WHAT IMPACTS CAN GAME-CULTURE HAVE ON SOCIETY?
LET'S INVESTIGATE :
How are games important to you? Describe what you enjoy most about games? Describe what makes a good game, using one example. What do you think the benefits of gameplay are? What do you think is the typical profile for a modern gamer? TAKE A LOOK AT THE LINKS BELOW AND FIND ONE INTERESTING FACT TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP |
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TASK 1 : What makes an excellent video game
On your website, begin exploring your own understanding of what makes a great game by answering the following questions :
- 3 things I learned from the Video Games movie are...
- What games do you play?
- Describe what you enjoy most about games?
- Describe what makes a great game, using one example
- What keeps you interested in a game
- What makes a game less interesting
TASK 2 : DEVELOP DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
Download the interview sheet below. You will notice that there are 2 interviews for 2 different 'clients'. There is also a table titled 'Design Specifications'. We will interview at least 2 clients/end-users to investigate what makes a great game. Once we have come up with some criteria, we will add them into our Design Specifications to use as a guide for our work. This list will be our guidelines for success; for example, is our game educational? fun? does it run smoothly?
"Games can elicit emotions that surprise players, provide ways for them to socialise and much more. They’re extremely powerful"
Helen Santos, Game Designer
Helen Santos, Game Designer
A Game Designer draws on all kinds of skills ..
Game design in complicated. The larger the game, the more people are involved and the more complex the processes around game creation need to become to ensure the project moves forward. The means (design cycle) to our end (an awesome game) is an equally important component of this subject. An appreciation of systematic approaches to design will stand you in good stead for more complex situations (e.g. big teams with varied skills) where systematic processes become critical to a successful outcome.
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Brainstorming .. The endangered bandicoot
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