Our first exercise with a prescribed game, the excellent Detritus. The exercises have a focus on the related concepts of onboarding, tutorials, hints and difficulty levels.
Again you’ll need to take notes as you play, and the exercise has some specific things to look out for. Play for an hour or so, to get a good spread of experiences. You’re encouraged to go back and replay at a different difficulty level (again, take notes).
Each exercise comes with three related mini exercises, themed around writing, design or implementation. Do what you can.
Exercise: “Plunging into Detritus”
I’ve also added a “learning pact” for want of a better word, explaining the principles I’m trying to embody in this course. I’m happy for feedback.
If you have results from the exercises, feel free to share them here (or with me privately, my DMs are open). I intend to do the exercises so I can be first to make all the mistakes publicly, and everyone else is provided cover.
