by Jeff Woleslagle on Jun 18, 2006
These innovations changed videogames forever!
1UP has an interesting article about innovations and ideas in game mechanics that have made an impact on the vidoegame industry and become stock in trade for many of today's games! Take a look at the last on the list for World of Warcraft's big contribution!
Video games are built on ideas, or "play mechanics," if you will. A game's play mechanics determine both its structure and its rules: how you win, how you lose, and what you can do to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds. As good as these ideas may sound on paper, they don't always work in execution. Sometimes they don't even make sense. But every once in a while, a game designer comes up with a fantastic concept that engages the player -- and influences the work of other designers.