Game Design Patterns For Mobile Games.pdf

Game Design Patterns for Mobile
Games
Ola Davidsson, Johan Peitz, Staffan Björk
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Executive summary. This report aims to explore the design space of mobile games. It
provides a brief overview of the current state of the mobile games industry but the
primary research is focused on investigating the gameplay mechanics of mobile
games. The chosen methodology is to apply and expand Game Design Patterns by
identifying new patterns that describe the unique characteristics of mobile games and
describing how existing patterns are modified in a mobile context. 75 new and
expanded game design patterns are described in detail as well as the background
survey of existing games and design workshops that provided the basis for the pattern
work.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3
2 Background .............................................................................................................................. 4
Mobile Games œ State of the Industry 2004........................................................... 4
Mobile Entertainment & Mobile Games ................................................................ 4
Hardware Platforms ................................................................................................ 5
Software Environments........................................................................................... 5
Business models, Key Players and the Value Chain.............................................. 6
The Global Perspective ........................................................................................... 6
Characteristics Defining Mobile Games ................................................................ 7
Game Design Patterns.................................................