Extra Credit Option: Design A Game
Design a game. Video games, card games, board games, field games, road trip games – anything. There are few constraints on the format of a reasonable game.
Submit instructions & credits an external document that explains the games rules and how to play. Also credits for all tools and assets that you used.
Submit the game. If the game is playable on its own. If it is not, like a field game, submit a video of playing the game. If it is a card or board game, submit your paper prototype if possible.
Constraints
- The game cannot violate the Chatham code of conduct, all players must be playing consensually and be aware of the game’s existence
- The game cannot, to your knowledge, already exist
- You must have the right to use all assets that you include, (and, of course, credit them).
- You cannot work in groups. This is an individual assignment
- The game cannot be a simple remix or single-mechanic change of an existing game
- Designing a level for an existing game does not count
- Get my permission before using a games built-in level editor
- Some will not count (Portal 2 Puzzle Creator) but others might (Neverwinter Nights 2)
- You cannot use Roblox
- You cannot use a follow-along YouTube tutorial
- This assignment is about design, not execution
- Get my permission before making a narrative game
- They're great, but too much time spent writing, not enough designing/iterating. It makes for an unhelpful assignment
Where to start:
Bitsy, Twine, Puzzlescript, Scratch, etc.
I would give serious thought to designing a card or board game.