EricJ-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. Maybe if I were to give a little background information about my issue before the game the player could get an understanding of why I made the game. If the gameplay and backgound goes along with my issue and if I make the enemies terrorists it may convince the player what it is like during a war. Elements: background info, enemies, block walls, keys, goals 2. A Serious Game Mod for an Exisiting Boardgame that follows the design brief. I can make a modifacation for the game of monopoly. The properties could be different places in the middle east that are in war trouble. The cards could have different sayings on them to go with world issues and my specific topic. Elements: 3. A Serious Game -- Free Choice that follows the design brief. I think that i can make a war game with peace makers. The way to win is to make peace between the different fighters. Elements: terrorists, war guys, fighters, violence, shooting, destroying