21st Century Skills InnovatIon LIbrary Contents Chapter 1 What are Games Chapter 2 the World Is Full of Games Chapter 3 the Mind of a Designer Chapter 4 Make a Game Level 1 Chapter 5 Make a Game Level 2 Glossary Find Out More Index about the author 4 9 14 20 24 30 31 32 32
MakerS as innoVaTors Chapter 1 What Are Games I magine you are throwing a ball against a wall Would you call that activity a game While it may be fun it’s not really a game Now imagine throwing a ball into a hoop That’s closer but it is still not quite a game Now give yourself two points every time you get the ball in the hoop Draw a big box on the floor that you must stay within to score First person to score 10 points wins Aha That sounds like basketball which is definitely a game Is making a basket considered a game 4
Game DesiGn Most games have all of these elements rules outcomes and conditions for ending the game How did we turn throwing a ball into a game We added rules two points per shot and outcomes winning and losing We decided when those out comes would happen first to reach 10 points wins Most games have all of these elements rules outcomes and conditions for ending the game Some games have two of the three Together these elements are called the game mechanics When the 5
