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For some games, grinding is an integral part of the gameplay and is required if the player wants to make significant progress. In some cases, progression may be entirely negated if the player does not grind enough, for example an area necessary for the story may be locked until a certain action is repeated a certain amount of time to prove the experience of the player.
Particularly for freemium titles, where players can opt to spend real-world money for in-game boosts, extinction is undesirable so the game is designed around a near-perpetual compulsion loop alongside frequent addition of new content. [4] Compulsion loops in video games can be established through several means.
Some common video game design subdisciplines are world design, level design, system design, content design, and user interface design. Within the video game industry, video game design is usually just referred to as "game design", which is a more general term elsewhere. The video game designer is like the director of a film; the designer is the ...
This category contains articles that relates to video game design. For articles on computer and video game creation in general, see Category:Video game development.
Game developers may produce the game design document in the pre-production stage of game development—prior to or after a pitch. [5] Before a pitch, the document may be conceptual and incomplete. Once the project has been approved, the document is expanded by the developer to a level where it can successfully guide the development team.
I also disagree with this merge. "Grind" (noun) is a game design element. "Grinding" (verb) may seem similar to "Catassing" at a glance but grinding does not necessarily mean that the player(s) will obsessively play a game. A grinding player may do repetitive tasks in short play periods. --Sensath 23:10, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Fantasy (Game as make-believe): Imaginary world. Narrative (Game as drama): A story that drives the player to keep coming back; Challenge (Game as obstacle course): Urge to master something. Boosts a game's replayability. Fellowship (Game as social framework): A community where the player is an active part of it. Almost exclusive for ...
Game studies, also known as ludology (from ludus, "game", and -logia, "study", "research") or gaming theory, is the study of games, the act of playing them, and the players and cultures surrounding them.