Board Game Design Project
Requirements
To complete this section of the course, you need to create an instructional board game. The game need not (in fact should not) be submitted in polished final form with artfully done cards and a laminated board. Instead, provide the following:
Documentation
Using
the template provided, turn in
a web page with...
- The name of the game
- Educational objective of the game
- Time required
- A summary description of similar games already in existence
- Appropriate grade level and/or other learner description
- The rules
- A graphic showing the board layout.
Use the Give and Take game as a high quality example to guide you.
Game Board & Pieces
The
board and any necessary cards will be delivered
as a web page, perhaps with accompanying PDF document that one could print out and
assemble. Assume that the board would take up 4-8 pages and that end users would laminate
them onto board stock.
A subset of the cards needed would also be included, ready to be printed on card stock and cut apart by the user. Create enough of them so that one could see how the game would be played. You may also specify the composition of any game pieces that could not be created on paper (e.g., suggest the use of toy soldiers, chess pawns or coins as game tokens).
Use Printgames as inspiration.
Evaluation Criteria
In keeping with the multifaceted nature of game design, I'll be looking at your games with an evaluation rubric in mind.
Due Dates
October 13/14, 2008: Design document complete draft is ready for
feedback from Bernie or Karl and your peers
October 20/21, 2008: have a playable version to bring to class for
testing by your peers. This will provide you with valuable insights and ideas for
improvement.
October 27/28, 2008: The final version is to be turned in.
This assignment counts for 25% of your final grade.
Here are the finished games for 2002, 2003 and 2007.