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Individual Design Assignment

Write a treatment for a new game idea Due October 27th, 2011 (Week 8) Value: 20% of your final grade Length: 3-5 pages or 750 words to 1,250 words You may use an idea from any of the previous mini assignments as a base for this project, or you can come up with a brand new game idea

Describe your game in one to two paragraphs. What is the essence of your game idea? What makes it interesting and fun? How will the basic gameplay work? What is the core idea or creative centre of the game? - 5 marks Describe the formal elements of the game – 5 marks Describe the dramatic elements in this game – 5 marks Analyze the predicted challenges (costs, development time, man power requirements, technology, execution, polishing/balancing, etc.) to developing this game idea – 5 marks Total of 20 possible marks – clarity of writing (syntax, spelling, grammar, etc.) will also be considered.

Remember the formal elements are the the underlying system and mechanics of the game You may have already described those elements for this idea in a previous mini assignment and you are welcome to re-use that content in this document

But be sure you have answered all of these questions: What is the conflict in the game? What are the goals for each player? What is the single most important type of player action in the game? What are the rules and procedures? What actions do the players take and when? How does a player win? Are there turns? How do they work? How many players can play? How long does a game take to resolve? What is the working title? Who is the target audience? What platform will this game run on? What restrictions or opportunities does that environment have?