Pac-Man Mechanics

Pac-Man is a simplistic game which includes only a few mechanics. It still is able to successfully incorporate multiple types of engagement to capture the player into the experience. Pac-man is the game it is due to its use of three different types of engagement: competition, challenge, and accomplishment. With these it is able to keep the player engaged and draw the player into the overall experience.

It is in human nature be be superior to others. Pac-Man captures this desire and pins the player against the AI. The ghosts serve as enemies to the player that constantly threaten the players survival. This engages through domination. it gives the player the desire to beat the game and defeat the ghosts that stand in their way. Furthermore these enemies provide an opportunity for disruption. The most exciting part of Pac-Man is not from collecting the pebbles or …show more content…
More specifically in Pac-Man’s case is achievement. Pac-Man utilizes several mechanics to reward the player for excelling at the game. Although these awards do not affect the game or make it any easier, it does do one thing: increase the score. The score is valuable to the player because it is a way to measure their success. This motivates the player to collect all the pellets and eat all the ghosts possible to wrack up score. Additionally, fruit is randomly spawned in the middle of the map and gives the player another way to score points. Score appears at the bottom of the screen once collected. Once this is discovered by the player, it not only becomes a matter of beating the level, but to complete the level. The fact that their collection of the fruit is displayed for them on the screen at all times makes it engaging through achievement. To perfect the level the player must collect everything on the screen, accomplishment makes this engaging and causes the player continue to play in order for that