| Distant Star said: I've been looking into steam tags to come up with dimensions to quickly find games that I want to play. 5 Dimensions |
Great hints! Let's go step by step.
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=Gamemode= Examples: Single Player, Local Multiplayer, Multiplayer, Co-op, Local Co-op, Splitscreen |
I'm not sure it's always the first choice, but certainly one of the most critical dimensions.
This is Dimension 6 (Players). All those categories are there, execpt Splitscreen, which I belive would be a sub-sub category.
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Camera perspective is important to be it's own dimension Examples: First Person, Third Person, Isometric, 2Dimensions |
This is Dimension 4 (Space dimensions). Again, all categories are there.
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(Gameplay) This describes what gameplay mechanics should be in the game. Examples: Shooter, Racing, Stealth, Simulation, Survival, Turn Based etc. |
This is broken in different dimensions: Dimension 10 (Challenge), 3 (Interaction Time) and 11 (Realism). Once again, all categories are there, even if more aggregated.
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-Universe- This describes the gameworld based on an (alternative) timeline Examples: Prehistoric/Mythology/Medieval/History/WOII/Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi/Space/Horror/Fantasy/Surreal/Supernatural |
This would be Dimension 12 (Theme). But I realize that it could be broken in additional dimensions, such as: Time, Space and Atmosphere. I'm going to update the Taxonomy, and then let me know what you think about it.
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Aestetics This one describes artstyle, but many games with 'realistic artstyle' are not tagged. |
This could be an additional dimension either for Environment or Content. But it could also be seen as part of Dimension 11 (Realism). I'm not sure where to put it.
Regarding the categories, I see then Realistic, Cartoon (which would include Anime) and Pixels. I didn't understand the difference to Abstract. :S
