Modelo metodológico para diseñar y construir personajes en videojuegos

Abstract

Games are present in our life from an early age. It is by them that we know and relate to the world in our childhood. Now games have evolved using computer technology and are known as videogames. Their main feature is who we manage to immerse ourselves in imaginary worlds, trying to make this experience as believable as possible. This possesses a huge challenge, since all elements of the game should be as realistic as possible. One of the main elements of a game is definitely its characters, whether players or non-players (self-governing), when constructed, they must be based in three dimensions: social, physical and psychological, achieving greater immersion, but this task is not easy, and demand brings the challenge of communication between designers and developers. Morevover, the construction of a character requires complex algorithms in functionality and performance, making the development of video games an activity not available to all software developers. In this sense, we propose the creation of a methodological model which can facilitate the design and construction of the three dimensions of a character, physical, social and psychological, through the specification of a set of steps and models that will foster common language between designers and developers of video games, allowing to have a documentable, repeatable and traceable framework for the implementation of a videogame.