ICA-CP: 3/17/2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today, we are starting a new adventure in game design for computer programming. Here is your mission: design a game which uses ICA as the focal point and which teaches new ICA students about our customs. It can be a board game, an adventure game, a card game, or any other. It cannot be a video game. You will be designing and creating your game in groups of 3-4. The resulting outcome is a game that a group of four students will be able to play.

But first . . . do this game design as a warm up exercise. In a team of 2-3 people, design a race game. You will present your game design to the class on Thursday. You have just today to design your race game. Your outcome will be a proposal and a set of game rules which includes and describes each of these steps:
1) A narrative for the race game which describes the goal (how does someone win)
2) A description of the game mechanic for moving forward. For example, players may roll dice or draw cards.
3) Element of conflict
4) Instructions for playing your game

On Thursday, other teams will test your game and grade it. If your mechanic is cards, bring cards. If it is dice, bring dice. If it is something else, make it and bring it. On Tursday, your team should be able to give a short 2-3 minute description of your game. Then, another team should be able to play it. For reference, see this web site: http://bbrathwaite.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/the-easiest-game-design-exercise-ever-really/

YOU JUST HAVE THIS PERIOD TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT YOUR GAME!!! ALSO, YOU WILL BE PRESENTING IN ROOM 205 ON THURSDAY.