Index G

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

G-forces
       vehicle simulations   2nd  
Gabriel Knight 3
        third-person perspective in adventure games  
Gabriel Knight series
       narrative  
Galaxian
       wildcard enemies in action games  
Galaxians
       interaction model for action games  
       pattern recognition  
game balance   2nd   3rd   4th  
       and game theory   2nd  
       as trial-and-error  
       dynamic balance   2nd  
               consistent challenges, importance of   2nd  
               difficulty levels   2nd   3rd  
               interaction models   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
               perception of fairness   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               stagnation, avoiding   2nd  
               trivialities, avoiding   2nd   3rd  
       static balance   2nd   3rd   4th  
               combinatorial effects   2nd  
               dominant strategies   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               emergence   2nd   3rd   4th  
               feedback loops   2nd  
               payoff strategies   2nd  
               symmetry   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  
               trade-offs   2nd  
       techniques for achieving   2nd  
               analysis of player statistics   2nd  
               designing for parameter modification   2nd   3rd   4th  
               prototyping   2nd  
       worksheet   2nd  
Game Boy Advance
       as controller for Nintendo GameCube  
game concepts  
       beginning as dreams   2nd  
       developing dreams into games   2nd  
       inspiration from other games   2nd  
       inspiration from other media   2nd   3rd  
       need for multiple ideas   2nd  
       worksheet for   2nd  
game consoles.   [See home video game consoles]
game controllers
       capabilities
                user interface design   2nd   3rd  
game design
       as art  
       as craft   2nd  
       as science  
       design documents
               Chris Taylor's design template   2nd  
               design scripts   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               development role of  
               game treatments   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th  
                high-concept documents   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
               intellectual property rights   2nd  
               pictures in   2nd  
               sales role of  
               types of   2nd  
       documentation during  
               game script   2nd  
               game treatment   2nd  
               high-concept document   2nd  
               importance of   2nd  
       elements of   2nd  
                core mechanics   2nd  
               interactivity   2nd  
               storytelling and narrative   2nd  
        genre elements
               identifying   2nd  
       importance of   2nd  
        intelligent design tools
               future of game programming   2nd  
       motivation for  
                art-driven games  
               designer-driven games   2nd  
               entertainment   2nd  
               license exploitation   2nd  
               market-driven games   2nd  
               technology-driven games   2nd  
       origin of games   2nd  
       process of  
       study of  
       testing  
game designers
       characteristics of   2nd  
                aesthetic competence   2nd  
               analytical competence   2nd  
               compromise, ability to   2nd  
               drawing skills  
               general knowledge   2nd  
                imagination   2nd  
               mathematical competence   2nd  
               technical awareness   2nd  
               writing skills   2nd  
game genres
       future of   2nd  
               action games   2nd  
               adventure games   2nd  
               construction and management simulations   2nd  
               role-playing games   2nd  
               sports games   2nd  
               strategy games   2nd  
               vehicle simulations   2nd  
game hardware
       future of   2nd   3rd  
                group ride simulators   2nd  
               handheld machines   2nd  
               home video game consoles   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               individual networked simulators   2nd  
               PCs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               video arcades   2nd  
               virtual reality   2nd  
game programming
       future of   2nd  
               animation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               automated programming   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               natural language processing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               scene representation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
game script   2nd  
Game Theory  
game theory
       and game balance   2nd  
game treatment   2nd  
game treatments   2nd  
       competition analysis section   2nd  
       executive summary  
       game world section  
                backstory  
                characters in game  
               objective of game  
               story progression  
       overview section  
               art and audio highlights  
               gameplay highlights  
               genre statement  
               hardware requirements  
               high-concept statement  
               hooks  
               license statement  
               online highlights  
               technology highlights  
       production details section  
               budget section   2nd  
               current status section  
               development team section   2nd  
               schedule section  
       title page  
game world section
       in game treatments  
               backstory  
               characters in game  
               objective of game  
               story progression  
game worlds.   [See worlds ]
GameCube controllers  
gameplay   2nd   3rd   4th  
       "graphics versus gameplay" debate   2nd  
       adventure games   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       applied challenges   2nd  
               conceptual challenges   2nd  
               conflict   2nd   3rd  
               economic challenges   2nd  
               exploration   2nd  
               puzzles   2nd  
               races  
       defined  
       definition of   2nd  
       for CMSs  
               construction mechanisms   2nd  
               demolition mechanisms   2nd  
               indirect control   2nd  
       language of   2nd  
       persistent worlds versus games   2nd  
       psychological tactics in  
       pure challenges   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               coordination challenges   2nd  
               intelligence-based challenges   2nd  
               knowledge-based challenges   2nd   3rd   4th  
               lateral-thinking challenges   2nd   3rd  
               logic and inference challenges   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               memory challenges   2nd   3rd  
               moral challenges   2nd   3rd  
               pattern-recognition challenges   2nd   3rd   4th  
               physical challenges   2nd  
               reflex/reaction time challenges   2nd  
               spatial-awareness challenges   2nd   3rd   4th  
       vehicle simulations   2nd  
               civilian flight simulators   2nd  
               driving simulators  
               military flight simulators   2nd   3rd  
       versus narrative   2nd  
               balance between   2nd  
               role of narrative   2nd  
               too much narrative   2nd  
       versus technology  
       worksheet   2nd  
gameplay highlights
       in game treatments  
games
       abstract  
       as entertainment   2nd  
       audience  
               core gamers versus casual gamers   2nd  
       competitive  
       cooperative  
       defined   2nd  
       elements of
               action games   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th   50th  
               adventure games   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th   50th   51st   52nd  
               analysis tools   2nd  
               challenges   2nd   3rd  
               CMSs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th  
               competition modes   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
                conquest theme   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               CRPGs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd  
               exploration theme   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               gameplay   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
               interaction model   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th  
               interaction models   2nd  
               loss condition   2nd  
               loss conditions  
               modes   2nd  
                opponent design (AI)   2nd  
               perspective   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th  
               player roles   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               player's role   2nd  
                realism   2nd  
               rules   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th   50th   51st   52nd   53rd   54th   55th   56th   57th   58th   59th  
               setting   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
               settings   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               sports games   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th  
               storytelling   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               strategy games   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st  
               structure  
               structure of sports games   2nd  
               theme   2nd   3rd  
               themes   2nd  
               trade theme   2nd   3rd  
               user interface   2nd   3rd  
               user interface design   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th  
               vehicle simulations   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th  
               victory condition   2nd   3rd   4th  
               victory conditions   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       four-dimensional  
       genres of   2nd  
               combining   2nd  
       inspiration for game ideas   2nd  
       multiplayer  
       platform types  
               handheld game machines   2nd  
               home game consoles  
               miscellaneous devices   2nd  
               personal computers   2nd  
       realistic  
       rules
               defined  
       saving   2nd  
               advantages of   2nd  
               automatic-save feature  
               disadvantages of   2nd  
               dramatic tension, effect on  
               quick-save feature   2nd  
               reasons for   2nd  
               suspension of disbelief, effect on  
               to files   2nd  
       single-player  
       team  
       three-dimensional  
       two-dimensional  
       versus persistent worlds  
               gameplay   2nd  
               player roles   2nd  
               storytelling   2nd  
games as art form   2nd  
       awards for art versus craft   2nd  
       breaking new artistic ground   2nd  
        critics and reviewers, need for   2nd  
       interactive artwork   2nd  
       principles of aesthetics   2nd  
games for girls   2nd  
       determining girls • interests
               Mattel •s approach   2nd   3rd  
       misconceptions about   2nd  
       stereotypes in  
Gangsters
       settings for strategy games  
Gangsters II
       settings for strategy games  
Gauntlet
       arcade game  
       as action game example  
       cooperative multi-play   2nd  
       monster generators in action games   2nd  
       warp exits in action games  
Gauntlet II
       updates for classic games  
Gauntlet Legends
       2D shooters  
       updates for classic games   2nd  
gedanken experiment  
Gemstone
       harmony  
Gender Blending (Devor)  
general knowledge (characteristics of game designers)   2nd  
genetic A-life games  
       genome design   2nd  
       inheritance of acquired characteristics   2nd  
       learned behavior   2nd  
       life span and natural selection   2nd  
       mutation  
       player roles  
       sexual reproduction   2nd  
genome design
       genetic A-life games   2nd  
genre elements
       identifying   2nd  
genre statements
       in game treatments  
genres of action games   2nd  
       non-shooters   2nd   3rd   4th  
       shooters   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
genres of games   2nd  
       combining   2nd  
genres.   [See game genres]
gesture-recognition devices  
Gettysburg
       user interface design in strategy games   2nd  
Gilbert, Ron
       The Secret of Monkey Island  
girls • games.   [See games for girls]
glTron
       spatial-awareness challenges  
Go
       strategy games worksheet  
goals for athletes
       sports games   2nd  
Golden Axe
       victory conditions in action games   2nd  
Golden Tee
       user interface design for golf games  
Goldeneye
       core gamers versus casual gamers  
       player's role  
golf games
       user interface design   2nd   3rd  
Gollop, Julian
       quote  
Grand Prix Legends
       coordination challenges  
Grand Theft Auto III
       locked door and key in action games  
       settings for strategy games  
grandstand view (driving simulators)  
graphic adventure games
       user interface design
               evolution of   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
graphics
       importance of  
       simulating matches without  
graphics.   [See pictures]
greed
       as call to adevnture  
Grim Fandango
       context-sensitive perspective in adventure games  
       direct control interfaces in adventure games  
       storytelling  
       storytelling in games  
ground target view (flight simulators)  
group ride simulators
       future of game hardware   2nd  
growth cycle for character development   2nd   3rd  
Gunfight
       character design  
Guybrush Threepwood (character)  
       scripted conversations with