Guide to the Folder Contents...

These sections below are absolutely essential. They are all topics where results are easily achieved, but they are also topics which, if you don't have them, you lose out on a lot (and I mean a lot ) of marks! 
 
 
Analysis of task  
This is a spidergram and should contain examples of types of games and topics (eg, science, space, pirates, music, sport, food, war games, travel, nature, etc). You can use the list below from Wikipedia for different categories: 
  • 1 Two-player abstract strategy games
  • 2 Two-player games
  • 3 Multi-player elimination games
  • 4 European race games
  • 5 Multiplayer games without elimination
  • 6 Economics and strategy games
  • 7 Games of physical skill
  • 8 Children's games
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    Analysis of your target market
    This could include a spidergram which includes different categories of ages, religions, social groups, different types of ethnicity, different interest groups (sport, etc).  It can also state whether you think your game is for the luxury end of the market or economy. 
     
    Write a statement stating what age group, etc you want your particular game to cater for.  
     
     
     
    Product Analysis of an existing board game
    Include a photograph of the box, board and counters if applicable of an existing board game and state:
    what kind of person it is probably aimed at
    Whether the luxury or budget end of the market
    What materials it is probably made of (could be grey board, straw board, polystyrene, paper, inks, card)
    the industrial processes used to produce it (probably 4 colour offset lithography, possibly silk screening, die cutting, vacuum forming, injection moulding of plastic parts, adhesive)
     
     
    Specification
    This is what you have decided is going to apply to YOUR game that you are going to do. It can be a list of bullet points.
    include at least:
    target market
    age group / sex
    what are their interests?
    Any handicaps, religious beliefs to be considered?
    Any socio - economic factors, eg single mothers?
    function of item?
    in what environment will the item be used?
    size - is there a specific space or size limit to the item?
    weight - any limitations?
    durability  - how l;ong is the item expected to last?
    aesthetics - any limit on shape, colour, form, etc?
    materials - does the item need to be wateproof, easy to clean, etc?
    cost - what is the price range you envisage?
    environmental issues - does product need to be able to be recycled / disposed of? made from sustainable materials?
    manufacture - mass, batch , one off?
    packaging - does product need to be packaged for retail?
    instructions - do they need to be included?
     
     
     
    Initial Designs
    of Board, Box (the box and the inside box insert to keep the items in place), Counters (and spinner if you have one).
    Try and have at least 4 ideas for each of the above topics. ANNOTATE THEM! Annotation is half the marks, and easy. Annotation should include what you like about the idea you have done, what you would improve and possible materials it is made out of.
    Don't sit there fretting over them.... you don't get marks for clever ideas, the marks are for GETTING  A VARIETY OF IDEAS DOWN... THE NUMBER OF IDEAS.
     
     
     
    Developments 
    taking one of your initial ideas for the board, the pieces, the box and doing variations on that one idea.  Include photographs of your model, annotated. See me if you don't have a photograph.
     
     
    Step-by-step guide
    of the order of manufacture. Try and do a flow chart of, say, making the board and a step-by-step list of the stages of making, for example, the box.