
Cuphead (2017)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
Into the Breach (2018)
Cities: Skylines (2015)
Bayonetta (2009)
Minecraft (2011)
Star Fox Zero (2016)
XCOM: Chimera Squad (2020)
Titanfall 2 (2016)
Narita Boy (2021)

=== Credits ===

Music by Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Additional Music:
Subject Name Here (Portal)
China Theme: Atomic (Civilization VI)
The Still, Cold World (Frostpunk)
Reflections (Mini Metro)
The Last Flame (Frostpunk)
Online Menu (Dead or Alive 6)
England Theme: Atomic (Civilization VI)
Sophon's Prologue (Endless Space 2)
Threes (Threes)
Parkie's Pieces (Planet Zoo)
Martian Mining and Manufacture (Offworld Trading Company)
Collection Manager (Hearthstone)
Pangolin Waltz (Planet Zoo)
The We, Horatio Theme (Endless Space 2)
Credits Theme 3 (Starfox Zero)
Nartia Boy Theme (Narita Boy)

=== Subtitles ===

Contribute translated subtitles - https://amara.org/en-gb/videos/JcxvgxWY0awb/



Other Videos By Game Maker's Toolkit


2021-12-21How The Forgotten City Creates The Perfect Mystery
2021-12-10How Accessible Were 2021's Games?
2021-11-20Why is it so hard to make game design decisions? (Developing 3)
2021-10-28Why You (Probably) Didn't Get Lost in Metroid Dread
2021-10-15The mistake every new game developer makes (Developing 2)
2021-09-28How I learned Unity without following tutorials (Developing 1)
2021-09-23Making It Takes Two's Best Level
2021-09-16What's next for GMTK?
2021-07-16Dishonored 2 Devs Explain the Clockwork Mansion
2021-06-22The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2021
2021-05-31Can we Improve Tutorials for Complex Games?
2021-05-12Making Ori and The Will of the Wisps' Best Level
2021-04-29The Power of Video Game HUDs
2021-03-22How to Become a Game Designer
2021-02-26How to Turn Movement into a Game Mechanic
2021-01-28How the Nemesis System Creates Stories
2020-12-18How Watch Dogs: Legion Generates Infinite Londoners
2020-12-11How Accessible Were 2020's Biggest Games?
2020-11-20How Zelda's Puzzle Box Dungeons Work
2020-10-29Who Gets to be Awesome in Games?
2020-10-15Are Lives Outdated Game Design?


Other Statistics

Civilization VI Statistics For Game Maker's Toolkit

At this time, Game Maker's Toolkit has 1,264,403 views for Civilization VI spread across 1 video. Less than an hour worth of Civilization VI videos were uploaded to his channel, making up less than 0.77% of the total overall content on Game Maker's Toolkit's YouTube channel.