G: Goals

• The Goal is how the player wins the game.
• What are some ways you can win a game?
• Imagine a game - what are its goals?

A: Assets

• Assets are all of the things in the game:
  the landscape, the trees, the buildings, the sky,
  the power-ups, the weapons...
  
• They give the game atmosphere and personality.
• What are some assets in games?
• Invent a game - give it an asset.

P: Play Mechanics

• Play Mechanics are the things the players DO
  or CAN do in the game: run, jump, shoot, trade,
  take cover, sneak, trade, score, explore...
• What are some play mechanics in games?
• Invent a game - give it a play mechanic.

S: Scoring Systems

• Scoring Systems are one form of
  representing a player’s performance
  in the game, and are usually
  represented as points or some
  sort of currency (money, cash, gold, etc.). 
• Scores are present in a lot of games,
  but not all games.
  
• What sort of games have scoring systems?
• Invent a game - how do you get points in it?

+N: Narrative

• Narrative provides the structure
  for the events of the game.
• This means going beyond the story
  and thinking about how and why events unfold.
  
• Pick a game: in 1-2 sentence(s), what is its story?
• Invent a game - summarize its story.

A selection of games from 2013: