Designing a ‘Serious’ Game Jez Harris, Relentless Software

Who are Relentless Software? Experienced Staff Sensible Working Practices Social Games Next

Experienced Staff

Sensible Working Practices

Social Games

What is Buzz? Next TV Quiz Show Themed Content Accessible to All

TV Quiz Show

Themed Content

Accessible to All

Next Approached by Government Supported throughout pre-production Chance to contribute something worthy Appropriate for existing framework Applicable core values Easily Adapted Numerous uses It’s a game! Why ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’?

Approached by Government

Supported throughout pre-production

Chance to contribute something worthy

Appropriate for existing framework

Applicable core values

Easily Adapted

Numerous uses

It’s a game!

Intended for primary school use A powerful tool that confirms, updates and reinforces individual knowledge ‘ Teacher Features’ Multiple game modes What is ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’? Next

Intended for primary school use

A powerful tool that confirms, updates and reinforces individual knowledge

‘ Teacher Features’

Multiple game modes

Content What Changed? Next

Content

Customisation What Changed? Next

Customisation

Control What Changed? Next

Control

Initial classroom exposure Terra Nova School Jodrell Bank, Cheshire

Key Challenges Delivering the right product Working in the classroom environment Creating a successful consumer title A ‘part time’ project Next

Delivering the right product

Working in the classroom environment

Creating a successful consumer title

A ‘part time’ project

A Success? Some ‘interesting’ press from The Daily Mail etc. But… Next

Some ‘interesting’ press from The Daily Mail etc.

But…

A Success? Next