Reda's-Game-Design


 * IDEAS FOR SERIOUS GAMES**toc

Middle school students enjoy games but teachers don't appreciate that. Teachers feel that students should read and write to gain greater understanding about world issues. The problem to be solved is to make a serious game that is about a world issue.

**Requirements:**

 * 1) Game must be accessible to the intended players
 * 2) Game must be well-paced to be enjoyable
 * 3) Game must be challenging to the intended players.
 * 4) Game must have a clear goal
 * 5) Game must be winable.

** Constraints: **

 * 1) It must be possible to create this game with the tools available to middle school students (computers, wikis, blogs, cardboard, poster board, glue, colored pencils, markers, scissors, rulers, paper cutter, exacto knives, glue guns, found objects, dice, spinners, and other common items found in the home and school)

1. A Serious Game Using Gamestar Mechanic that follows the design brief. I would have any avatar except for a tank. I would first put and appropriate game title based on my topic. When making levels put a description in the box so that the person can learn something and there will be a story. Then you should put enemies and be sure to explain them in your description. The pick how to win. You can make as many levels as you want. Be sure to play the game yourself to ensure it's winnable.

2. A Serious Game Mod for an Exisiting Boardgame that follows the design brief. I would pick a board game and then change the name and a bunch of spaces or whatever is being used. I would pick monopoly. I would change the places to countries. Everytime you buy a country you save it make it green. Instead of houses you put windmills. Instead of hotels you could get solar generators. The point is to get the most money to save the enviroment. Chance card and community chest either give or take money based on the enviroment. Like one might be: You lose $200 for using a neucular plant, or you get $200 for recycling.

3. A Serious Game -- Free Choice that follows the design brief. Another game would be a verbal and writing game. One person would shout a an enviromental object (good or bad) and everyone else would secretly write whether its harmful or good or neutral to the enviroment. Its basicaly last man standing from there. The loser is the leader next round. First to 7 wins wins.