http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/ Gaming for Smart People Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-3001 Featured Article: How do I played games: Manuals and Tutorials in the years to come « Schlaghund’s Playground Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:05:39 +0000 http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-3001 [...] Featured Article: How do I played games: Manuals and Tutorials in the years to come How do I played games: Manuals and Tutorials in the years to come [...] [...] Featured Article: How do I played games: Manuals and Tutorials in the years to come How do I played games: Manuals and Tutorials in the years to come [...]

]]> http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-2976 Krystian Majewski Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:24:13 +0000 http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-2976 Hi! Nice Article! I disagree with point 1. The Final Fantasy Tutorial was confusing but largely because you couldn't SEE which button was pressed. All the Chris Sawyer's games (Locomotin, Roller Coaster Tycoon) have non-interactive tutorials and because they all Mouse-driven, it works really well. It actually helps to take the edge off because the tutorial seems less like work and more like something where you can lean back and relax and just watch. I would also add one important point: ALWAYS skip those steps of a tutorial which obviously the player has already mastered. If the player is already running and jumping, don't tell him how to walk. The worst tutorials are those where you even get stuck because of the game expects you to do something, which you already mastered and you don't realize it. Hi! Nice Article! I disagree with point 1. The Final Fantasy Tutorial was confusing but largely because you couldn’t SEE which button was pressed. All the Chris Sawyer’s games (Locomotin, Roller Coaster Tycoon) have non-interactive tutorials and because they all Mouse-driven, it works really well. It actually helps to take the edge off because the tutorial seems less like work and more like something where you can lean back and relax and just watch.
I would also add one important point: ALWAYS skip those steps of a tutorial which obviously the player has already mastered. If the player is already running and jumping, don’t tell him how to walk. The worst tutorials are those where you even get stuck because of the game expects you to do something, which you already mastered and you don’t realize it.

]]> http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-2967 Flash of Steel » Blog Archive » Training Camp Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:44:16 +0000 http://hdrlying.com/2007/07/24/how-do-i-played-games-manuals-and-tutorials-in-the-years-to-come/#comment-2967 [...] not sure we need a manifesto for tutorials and manuals, but Nayan Ramachandran has written one anyway. And it has some solid points to make about the place and purpose of these training tools in [...] [...] not sure we need a manifesto for tutorials and manuals, but Nayan Ramachandran has written one anyway. And it has some solid points to make about the place and purpose of these training tools in [...]

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