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Designing Games with Impact

WINTER BREAK 2024 - Day 2

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Maker Group

Winter Break 

Week Agenda

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Day 1

Video Game Design Detective

Day 2

Design Your Game!

Day 3

Game Pitch Day

How could we teach the impact of current actions on the future through video game design?

Question

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Butterfly Effect

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The idea that small actions can cause large and unpredictable changes elsewhere, often used to explain complex systems like climate change.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
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Game Design Day

Create a game concept that:

1. Explores a global issues

2. Focuses on impact of player decisions

3. Maps out incentives, art and gameplay

List three issues you see in the news that concern you.

1.

2.

3.

 

What emotions do they evoke?
 

Step No. 01

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Imagine the world in 50 years...

 

What problem existing today would you want solved to ensure a brighter future?

Step No. 02

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Match the following world issues with a game style you think could best represent it. Explain your choices.

Step No. 03

  1. Climate Change
  2. Poverty
  3. Pollution
  4. Endangered Species
  5. Water Scarcity
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Imagine you are making a game about climate change, where players can make the decision to plant a tree or cut one down.

Step No. 04

Will you plant a tree or cut one down?

Plant

Cut

?

?

?

?

Create a flow chart imagining each choice after that.

Outline the immediate outcome. Use Draw.io >>>

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Let's hear your responses!

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The Setup: Choose a world issue and come up with a game's story concept. Who is the main character, and what's their world like?

Step No. 06

The Challenge: Describe a major obstacle or conflict related to the world issue that the player must face. How does the character react?

The Resolution: How does the player overcome the challenge and contribute to solving the world issue? What's the ending message?

Create a concept card at Perchance AI Character Generator >>>

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Achievement Unlocked!

Brainstorm 3 achievements players can earn related to solving or mitigating the world issue in your game.

 

How do these achievements encourage players to think or act differently about the real-world issue? 

Step No. 07

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Map Maker

Draw a basic map of your game world, highlighting key locations and challenges related to the world issue.

Step No. 08

Character Companion

Briefly describe a character who represents an aspect of the world issue. What's their role in the story?

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Visual Vibes:

Choose an art style for your game.

 

Explain how it reflects the game's theme?

Step No. 09

Pixel

3D

Low Poly

Vector

Doodle

Cel Shading

Paint

Monochromatic

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Let's see your ideas!

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Maker Group

Winter Break 

Week Agenda

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Day 1

Video Game Design Detective

Day 2

Design Your Game!

Day 3

Game Pitch Day

Game Pitch Day

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See you next time for Game Pitch Day!