Team Awesome Brian, Tiffany, Jamie, Jessica, Scott Approx. 30 min.

Today: Introductions Scope Personae Gameplay Testing Strategy Website Branding Game Engine

Introductions

Scope

Personae

Gameplay

Testing Strategy

Website

Branding

Game Engine

Scope First year students at UW Academic and social life Services and activities Easy learning atmosphere

First year students at UW

Academic and social life

Services and activities

Easy learning atmosphere

Personae Marie Excited Concerned about balancing academic & social stress Very social Positive outlook

Marie

Excited

Concerned about balancing academic & social stress

Very social

Positive outlook

Personae Stanley Nervous and anxious Not very outgoing Wants to be social & join clubs Needs to learn basic skills: Cooking & cleaning

Stanley

Nervous and anxious

Not very outgoing

Wants to be social & join clubs

Needs to learn basic skills:

Cooking & cleaning

Game Play 3D World About living on Campus Tasks: Residence (Village 1) PAC, Turnkey, Used Bookstore, SCH Needles Hall CECS

3D World

About living on Campus

Tasks:

Residence (Village 1)

PAC, Turnkey, Used Bookstore, SCH

Needles Hall

CECS

Game Play

Residence (Village 1) Get your keys Move-in Set-up Internet / Phone Meeting the roommates Meet your don Mealplan Laundry Games/Activites Hygiene/Sleep…

Get your keys

Move-in

Set-up Internet / Phone

Meeting the roommates

Meet your don

Mealplan

Laundry

Games/Activites

Hygiene/Sleep…

PAC, Turnkey, Used Bookstore, SCH Buy books Buy food Add money to WAT card Buy academic supplies Apply for a job Buy giftshop items Buy Cineplex/Bus tickets Book a study room…

Buy books

Buy food

Add money to WAT card

Buy academic supplies

Apply for a job

Buy giftshop items

Buy Cineplex/Bus tickets

Book a study room…

Needles Hall OSAP Pick-up Counselling Services Registrar’s Office Buy Food Washrooms…

OSAP Pick-up

Counselling Services

Registrar’s Office

Buy Food

Washrooms…

CECS Meeting with CECS Services Branding Online content Integration with Campus Life

Meeting with CECS

Services

Branding

Online content

Integration with Campus Life

So far, any feedback?

Testing Strategy Display a slideshow describing our game on our website Following the slideshow we’ll ask them to fill out a survey. The survey will be made up of a combination of multiple choice and open ended questions We are going to use the Snowball sampling technique The goal is to get a general idea of how students feel about the game concept and to target areas for improvement

Display a slideshow describing our game on our website

Following the slideshow we’ll ask them to fill out a survey.

The survey will be made up of a combination of multiple choice and open ended questions

We are going to use the Snowball sampling technique

The goal is to get a general idea of how students feel about the game concept and to target areas for improvement

Website Testing Strategy Technical Details www.scottmeadows.net/campuslife Content Overview

Testing Strategy Technical Details

www.scottmeadows.net/campuslife

Content Overview

Branding Logo Colour Scheme Both Important because of the scope of our project Selling the concept

Logo

Colour Scheme

Both Important because of the scope of our project

Selling the concept

Game Engine Irrlicht Engine ( http :// irrlicht.sourceforge.net/features.html ) Ear-licked? Open-source Cross-Platform Keeping in mind we’re building Sims-type game… Thoughts?

Irrlicht Engine ( http :// irrlicht.sourceforge.net/features.html )

Ear-licked?

Open-source

Cross-Platform

Keeping in mind we’re building Sims-type game…

Thoughts?

Game Engine Cont’d From an investment standpoint? Open Source vs. Commercial Other options?

From an investment standpoint?

Open Source vs. Commercial

Other options?

Summary Scope Personae Game Play Tasks Testing Strategy Website

Scope

Personae

Game Play

Tasks

Testing Strategy

Website

Comments? Suggestions?