Rules Game Design

Going for something really simple with the first prototype.

Begin with a sample, working rule. How about

• (Triangles) (Within 100 pixels of Stylus) (Move Toward Stylus)

menus

• Edit Subject
  • Change Subject
    • (List of available subjects)
  • Add Noun modifier
    • (List of available modifiers)
  • Edit Noun Modifier
    • (list of current modifiers)
      • (modifier-specific)
  • Delete Noun Modifier
    • (list of current modifiers)
• Edit Verb
  • Change Verb
  • Add Verb Modifier
  • Edit Verb Modifier
  • Delete Verb Modifier
    • (list of current modifiers)
• Edit Object (some verbs may not have one)
  • Add Noun modifier
    • (List of available modifiers)
  • Edit Noun Modifier
    • (list of current modifiers)
      • (modifier-specific)
  • Delete Noun Modifier
    • (list of current modifiers)

vocabulary

Nouns

• Circle
• Square
• Triangle
• Stylus (object only)

Noun modifiers

• Within <threshold distance> of <Entity>
• Nearest to <Entity>

Verbs

• Move <Direction>
• Move Toward <Entity> <rate(optional)>

Verb modifiers

• Every <n> milliseconds
• If <button> is <up/down>