Game Design: Day Two- Ideas and Remixes

9am - 12pm

Topics

• Genres of Games
• shooters
• sports
• puzzle
• action / arcade
• vechile simulation
• role playing
• Business of Games
• Types of Players
• Five Characteristics of Game Players
• Women Game Players
• Child Game Players
• Casual vs Hardcore

1-4pm

• Game Ideas
• Game Inspiration

Activity 2: Describe Your Ideal Game

Open Microsoft Word

Write a concept for your ideal game, it does not have to be a type of game that currently exists. Explain what the goal of the game would be and the characters involved in the game.

Activity 3: Game Genres

Choose three different video games from three different genres.

Play a video game for roughly ten minutes

Write a short response comparing and contrasting the different genres. 

Explain which genre game you enjoyed the most? Try to be specific with your reasons.

Which genre did you like the least? Why is that? Would you be willing to try another game within that genre?

Activity 4: Game Survey
Pair off with another student ask the class list of game survey questions. Post the results to your class blog.

Activity 5: Story/Game Remix

Read the historical Greek mythological story of Orphesus. Down the complete here: link

Make sure to read the story FIRST

Play the independent game, "Don't Look Back," play for at least 15 minutes

Write a response:

How does the game "Don't Look Back" relate to the Greek story of Orphesus?

How has the game developer Terry remixed or modernized the story in his game?

Everything is a Remix

Fan Art

Pacman

Mario Brothers

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And now, odds and ends, weird and funny stuff

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