It is so hard to create a type of games that everybody wants to play with. But each people have at least one game that they like to play. So what’s the main point in making a game which has the best quality and could take a lot of people playing it according to the types of gamers?
You, We, and Player are the most important element in creating some games and it has to be a main focus for each game’s designers. Another main point in creating the game is finding the right composition in the game, so the player could express themselves when they want to finish the challenges in the game. When the game could give the correct challenges to the player, the player will be so really fun in playing the game, and a lot of people will play the game itself.
Knowing the target player is becoming the first thing that we have to do in designing the game. According to Professor Richard Bartle, each player could be grouped into four types of gamers such as:
Achievers are the character of players who always want to defeat every challenge in the game to show their best skill in playing the game.
Explorers are the characters who always feel exited in exploring a new area, trying new things, and finding so many combinations in the game.
Socialisers are the character of gamers that so interested in listening and making a great relation with another gamer.
Killers are one of the smartest characters in finding the way to defeat another player while running the game.
Moreover, a game designer has compatible to make a right game for any types of gamers. Every game designer has to know every character of gamers, because they will be the main target in creating a game. In the other hands, if the game designers know every type of gamers, the game will be enjoyed and liked by any types of gamers around the world.
If we have the ability in recognizing the type of gamers, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s really hard creating the favorite game for people. So we have to try to make so many kinds of the game, it is to make people choose their own favorite games. If we can do this very well, there isn’t impossible if Indonesia will be the best games industries in the world someday. [NRZ]
