Unit 72 – Computer Games Design Task 1 (b): Computer Games Genres

GAME DESIGNER NAME: Lewis Brierley

TASK:

Within each Genre listed below, insert a game from that category

a) Science Fiction / Adventure:

An adventure game is a game which is set in a fantasy world where the player controls a role in an often story driven game. A science fiction game is a game that involves things that are involved with science and space but it is all fiction which isn’t real.

b) Racing:

A racing game is a game genre that involves vehicles, usually the genre requires you to race other people that are also in vehicles, these are competitive games.

Unit 72 – Computer Games Design Task 1 (b): Computer Games Genres

c) Football / Sport:

A sports game is a video game which simulates practices of sports such as football, basketball, Rugby, boxing.

d) Survival / Horror:

A survival/ Horror game is a video game genre which usually requires the player to survive by any means necessary usually by defending themselves or running away from violence, a horror game is a game that is quite dark and violent and is designed to scare the player.

e) Third Person Shooter:

A third person shooter is game genre that is quite violent as it requires the player to shoot other people as shooter is in the name, the difference between third person shooters is that it is in third person perspective, this means the player can see the character from behind instead of looking through the character’s eyes.

Unit 72 – Computer Games Design Task 1 (b): Computer Games Genres

f) First Person Shooter:

A first person shooter is a shooter game but other than third person this is played differently as the player looks through the player’s eyes instead of playing the game by looking at the player from behind.

g) Puzzle:

A puzzle game is a game which tests the player’s knowledge as it makes them solve challenging problems to progress to the next area.

Unit 72 – Computer Games Design Task 1 (b): Computer Games Genres

h) Management:

A management game is a game that requires the player to be able to manage and keep track of the different things in the game, such as you will need to manage money or characters.

i) Educational:

An education game is a game which is designed to teach people about a specific subject to help them learn and gain knowledge.

Unit 72 – Computer Games Design Task 1 (b): Computer Games Genres