Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games | Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics] @sora_sakurai_en | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
Games have grown more and more complex in recent years, and they rarely come with instruction manuals, making it vital that the game itself presents the player with the rules and controls.
Today, I'll be showing some ways of teaching players how to play.
Games have grown more and more complex in recent years, and they rarely come with instruction manuals, making it vital that the game itself presents the player with the rules and controls.
Today, I'll be showing some ways of teaching players how to play.
![Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Icl-jMlz1iY/hqdefault.jpg "Teaching Players How to Play [Design Specifics]
Games have grown more and more complex in recent years, and they rarely come with instruction manuals, making it vital that the game itself presents the player with the rules and controls.
Today, Ill be showing some ways of teaching players how to play.")
![Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ie5wG3LlBNs/hqdefault.jpg "Transparency Features [Programming & Tech]
We implement a variety of debug features during a games development, and today, Id like to introduce one of our more useful tools.
This may be a Programming & Tech video, but its got some Grab Bag and even some Graphics in it as well.
By the way, this is the final video in the Programming & Tech category!")
![Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ivwt37x-2EU/hqdefault.jpg "Exaggerate to Make Up for Information Loss [Animation]
This episode, well be looking at a school of thought regarding game animation which was used by a renowned film director on a certain title.")
![Loading Screens [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JKV-30FD6NY/hqdefault.jpg "Loading Screens [UI]
The shorter a games load times, the better—but theres no removing them completely.
You can try to cover them up, you can label them clearly and let players catch their breath, you can use the time to teach players about the games world or controls...")
![Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JZ1Jd0u3b6U/hqdefault.jpg "Learn to Count Frames! [Planning & Game Design]
Ive been told its an unusual skill, but the ability to count frames—even just approximately—can really come in handy when making games, since they control the flow of time.
In this video, Ill show you a few tricks that might help you do it yourself!
[ G01_Assigning Animations ]:
https://youtu.be/fV8xIP480qk")
![Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KW4x-_Y8BmM/hqdefault.jpg "Average and Mediocre Are the Same Thing [Design Specifics]
Trying to make everything fair will just result in everything becoming average—and thats no fun!
Average just means mediocre, bland, and unremarkable.")
![Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K_z28RqWDU4/hqdefault.jpg "Fighter Reveal Videos [Marketing]
Id like to think that Smash Bros. fighter reveals have made for some momentous occasions in the game industry—and today Ill show how we made them!
You can find more thoughts on the fighter reveal videos here:
[3DS / WiiU]
https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/take-a-look-back-at-super-smash-bros-fighter-reveals-with-masahiro-sakurai-part-1/
[Ultimate]
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/take-a-look-back-at-super-smash-bros-fighter-reveals-with-masahiro-sakurai-part-2/")
![Posing Suggestions [Animation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LsSF_H-W-w8/hqdefault.jpg "Posing Suggestions [Animation]
So, you want to learn about cool poses and make your animations look better? Well, theres no better way than to pick up an action figure and start playing!")
![Final Output [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MGPwDINsVbU/hqdefault.jpg "Final Output [Graphics]
Creating a games visuals isnt as simple as making a model or drawing an image—its the post-processing which lends them real depth and presence.")
![More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ML5wdEWpTuA/hqdefault.jpg "More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence]
This is the 17th Game Essence video, but today, well dive into a topic I mentioned back in the very first: how deepening game essence can reduce broad appeal.
What exactly does that mean?")
![A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MS2Tf3nXhZE/hqdefault.jpg "A Director’s Job is to Trim [Team Management]
In my many years working as a game director, Ive learned that making compromises and resolving problems are even more important aspects of the job than creation.
By the way, this is the final video in the Team Management category! Were now at three episodes to go, including this one.")
