Tactical Language Training Design Report

Disclaimer This is a theory and apart from heuristics and design principles, do not backed up by any research dataThis is a high level report and do not detail out all the scenariosOnly wireframes are produced as design artifacts to reference the design concept Design details for installer is not described hereThere are probably more open questions than answers

Game Objective To build the basic level meet & greet skill in a different language and culture. The gamer is typically a US Army Squad leader with a basic high school educationTrain Him

Overview This report try to uncover the design issues in three layers.

Installer Concepts Tactical Language Training

Game InstallerHelp and visibility of system statusDisplay tipsProbably use full screenTips40%HelpAbortBackNext

The Game FlowTactical Language Training

Start Install GameSuccess?NoYesPlay?NoYesPersonalization (avatar etc) SaveBriefing Instructor training Mission (scenarios)Stop

Personalization Tactical Language Training

User control and freedom Personalization of the Player PersonaName Skill levelWe could use webcam to create avatars Look & FeelPrefer-encesSetup audio and voice

Game Main Menus Tactical Language Training

Game Main MenuConsistency and game standardsQuit Continue Saved Game Start New Game Play Scenarios Profile SetupBriefing

briefing Tactical Language Training

Match between system and the real worldBriefing is vocal The First Briefing Room Experience Commanding officer will brief the learner Yes sir protocol Briefing will only happen at the start of the game (first time) Gamer could however replay itCommanding officer will take command and talk through high level game objective and flow Commanding officer also has an assessment sheet for review Commanding officer will reward or punish the gamerOnly voice based instructions would be givenThis is a monologue

Language Training Tactical Language Training

Recognition rather than recallTraining is vocal Learned persona (Arabic)The Language Learning Experience Control will be shifted to the language trainer Trainer will explain training objectives verbally Only spoken instruction would be provided to the learnerLearning specific scenarios would be played by the gamer after each learning cycle (mock drill) Language trainer will assess gamer and keep scoresThis is a dialog between trainer/ computer and learner Learn mode

Game interaction Tactical Language Training

2:31 Aesthetic and minimalist design Hint:Mission Count down TalkMission Objective

2:31 Hint:Hint /help Mission Count down Mission leaped time Movement (keyboard)Mission objectiveTalk (spacebar)TalkMission Objective

Game Interaction Paradigms Smart hints will be provided where ever requiredHint:Gamers will use spacebar to initiate talk Right click on any object or place would initiate a context menuGamers will use keyboard arrow keys to moveAbout Object?Go hereInitiate conversation HintHelp users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors

View Subject while Interacting (auto Snap)Gamer can view himself while talking to a person Gamer can also go to a full screen mode for more involved experience Error prevention

Display Discussion Transcript Tom: hi,Doc: Hi! How you doing?Tom: I am good, Thanks.Tom: blah blah Doc: blah blah blah blah Tom: blah blah Doc: blah blah blah blah Tom: blah blah Doc: blah blah blah blah Tom: blah blah Doc: blah blah blah blahTom: blah blah Doc: blah blah blah blah This is what this guy is talking Tom: hi,Doc: Hi! How you doing?Tom: I am good, Thanks, How you doing?Discussion can be displayed as callouts Discussion can be displayed at the bottom Or the entire discussion could be displayed at the side. This will help gamer to know what to talk next. Help and assistance

Thank you!Manish Vashistmanish.vashist@gmail.com