Friday 13 January 2017

GamePlay, Single Player/MultiPlayer

Game-Play


Interaction models


Interaction models refer to how the gamer controls the character they are playing and how the character is presented in the game itself and how it interacts with the game world. There are two types of interaction models: Avatar interaction model and omnipresence interaction model.


Avatar

This type of interaction model is when the player is represented by a character or avatar that the player is able to control freely. This model is more focused on how the player controls the avatar and the actions that it does in the game world. A clear example of this would be Grand Theft Auto 5, where the player can control 3 different main avatars and freely play with team in the game world. People prefer this type of interaction model as controlling just 1 or 3 avatars allow them to be emotionally attached to their avatars and even get to know them in a way and be close with them as they will be playing that characters story-line.

GTA V, 3 Character Mini-Clip

Omnipresence

This type of interaction model is when the player controls many more than just 1 or 3 characters/avatars, hence "omnipresence". The player often controls an "army" of characters and they could also do changes to the gamer world itself for strategic purposes. Examples of games like this would be Civilization or Clash of Clans. In Clash of Clans, the player gets to build up their own army and base to protect their territory from an invasion. In both games the player is required to control many things at once which can be difficult. some players prefer this type of interaction model as there is more skill involved and there is less luck. This means that they can actually become competitive with other players to see who is better at the game. Also, people like the feature that they can change their own game world so that it is unique to them an they can compare to others same goes for Civilization versions.

Single Player

Single player video games is when the game is played only by only by one player against the computer (artificial intelligence) throughout the course of the game. During the early stages of video games, single player mode was vastly successful as it was for designers to create as it usually focused on having one character to play as. It was also highly influential in the development of video games as it became the core element in the making of video games and further enhanced different modes that can be incorporated in video games such as multiplayer mode.


That was a clip of some upcoming single player games, the most common genres for single player mode are; action-adventure games, platform games, first-person shooters and many more.

There are quite few positives and negatives about single player video games, I am going to state a few, such as playing the game without relying on anyone to complete an objective, as sometimes players with different skill level may hold you back from progressing further in the game. You may fell that completing the "campaign" by yourself feel like a more deserved victory than having a companion to help you out. However, if you get stuck on a certain mission or level and you do no know how to overcome the mission you cannot get help from another player to help you complete the mission, which may make the player stop playing and resent the game overall.

Multiplayer

There are different types of Multiplayer games some are; Co-Op and Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Multiplayer video games consist of more than one player in the same game world which aren't controlled by AI (artificial intelligence) but rather by other players at the same time. This type of game allows players to work alongside each other to compete for the winning spot for instance, Call of Duty multiplayer modes, players are put into two separate teams which is made up for other players then try defeat the opposing team using the items (weapons, grenades) that are available to them.

Co-Op is a feature in video games that allows players to bring in other players on the same console, game mode is called : Co-Op/Split Screen. Internet access is not needed for this game type. A split screen is normally required when playing in co-op mode as each player can have their view of their character which could restrict the view for each person as they may not be able to see the surroundings around them, although they can quickly help each other if one player is overwhelmed by an enemy, they can quickly figure out where they are and give help.





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