How Game Designers Create Systemic Games | Emergence, Dynamic Narrative and Systems in Game Design

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Emergence
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Emergence (2020)
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In this video, we examine how Game Designers craft systemic games and emergent gameplay by using systems, complexity theory and dynamics. Emergence is the phenomena where the whole that is a game is more than the sum of its parts, and in this video, we examine how designers have to exercise second order thinking to create these systems. We also propose a taxonomy for different types of emergence, strategic, systemic and narrative emergence, and try to navigate our understanding of them all

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Systemics design requires an understanding of both emergence and complexity theory, and this is a skill that designers have to actively cultivate. Genres like the immersive sim, real time strategy ,turn based strategy as well as stealth games all use systemic elements, with each requiring different design subtleties. Even games like Dwarf fortress and zelda, breath of the wild use systemic design in different measure, and in this video, we try to generate a unifying framework that unite the design subtleties of all these genres under one rubric. We also examine prominent designers in this space, including Sid Meier, Will Wright, Jonathan Blow and Warren specter, and examine their unique approach to systemic design and emergent games.

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