Game Design

Intro video

What is a game?

Rules + A Goal = A Game

Impromptu Game Design with Jane McGonigal

What makes a game engaging?

Hack Games!

How would you remix a board game? What new goal and rules can you establish for a remixed game? What makes a game fun to play? What makes a game boring?

Note: Find ideas for materials and principles for a hack jam with games here.

Play Games!

Pick a couple of games to play and complete an evaluation for each:

Games created during previous Video Game Design camps
Scratch games (explore creations by young & old)
Save the Prince (Twine)
Choose Your Own Adventure: Escape from Pompeii (Twine)
Numerical Hogwarts Life (Twine)
Games for Change (become a game critic)
Science Museum Games (many designed by kids)

Game Genre

What's your favorite video game? Why do you love playing it? What is the primary genre of the game: Adventure, Role-playing, Simulation, Social, Strategy or Puzzle.

Game Platforms

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