0187 GROUPS:
A (Mall Rats): Mervyn, Jessica, Brittany, Chad
B (Ring of Fire): Andrea, Amy, Sam, Holly
C (Big Group): Charlie, Alex, Andy, Sara, Kristen
D (Kool Bananas): Kiarra, Sarah

2502 GROUPS:
A Andreia, James, Ginger, Drew, Dusty
B Ashley, Becca, Derek, Parker
C Courtney, Dustin, Sabrina
D Marina, Jennifer, Bailey
E Carley, Tyler, Sarah

Answer the following in terms of your game (so far that is - this all can change over the next few classes):

What is the goal?

Decision Making is toward a Goal, describe the decision making that must take place in your game to achieve the goal.

What is the Opposition or what are the Obstacles to achieving the game's goal(s)?

Are there resources and how are they managed in relation to your game's goal(s)?

What are the game's tokens?

What is the relevant information?  What is the story of the game?

Discuss all of the following in relation to your game (divide these up among team members so that all are covered):

Diplomacy

Color

Simulation

Variety of Encounter

Position Identification

Roleplaying

Socializing

Narrative Tension

Reminder...

we are reading 2 chapters per week in Challenges for Game Designers

BLOG POST 4:

1. Evaluate two games in terms of design aesthetics.  In other words, describe two games in terms of their graphic design.  Choose the two you enjoy/have enjoyed the most VISUALLY and HAPTICALLY as aesthetic objects.

2. Evaluate two games in terms of interaction with your peers.  Which two games have you enjoyed the most in terms of interacting with your group, and why?


3.  Of the games you have played so far in class, which is most like a game you would like to design?
Explain further/explain what it is you like about the game...

BLOG POST 3 for next class:

describe each of the following terms as it relates to each game:

Decision Making

Goals

Opposition

Managing Resources

Game Tokens

Information

Describe two of the following as they relate to your game:

Diplomacy

Color

Simulation

Variety of Encounter

Position Identification

Roleplaying

Socializing

Narrative Tension

Reading During Week Two, for week three...
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3357/formal_abstract_design_tools.php
http://www.costik.com/vidiot.html
Challenges... chapters 2 and 3

BLOG POST 2 for next class:
Answer the following questions in relation to 3 to 15, Magic Square, and Tic-Tac-Toe:
1.Why game did you choose to play again and why?
2. In a short paragraph (min. 3 sentences) describe differences between the three games

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-2

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-3

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-4

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"I Have No Words & I Must Design" by Greg Costikyan, designer of board, roleplaying, computer, online, mobile and social network games.

http://www.costik.com/nowords.html

BLOG POST 1 for NEXT CLASS:

As defined by Greg Costikyan in  I Have No Words and I Must Design,

describe the following as it relates to your game:

Decision Making

Goals

Opposition

Managing Resources

Game Tokens

Information

Describe two of the following as they relate to your game:

Diplomacy

Color

Simulation

Variety of Encounter

Position Identification

Roleplaying

Socializing

Narrative Tension

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Challenges for Game Designers by Brenda Brathwaite and Ian Schreiber

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Designing for Interaction 

Theory of Fun