Empty space for a full mind: The Importance of Downtime in Large maps
No matter how large an open world, there are always locations of low interactivity between the player and the game: a lack or low density of enemies to fight, items […]
May players roam truly everywhere, anytime? How not all paths have to be open in open worlds
The genre of open world games is aimed at players with the motivation to explore—meaning, experience designers must give them a journey. This includes reasons to explore, landscapes that incite […]
Baits, leads and Landmarks: how open worlds let you wander
Open world games tend to make us want to wander—all we need is a destination. That said, part of what makes a journey worth journeying are the little finds we […]
Open World EUX level design: a systematic approach to making scope-sized emotional roam routes
As an entertainment product, games are one of many media forms that rely on providing users an ‘emotional ride’. In other words: to evoke designed emotion, is to create a […]