The Ocularis-series goes on, this time about quest design in an open world. Open World Quest Design Quests, by their very nature, are in tendency more linear in style since they are based on dependencies between events/goals (at least in my conception). And even though quests with small depth and/or great width are possible (e.g.ContinueContinue reading “#44 Open World Quest Design: Ocularis”
Tag Archives: space
#24 Dialog Systems & Ocularis
Today we’re going to talk about dialog systems, their integration in quest systems, and how I implemented such a thing. Dialog Systems Let’s hear what Chris Bateman has to say about dialog systems (or engines): A dialogue engine is the means by which a game speaks. This software mediates the delivery of all dialogue (andContinueContinue reading “#24 Dialog Systems & Ocularis”
#13 Space Layout and The Witcher 2
In this post I will start talking about the space that quests might play in. I will borough some techniques from level design here and there, but as a matter of fact I’ve already applied some of the rather basic ideas in quest designs of previous posts. Today we begin with a simple map layout.ContinueContinue reading “#13 Space Layout and The Witcher 2”
Gregor Sönnichsen 