1 – 10 Dream

Non-computer session

Like to play games? How about designing games? In this session, you will work with a group to design a dream game.

Goals

· Students can identify common design elements of games

Objectives

· Students will identify and share their favorite games

· Students will seek commonality in all games

· Students will identify game elements in their favorite games

Getting Started

· What makes a game fun? Is it more fun with more than one player? What is your favorite game? Why?

Vocabulary

· Gameplay – Specific way a player interacts with a game

· Score – abstract quantity associated with a player

· Timer – measure of time it takes a player to complete a challenge

· Enemies – other simulated actors the player must avoid in gameplay

· Levels – Challenge or series of challenges a player must complete to advance through a game

· Rewards – Earned credit for completing challenges in a game

Example

· Instructors write down favorite games on post its and place on the wall

· Identify commonality and game elements

Instruction

1 Get into groups with your friends

2 Write down all of your favorite games – one on each post it note

3 Compare your favorite games, and see how they are similar

4 Find out what makes them games

5 Now, work together and create a dream game that the whole group likes