Course Identification
Program:                                Games Programs
School:                                    Creative Media
Course Code:                        COMM2193B
Course title:                           Media Cultures 2

Brief   #2 : Collaborative 'Big Game'
Working as part of a team, collaboratively devise, document and test a 'Big/location-based Game'.

Develop
Your game must include the technology, game genre and mystery object assigned in class.

The game should be playable either at RMIT or in the nearby city environs.

The game should take less than an hour to play.

It must be playable by at least 5 people at a time.

You must provide any special paraphernalia that players will need (if they don't have it themselves).

Documentation
Must include:

  • Game overview
  • Aims of the game
  • Number of players
  • Physical location
  • Special paraphernalia (if any)
  • Goal/s of the game
  • How players will achieve these goals
  • Rules

Test and Feedback
Teams must test the game themselves prior to 'Game Day' 31/05/07

Each game will be played by at least 3 other teams - they will rank it and provide written feedback. You must provide sufficient copies of the rules and any other documentation necessary for them.

Team marks will depend on the ranking each team receives from other teams.

Each team will collectively assign a rank from 1 to 3 for each game. They may only use each rank once. Rankings must be given to Shiralee by 3pm 04/06/07

Feedback must be submitted electronically. You will be provided with assessment guides and an electronic copy can be downloaded.

This feedback will be made available (with your name removed) for the class to read. It is strongly recommended that you read the feedback relating to your game.

Deliverables

04/06/07

1 playable game including written rules etc for players
1 electronic copy of game documentation.
Team rankings for tested games *

08/06/07
Individual feedback for each game tested.

Assessment criteria

  • Aggragate ranking of game 33%
  • Quality and appropriateness of game documentation 33%
  • Thoughtfulness, insight and quality of individual feedback 33%

Assessment value: 25%

BACKGROUND: Jared Tarbell www.levitated.net/

Lecturer: shiraleesaul[at]westnet[dot]com[dot]au