Can We Make This Button Fun To Press?

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024
  • A quick game design video about the three fundamentals of fun. What is fun? How can you create it? Why is pressing buttons in video games any fun at all? Whether you're making games or just playing them, this should give you an introduction into the fascination psychology of fun.
    ● Wishlist Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampow...
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    This video is based on the work of other smart people. Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Actionable Gamification by Yu-Kai Chou and Rules of Play by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman.
    The two games I showed as examples are One Finger Death Punch and Outer Wilds.
    Hope you enjoy the video. Take care! :)
    #gamedev #gamedesign

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  • @Danidev
    @Danidev 4 роки тому +9448

    jonas' fun activities include
    * playing piano
    * playing chess
    * drawing
    * smashing rocks with a sledgehammer

    • @pixspaces4777
      @pixspaces4777 4 роки тому +295

      Haha, nice Dani! Also u missed balancing on tightrope.

    • @MarxyBasement
      @MarxyBasement 4 роки тому +904

      dani's fun activities include
      *Drinking Milk
      *Drinking Milk
      *Drinking MILCC

    • @gustavrosgaardsrensen8028
      @gustavrosgaardsrensen8028 4 роки тому +191

      @@MarxyBasement and saying THICC

    • @MarxyBasement
      @MarxyBasement 4 роки тому +27

      @@gustavrosgaardsrensen8028 **wink wink**

    • @Gamer-uf1kl
      @Gamer-uf1kl 4 роки тому +41

      That FUN is quite T H I C C

  • @Hajdew
    @Hajdew 4 роки тому +4048

    FUN:
    F - Impact/Reward
    U - Challenge
    N - Fantasy

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +809

      Wow, that makes it so easy to remember. Thanks.

    • @philRacoindie
      @philRacoindie 4 роки тому +299

      F - Fantasy
      U - U get Challenged
      N - Nrocks smashed

    • @IUndercoverTroll
      @IUndercoverTroll 4 роки тому +203

      I love how you could've put fantasy for f but didn't

    • @realroforb7676
      @realroforb7676 4 роки тому +11

      Why!

    • @Kitsune_Dev
      @Kitsune_Dev 4 роки тому +106

      F - is for Fire
      U - is for Uranium
      N - is for No survivors

  • @plzletmebefrank
    @plzletmebefrank 4 роки тому +1404

    Jonas: talks about how fun this button he made is.
    Me: "But... I can't press it. I want to press it."

    • @Damond_Warrior
      @Damond_Warrior 4 роки тому +19

      Imagine this in vr

    • @plzletmebefrank
      @plzletmebefrank 4 роки тому +80

      Seriously though, who wants this to be an actual game? Cause I'd play it.

    • @DFPlays
      @DFPlays 4 роки тому +22

      Why is this not a game

    • @emirikyuu7308
      @emirikyuu7308 4 роки тому +36

      PETITION TO MAKE THIS AN ACTUAL GAME

    • @exquaze3785
      @exquaze3785 4 роки тому +13

      I really want to press that button

  • @neroctopusmess3198
    @neroctopusmess3198 4 роки тому +854

    Title: "can we make this button fun to press"
    ACTUAL Title: "The three main keys to game design"

    • @SparkeyAvalon
      @SparkeyAvalon 3 роки тому +41

      The chosen title is more fun than the actual one. Guess he knows his stuff.
      To me the actual title sounds like a lesson and I don't like learning.

    • @rajatshukla2605
      @rajatshukla2605 3 роки тому +9

      I mean this is a really good way to learn . I had FUN watching the video . I learned about what makes activities fun . So yeah Gamification for the win!

    • @neroctopusmess3198
      @neroctopusmess3198 3 роки тому +8

      you guys, I'm not saying he should've used an actual title instead ToT, i'm just saying it was a good tutorial hidden behind another title. I'm not criticizing their choices.

    • @solidzack
      @solidzack 3 роки тому

      Well, I didn't expect the video to turn oit the way it was. I thought of it more like some cookie clicker tutorial and not a lesson in game design. In that regard its mire like Anti-Clickbait as the video delivered more than promised

    • @Mecal21
      @Mecal21 3 роки тому

      If the title were the bottom one I'd think I'll feel bored because I'm not into game design but the top title made it seem like I didn't know what I was getting myself into

  • @thefractalistic3761
    @thefractalistic3761 4 роки тому +522

    Dunno why this was recommended but I like where this is going

    • @clownfishbox
      @clownfishbox 4 роки тому +8

      By the way.. wishlist will you snail on steam

    • @pikachu-jf2oh
      @pikachu-jf2oh 4 роки тому +5

      Wishlist karlson on steam

    • @pizzi_
      @pizzi_ 3 роки тому +3

      Wishlist karlson on steam

    • @GarbageAtSB
      @GarbageAtSB 3 роки тому +1

      i love how the karlson comments got more likes than the will you snail one on the will you snail creator's channel

    • @gregorythecat6354
      @gregorythecat6354 3 роки тому +1

      Same

  • @YoannBB
    @YoannBB 4 роки тому +3941

    This is a hidden tutorial about game design, I loved it!

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +299

      Happy to hear that. Thank you. :)

    • @TheOfficalAndI
      @TheOfficalAndI 4 роки тому +61

      What part of it is hidden?

    • @casita6151
      @casita6151 4 роки тому +19

      &I Everything?

    • @casita6151
      @casita6151 4 роки тому +5

      f4Andrew7 what?

    • @casita6151
      @casita6151 4 роки тому +8

      f4Andrew7 he didnt say in the description that its a tutorial on how to make a boring game fun.

  • @ziwuri
    @ziwuri 4 роки тому +1850

    You should make this into a complete game called "The Fun Button" or something like that where you slowly add all of these features as the player levels up. That will give the button another dimension, progress.

    • @Maxawa0851
      @Maxawa0851 4 роки тому +45

      Multiplayer io game 😂

    • @enderGuardian46
      @enderGuardian46 4 роки тому +98

      I really thought that I would find a download link.
      This game is something I would play for hours every day.

    • @josephcagle
      @josephcagle 4 роки тому +11

      That sounds cool! Can I steal your idea for my new game? 😉

    • @fannerbuoy3688
      @fannerbuoy3688 4 роки тому +8

      Ever heard of AVGM? It's a clicker game which explains the features of abusive video-game manipulation, and most of which (rewards, impacts) clash with those of this video

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 4 роки тому +11

      Isn't that part of impact? Though still a very decent idea, like the game Upgrade Complete! and its sequels

  • @jaewanlee3398
    @jaewanlee3398 4 роки тому +1010

    We have turned a button into a
    *major gambling game*

    • @InnerEagle
      @InnerEagle 4 роки тому +22

      that's what happens if you have too much fun, gambling or competitive.... imagine if this game presented in the video was a competitive... oh wait, it exists already, it's called Osu!

    • @MapleXD2000
      @MapleXD2000 4 роки тому +5

      online poker comes down to 3 buttons and a slider essentially

    • @InnerEagle
      @InnerEagle 4 роки тому

      @@MapleXD2000 You stretched the thing too much: If you are going to make a poker game, you have to do more than 3 buttons.
      -Random generator for flipping the card on the table and among players
      -Counter of best hand among players
      -Split of the money between who played in that round
      -Something that keeps track of blinds and a timer,
      -Animations
      -Sounds effects
      You picked a game where you have to think, in the example of the video, you don't have to

    • @MapleXD2000
      @MapleXD2000 4 роки тому +3

      ​ @InnerEagle poker needs more then 3 buttons? No shit sherlock! Obviously there is going to be more mechanics underneath... just like there are underlaying mechanics in the game in the video.
      Your argument makes no sense tho because we're commenting under a video of a game that tries to be fun with only 1 button. In this context it makes totally sense to mention poker which, as i said, is fun with only 3 1/2 buttons.
      Also you're saying that in the game in the video you don't have to think, which makes me wonder if you even watched the video.... how are you going to time the button press perfectly without thinking about it?

    • @InnerEagle
      @InnerEagle 4 роки тому

      @@MapleXD2000 In this video, the main goal is to make it entertaining the button, right? In an online poker game, the main role of those buttons doesn't create the excitement, also yes, I watched it, more than once to learn something BUT the fact is, I have a better example than what you said, you probably know it, it's called "Videopoker", that's mainly focused on touching buttons.

  • @c4shguy224
    @c4shguy224 4 роки тому +179

    I love how you’ve just created a game that can be (theoretically) played with literally any game controller that has a button

  • @peterschooley3036
    @peterschooley3036 4 роки тому +63

    1) 0:15 Impact:
    a) 0:23 Destroying an object. Think of smashing a boulder with a sledge hammer
    b) 0:49 Feeling of control
    c) 1:01 Lasting consequences
    d) 1:38 Multiplayer
    2) 1:52 Reward: Linked to impact. Release dopamine
    a) 2:13 Sounds and eye candy
    b) 2:34 Particles, wobbling, shaking effects
    b) 2:38 Haptic feedback, controller rumble
    c) 2:53 Lasting rewards, XP bar
    d) 3:14 Randomness
    3) 3:47 Challenge: Too much is frustrating, too little is boring
    a) 4:20 Enemies
    b) 4:35 More xp for defeating enemies
    c) 4:41 Fair and feedback
    4) 4:56 Fantasy. Space, stories, and escape reality
    a) 5:20 Fun Spaceship
    b) 5:40 Great Fighter
    c) 5:45 People want different things, no one size fits all
    d) 5:54 Abstract

  • @Khud0
    @Khud0 4 роки тому +276

    I'd literally buy this game on Steam! It's incredible how much content and practical knowledge you managed to share within just 7.5 minutes! You upload less often these days, but the quality of your videos has skyrocketed. Thank you!

    • @hirnfaser7245
      @hirnfaser7245 4 роки тому +1

      Khud0 - Indie Game Dev if he left out some of his hammer footage or said „impact“ a couple of times less, it couldve been even more compact

    • @Khud0
      @Khud0 4 роки тому +4

      @@hirnfaser7245 Yeah, but would it still be as FUN and JUICY? :)

  • @MrSpiky
    @MrSpiky 4 роки тому +630

    pressin' that wishlist button feels so good

  • @brokenvectors
    @brokenvectors 4 роки тому +126

    jonas is a professional rock breaker

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +55

      Rocks pretend to be dead when they see me coming. Unfortunately for them I know their silly little tricks. :P

    • @yabloodylegend7643
      @yabloodylegend7643 4 роки тому +2

      @@JonasTyroller please make a mobile version of this button ill even buy it!

    • @kikc
      @kikc 4 роки тому +1

      @@JonasTyroller show us yhe link to the game!

  • @tobyk5091
    @tobyk5091 4 роки тому +199

    You are literally (and I’m not kidding) probably the smartest game dev I’ve ever seen in terms of game development.

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 4 роки тому +275

    "We turned our button into an abusive gambling game.Yay!"

  • @macgyvermankirk572
    @macgyvermankirk572 4 роки тому +386

    And just like that, while trying to condense fun into it's purest from, he created a clicker game.

    • @ballom29
      @ballom29 4 роки тому +33

      Not exactly , because there is one crucial ingredient missing for a good clicker game.
      Driving curiosity.
      You try the game , you get few points, you kill ennemies and ge tmore points, you level up, you do that for a while...and now?
      What's the difference between being lvl 1 and 50?
      If nothing change, you'll quickly gave up because you realize the game is entirely pointless.
      A perfect exemple of a very basic clicker game who doesn't that is "my name is mayo" you just click on a mayo pot, but you get funny punchline, new background, new cosmetic, ect...and this alone is enought to let the player and driving the player for wanting more.
      And more developped clicker games live with the promise if you persist, you'll be reward with unknow new uppgrades, new mechanism, new ressources ect...

    • @Formerpresidentbarackobama696
      @Formerpresidentbarackobama696 4 роки тому

      @@ballom29 r/woooosh

    • @ballom29
      @ballom29 4 роки тому +11

      @@Formerpresidentbarackobama696 what did I do to deserve to be woshed?

    • @Permafrost107
      @Permafrost107 4 роки тому +5

      @@ballom29 *w o s h*

    • @ballom29
      @ballom29 4 роки тому +2

      @@Permafrost107 no u

  • @luis377
    @luis377 4 роки тому +448

    "Can we make this button fun?"
    Me and intellectual: cookie clicker

    • @philliesarchive8470
      @philliesarchive8470 4 роки тому +6

      I started playing cookie clicker yesterday and I can't stop

    • @pikachu-jf2oh
      @pikachu-jf2oh 4 роки тому +4

      Hacked cookies taste awful

    • @flyingduck91
      @flyingduck91 4 роки тому +7

      @@pikachu-jf2oh it's cheated cookies

    • @flyingduck91
      @flyingduck91 4 роки тому +2

      actually there is a dragon which is a different button and accendimg with heavenly upgrades, farming, a stock market, golden/wraith cookies an apocolipse of grandmas and over 1 octasexvindegillion cookies

    • @davek7289
      @davek7289 3 роки тому +3

      you and the other guy named intellectual knows what's fun bro

  • @H2R_sahil
    @H2R_sahil 4 роки тому +377

    It really hurts, when you realize the button clicking is more fun then your entire game 😅

    • @andrelisboa7193
      @andrelisboa7193 4 роки тому +6

      try to add more buttons to press
      or less idk

    • @ItsDevinJ
      @ItsDevinJ 4 роки тому +16

      Andre Lisboa “or less”
      There’s only one button. Are you asking for a motion control game?

    • @andrelisboa7193
      @andrelisboa7193 4 роки тому +6

      @@ItsDevinJ u can use your mind control habilities to press the button without a button

    • @ideallyyours
      @ideallyyours 4 роки тому +9

      @@andrelisboa7193 Add a clock into your game that randomly presses the button, making you think that you're doing it by thinking certain things but can't be absolutely certain..

    • @kingcoveryepic
      @kingcoveryepic 4 роки тому

      Than*

  • @utopes
    @utopes Рік тому +1

    I’ve had this video in my “Watch Later” playlist for 3 years. Just because the button was fun to press, I wasn’t sure if the video was fun to click on.
    7 minutes later, I can confirm that YES, my mind and expectations were BLOWN! Well made, and very fun indeed :D

  • @allanfigueiredo8440
    @allanfigueiredo8440 3 роки тому +1

    I can not believe How amazing your videos are! Very dificult to believe you are a real person...

  • @Akab
    @Akab 4 роки тому +282

    And that's basicly how almost every mobile game is created ^°^

    • @lgasc
      @lgasc 4 роки тому +33

      You forgot the part where you "take inspiration"

    • @Wudjja
      @Wudjja 4 роки тому +23

      @@lgasc ""HEAVILY"" inspired

    • @rodrigo_tm
      @rodrigo_tm 4 роки тому +19

      Except mobile games are lazy and not fun

    • @grandprixrejects7027
      @grandprixrejects7027 4 роки тому +8

      Note he said "almost". Not all mobile games are bad.

    • @user-qd7zb4wm9b
      @user-qd7zb4wm9b 4 роки тому +5

      Except for the "fun" part

  • @dimensionalblade2778
    @dimensionalblade2778 4 роки тому +338

    Still waiting for the impact of the "Add to your wishlist" button I pressed months ago.

    • @valshaped
      @valshaped 4 роки тому +51

      Delayed impact only makes the reward more satisfying! I hope!

    • @HandledToaster2
      @HandledToaster2 4 роки тому +1

      It just sends you an email when an item is on sale

  • @StefanLopuszanski
    @StefanLopuszanski 4 роки тому +147

    I would have added "variety" over "fantasy" ... having changing things that keep you coming back to discover more things is a lot more compelling than just a cosmetic change.
    I've spent days playing simple games with no aesthetics and no theme simply because the gameplay is rewarding and full of meaningful and interesting decisions. To me that's much more important with good game design.

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 4 роки тому +8

      Novelty. Pattern. Discovery, creation.

    • @user-sv5kt8qz3v
      @user-sv5kt8qz3v 4 роки тому +4

      true that

    • @xcloudx01alt
      @xcloudx01alt 4 роки тому +3

      I bet this would look cool in like a spore setting. Where you're bacteria trying to survive.

    • @MayorVideo
      @MayorVideo 4 роки тому +1

      Same, I like to find new things to do.

    • @yabloodylegend7643
      @yabloodylegend7643 4 роки тому +1

      @@xcloudx01alt ive sayed it 19982284 times and ill do it again SOMEONE MAKE THIS A MOBILE GAME

  • @XanderwoodGameDev
    @XanderwoodGameDev 4 роки тому +12

    This is one of the most underrated videos on game dev on youtube.

  • @imados21
    @imados21 2 роки тому +1

    Best game design tutorial ever , thanks jonas

  • @cameronschiralli3569
    @cameronschiralli3569 4 роки тому +52

    Honestly didn't expect a 7 minute psychology lesson, but I really enjoyed this video
    (Not as much as I would pressing that button, though)

  • @SnoopySnoo
    @SnoopySnoo 4 роки тому +216

    Jonas: “can we make it fun to press this button?”
    MumboJumbo on Hermitcraft 7: “Hold my redstone”

    • @SoshJam
      @SoshJam 4 роки тому +15

      that's not fun that's gonna cause Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo

    • @evol5765
      @evol5765 4 роки тому +2

      Not anymore.

    • @willhalbrooks1411
      @willhalbrooks1411 4 роки тому

      I just gave you your 69th like

    • @amiminia
      @amiminia 4 роки тому +2

      Mumbo didnt come up with the idea of the button though. It was redit a couple years ago

    • @pengil3
      @pengil3 4 роки тому +2

      RIP button

  • @blenderalien
    @blenderalien 4 роки тому +16

    These videos are super helpful in terms of game design! There are many tutorials on how to programm games,
    but not about these actually quiet simple things that clearly no one really knows about :D

  • @MXProdecals
    @MXProdecals 4 роки тому +64

    Jonas: do you know of another button that is fun to press?
    Me: the like button?
    Jonas: the wishlist button!
    Me: o:

    • @odysseusgaming7157
      @odysseusgaming7157 4 роки тому +2

      Yup! The wishlist button is the best button! Specifically the wishlist button on Karlson.

    • @flyingduck91
      @flyingduck91 4 роки тому +1

      @@odysseusgaming7157 if I played anything other than cookie clicker I would but I don't need steam for cookie clicker so I don't have it

    • @gilililili
      @gilililili 4 роки тому +1

      Lol that's exactly what I thought

  • @BGDMusic
    @BGDMusic 4 роки тому +66

    i need this to be a game, I WANT TO CLICK LE BUTTON!

    • @timoteubert7068
      @timoteubert7068 3 роки тому

      ME TOOOO

    • @dowowowowowow7878
      @dowowowowowow7878 3 роки тому

      ,,le“?

    • @soapfaces
      @soapfaces 3 роки тому +1

      @@dowowowowowow7878 it saddens me that you don’t know this joke…
      Also it’s French for the

  • @Boomerkbom57
    @Boomerkbom57 4 роки тому +42

    Make the button a cookie, done.
    I may have been playing a certain game while typing this.

    • @Demonslayer-64
      @Demonslayer-64 4 роки тому +4

      Minecraft?

    • @NorwayDuck
      @NorwayDuck 4 роки тому +8

      @@Demonslayer-64 bruh it's obviously Cookie Clicker lmao

    • @latico5389
      @latico5389 4 роки тому +6

      @@NorwayDuck Bruh its obviously a joke lmao

    • @NorwayDuck
      @NorwayDuck 4 роки тому +2

      @@latico5389 I was replying to Demonslayer64, I knew OP was making a joke.

    • @Pepagg8
      @Pepagg8 4 роки тому +1

      @@NorwayDuck I think you are the joke now

  • @ludologian
    @ludologian 4 роки тому +13

    Very polished video, it's fresh and really good I didn't expect this qualify tbh ,
    Keep this format I think this what gonna rise your channel .
    Oh , some how the like button seemed fun to press

  • @idite-na-hui
    @idite-na-hui 4 роки тому +19

    Man, you’re amazing

    • @6px
      @6px 4 роки тому

      You watch him!!!

  • @kiltrokills5527
    @kiltrokills5527 2 роки тому +1

    I love looking back and seeing the planned release in 2020, if only Jonas knew.

  • @davegamedevelopment
    @davegamedevelopment 4 роки тому +32

    0:25 haha love how you put such clips in your videos.
    And thank you for making videos about such things, really helpful! :D

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +7

      I was really just looking for an excuse to smash something with a sledgehammer. :P
      Happy to hear you found the video interesting. Thank you. :)

    • @kikc
      @kikc 4 роки тому +1

      @@JonasTyroller send the link to tue button game pls

  • @SoulGameStudio
    @SoulGameStudio 4 роки тому +9

    I love the balance of confidence and humility you use to tackle this subject. Nice video.

  • @bruhhelp7396
    @bruhhelp7396 4 роки тому +176

    People with ADHD/ADD -
    *_you underestimate my power_*

    • @unnwas
      @unnwas 4 роки тому +18

      *you underestimate my...**

    • @satibel
      @satibel 4 роки тому +15

      I can confirm, I always have something to idle my hands with, though I wouldn't just do that, I'd also be flipping through my 150 open tabs and scrolling through discord while watching a video

    • @bruhhelp7396
      @bruhhelp7396 4 роки тому +7

      @@satibel *_how did you know what I was doing at this very moment_*

    • @satibel
      @satibel 4 роки тому +2

      @@bruhhelp7396 I blame it on my ADD.

    • @stiky5972
      @stiky5972 4 роки тому +2

      **BRRRRRRRAA BRRRRRA BRRRRRR-** **button breaks** oh...

  • @Lex_6
    @Lex_6 2 місяці тому

    This video is absolutely awesome !! As a game design student, it really helped me understand how one-button games can be very interesting and fun!

  • @eggnogi1286
    @eggnogi1286 Рік тому

    I had watching this video assigned to me in my game design class. I remember watching this video when it came out years ago, and revisiting it with game design experience was awesome. Great video

  • @todabsolute
    @todabsolute 4 роки тому +50

    4:12 Getting over it:
    We don't do that here

  • @mausi-rr2hy
    @mausi-rr2hy 4 роки тому +435

    I actually want to play this game! I would even pay for that...
    .
    .
    .
    I'm willing to PAY to press a SINGLE Button, oh my gosh

    • @marioman98
      @marioman98 4 роки тому +5

      same

    • @zeradris
      @zeradris 3 роки тому +28

      @@bruh.5620 Don't play then no ones forcing you to

    • @bruh.5620
      @bruh.5620 3 роки тому +4

      @@zeradris no, im saying mans dumb for wanting to play this game when there are better games with the same style and shit

    • @zeradris
      @zeradris 3 роки тому +18

      @@bruh.5620 Man they like it do they play it what's the problem just move on with your day

    • @bruh.5620
      @bruh.5620 3 роки тому +1

      @@zeradris they said they would pay for it which is stewpid

  • @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766
    @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766 3 роки тому +19

    This is a game I want to make when I start learning coding and need to practice

  • @nextcent
    @nextcent 4 роки тому

    I watched it because the topic was so ridiculous, but you had a surprisingly thorough and useful thesis on game design in this one case study. Really loved it!

  • @doot8838
    @doot8838 4 роки тому

    This dude just made a game out of a single button and called it a day. I’m impressed

  • @praycristanto3623
    @praycristanto3623 4 роки тому +11

    wow i never thought about it but this is absolutely interesting video

  • @aldenwang1813
    @aldenwang1813 4 роки тому +19

    Simple. Make a rhythm game
    Such as “A dance of fire and ice”. Its only one button

  • @chaoticprogramming
    @chaoticprogramming 4 роки тому +27

    3:17 That was some of the saddest loot I have seen. It was not worth dealing with toxic genji who is allergic to the payload.

  • @ViniCavin
    @ViniCavin 4 роки тому +2

    This video is amazing! Thank you for that!
    Right now I’m reading two books that tackle this subject: The Theory of Fun and Level UP, and your video really glue some pieces together!

  • @blarvinius
    @blarvinius Рік тому

    What a gem! This is really deep, important, subtle, profound, and simple. Subscribed!❤❤❤

  • @novo995
    @novo995 4 роки тому +6

    "Unplug your controller and see how long it stays interesting to press buttons."
    My ADHD:

  • @qwqmaple
    @qwqmaple 4 роки тому +17

    "Unplug your controller"
    *laughs in nintendo switch*

  • @WellLin-b2e
    @WellLin-b2e 4 роки тому +6

    Very inspiring! !
    I love the style and concept of this kind of video,
    talking about game design and put it directly into practice,
    developing from raw concept game to a.quite integrated demo.
    Excellent!!

  • @whamikaze
    @whamikaze 2 роки тому +1

    I really enjoy this video, and I realized that this cam be a tutorial on how to captivate players within a simple game!

  • @moocowp4970
    @moocowp4970 4 роки тому

    An excellent tutorial about game design. I consider myself someone who knows a decent amount about good game design but you still manage to make the information excellently presented and continue to even show me a few things I miss ;) thanks again!

  • @zawerfrost3172
    @zawerfrost3172 4 роки тому +47

    “It releases dopamine in my *dummy* little brain”
    chOColAtE

  • @MarxyBasement
    @MarxyBasement 4 роки тому +52

    2:06 jonas is so cute ;-;. WE NEED TO *Protecc* our lil boy

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +25

      I edited the part out where I smash my PC against the wall because we ran out of chocolate.

    • @MarxyBasement
      @MarxyBasement 4 роки тому +8

      @@JonasTyroller oh no-

    • @DarkStarRules
      @DarkStarRules 4 роки тому +4

      @@JonasTyroller lol

  • @tycho25
    @tycho25 4 роки тому +17

    Imagine what you could do with _two_ buttons

  • @taarikaranjith7913
    @taarikaranjith7913 2 місяці тому

    This is a simply explained yet power packed video - loved it!

  • @firemonkey1015
    @firemonkey1015 4 роки тому +2

    I loved this take on video game designing, knowing all this but the details you provided made it a whole new element.

  • @tryptex
    @tryptex 4 роки тому +14

    0:07 My controller is wireless so yes, I can say yes, it is still fun the press the buttons :)

  • @jceggbert5
    @jceggbert5 4 роки тому +7

    You basically made a crossover between Osmos and Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

  • @ChanchoCapo
    @ChanchoCapo 4 роки тому +8

    This just sounds like making a game, but with extra steps

  • @mamin3152
    @mamin3152 4 роки тому

    I love the developer community because they show respect

  • @JayTacoDustyTowers
    @JayTacoDustyTowers 2 роки тому +1

    OH
    So this is why the "I am frustrated" mode felt so fun
    I see you were taking notes when writing this video.

  • @vincusstreams
    @vincusstreams 4 роки тому +11

    Him: Making pressing a button fun.
    Cookie Clicker: Am I a joke to you?

    • @Jacky_115
      @Jacky_115 3 роки тому

      ik this was a year ago but oh my god that game brings back memories

    • @bawlstars7857
      @bawlstars7857 3 роки тому

      I was thinking about this game too! I forgot why I deleted it after spending 2 years on it though 😭

  • @clauddora7810
    @clauddora7810 4 роки тому +5

    2:06 “Because chocolate releases dopamine in my DUMMY little brain!” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @notmo.
    @notmo. 4 роки тому +12

    0:42 I legit thought for a second that you were hitting your dog with a hammer

  • @foreducation408
    @foreducation408 2 роки тому

    This is not just a game dev video, this is the study of human brain, loved this one soo much.

  • @BestBoi8
    @BestBoi8 Рік тому

    we need to appreciate the absolute insane people who are able to make games with one key fun

  • @johnaboy851
    @johnaboy851 4 роки тому +5

    Oh boy you bet im pressing that wishlistbutton ;)

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +2

      Appreciate the support. Thanks a ton! :)

  • @Benjackalope
    @Benjackalope 4 роки тому +15

    This is how all those minute long games are made.
    "how do we make tapping the screen fun?"
    - make a bubble rise up when u tap the screen
    - add SFX
    - reward the player points for not dying
    - add pipes
    - make it impossible
    - make the bubble a bird
    - upload it to the App Store

  • @FCMLPRO
    @FCMLPRO 4 роки тому +5

    Next video: how to make breathing fun

  • @001variation
    @001variation 3 місяці тому

    This exercise should be given to every aspiring game designer: You have one button, make it fun.

  • @blunterweb6787
    @blunterweb6787 Рік тому

    A little late now, but I wanted to say that this is a great video! You explain an important aspect of video game development without losing focus from the main point. However, I do feel like I was a little duped. From the title, I imagined you would be making a game where your only purpose is to press the button, but with the level bar and the enemies the purpose stops being "press the button" and becomes "kill enemies and level up".

  • @EyseldMont
    @EyseldMont 4 роки тому +5

    I must change my glasses because I thought this was a Tom Scott video xd
    although I really liked your content, so new sub :P

  • @sfrags4780
    @sfrags4780 4 роки тому +12

    Another fun button to press would be hitting that like button.

    • @enderger5308
      @enderger5308 3 роки тому

      Just don’t hit it an even number of times.

  • @thejurassicchicken1445
    @thejurassicchicken1445 3 роки тому +6

    I don’t think the bubbles where fun because it was permanent and irreversible affect, I think it was fun because you affected the environment around you

  • @Omnicide101
    @Omnicide101 3 роки тому

    I just released my first fully-completed game, and this video was realyl helpful in figuring out how to add game juice! It's a very short game, but it's surprisingly fun thanks to all the tips in this video - thanks, Jonas!

  • @infokubarcade4510
    @infokubarcade4510 4 роки тому

    very nice video. i knew these concepts but seeing this in action like that is very refreshing and helped me to consider that kind of things harder in my game, instead of thinking the fun will come by itself.

  • @Chadderbox
    @Chadderbox 4 роки тому +6

    Just refresh my UA-cam and he has uploaded! Yesss.
    Gives me a distraction from programming for a bit.

    • @JonasTyroller
      @JonasTyroller  4 роки тому +5

      Oh yes... Clicking the refresh button on YT is pretty much like begging for a distraction... xD

    • @pugo7925
      @pugo7925 4 роки тому

      @@JonasTyroller really fun!

    • @NinjarioPicmin
      @NinjarioPicmin 4 роки тому

      @@JonasTyroller yeah... i can't help but notice that before the quarantine i often only pressed that button once and had way more videos then i could even attempt to watch (even at 2.5x+ speeds :c and now in quarantine i often catch myself refreshing 5-10 times before finding 1 good video to watch

  • @benhayat851
    @benhayat851 4 роки тому +6

    People who were addicted to cookie clicker: yes

  • @evanfahrendorff7157
    @evanfahrendorff7157 4 роки тому +4

    All you have to do to make it fun is:
    -Put it on a timer for its life
    -Make colored meaningless belts for how close it is to death
    -RIDICULE LOWER BELTS
    -Fun game

  • @engineeredarmy1152
    @engineeredarmy1152 3 роки тому

    You just created a universal recipe of how to design games

  • @labscience8271
    @labscience8271 3 роки тому +1

    This guy is a genius. Thanks!

  • @connorconnor2421
    @connorconnor2421 3 роки тому +3

    2:00 are you ok lol

  • @Luckysury333
    @Luckysury333 4 роки тому +6

    3:49
    You really balanced on a line??!!!😲

  • @riebeckhearthian4948
    @riebeckhearthian4948 4 роки тому +5

    I love this videos, just two down sides;
    One: where is the button press game
    Two: If ur gonna show Outer Wilds, u gotta at least show Riebeck >::(

  • @fingertipsandcompany2195
    @fingertipsandcompany2195 2 роки тому

    Damn, gamedev story gem))) Enjoy it so much!

  • @myla2495
    @myla2495 2 роки тому +1

    wow thats why i like grinding in games!
    thx for the video :3

  • @Cheezy_Bunz
    @Cheezy_Bunz 4 роки тому +4

    “Pressing buttons is a boring activity”
    Mortal Kombat players: 👀

  • @Croissant1234
    @Croissant1234 4 роки тому +16

    Am I the only one to really fudging want to press this button

  • @niklasklicklas7225
    @niklasklicklas7225 4 роки тому +3

    This "reward" is comming with a germany tatoo lol

  • @Crematir
    @Crematir 3 роки тому +1

    0:10
    Toddlers: *is that a challenge?*

  • @daysant7990
    @daysant7990 4 роки тому +1

    this is the true one-button game

  • @esnethen5915
    @esnethen5915 4 роки тому +4

    So fun is:
    Smashing rocks
    Ooo look at the pretty lights and sounds
    Detonating nukes

  • @a7mdenoA7x
    @a7mdenoA7x 4 роки тому +3

    yo this game looks actually fun, how can I play it?

  • @220p2
    @220p2 4 роки тому +5

    wait untill this guy hears about geometry dash

  • @mysteriousdeveloper5431
    @mysteriousdeveloper5431 9 місяців тому

    My boring game before I applied all Tips from Jonas' Videos:
    1. You are a green square, shooting red squares, on a gray map, with the squares just moving towards you
    2. You get 5 points for every red square you kill
    3. You can shoot and throw grenades without any limitations
    4. Red squares chase you forever, allowing you to build up a crowd of them and kill them for many points
    5. Your health regenerates very quickly
    The same game after I applied Jonas' Tips:
    1. The color scheme each time is randomized, making things more varied. There are tween animations for squares moving, and particle & trail effects for hitting an enemy/shooting a bullet
    2. You get points based on a combo system which is EXPONENTIAL - you can kill a few enemies and get like 10 points, or you can kill over 100 in a row and get OVER A MILLION
    3. Shooting slows you down, throwing grenades decreases your health by 10, which means you have to be careful with what you do
    4. The enemy squares are either in a chasing or fleeing state, which means you can't always get a large crowd of them to kill for a large combo (because half of them will run away)
    5. Your health regenerates much slower, but your combo, when it runs out, can be used as healing, which forces you to choose between surviving or risking it and gathering a large combo
    6. The bullets you shoot bounce around the level bounds, which means you can kill enemies outside of your view, but you can end up killing yourself!
    Jonas knows his stuff!

  • @hiiistrex2838
    @hiiistrex2838 4 роки тому

    Woah this is pretty cool
    From what I've personally found (this is the short version), success is what drives fun in many cases, which is why challenge is so important. If the player doesn't succeed in _anything_, there's no point in playing, but if they can't succeed, there's also no point in playing. This is different from not having a goal though, bc players can make their own goals and make it fun again

  • @Kitu.Cub.
    @Kitu.Cub. 4 роки тому +4

    Nobody:
    Gamers:- dey luv buttons,virtual or real dey luv dem,true fact