Board Game Project
Comm Apps
Langston
Rm. 1216
Project Overview:
In groups of five, students will research and create an original board game. The group will present their findings and their game to the rest of the class who will be serving as a toy company’s new product evaluation panel. The digital graphics classes will be serving as your group’s graphic artists. The class will evaluate each presentation and play each research group’s proposed game. The class, as the evaluation panel, will choose the presentation whose product will create the most profit for the company. Research groups should focus their product and presentation on what would sell best in today’s market. The groups should strive for originality, playability, professionalism of product and presentation, and marketability.
Project Components:
Target Audience Survey Daily Grade October 4
Groups are required to survey at least 50 people on questions about the new product, public interest, etc.
Typed and stapled to outline.
Product Design Sheets for Graphic Artists Daily Grade October 5, 6
Logo sketches and design requirements to be delivered to the graphics department.
Visual Aids Daily Grades
The working prototype of the game with typed rules October 12, 13
A Powerpoint slide show or video commercial. October 14
Test Group Results Daily Grade October 17
Prior to presentation, the group must have a test group, made up of members of the target audience, play the game. The group will observe game play and record feedback from the participating players.
Typed and stapled to the outline.
Presentation Outline Test Grade October 17
One outline per group, typed as always.
Group Presentation Speech Grade October 18
Speeches will be graded on an individual basis.
Each member will be required to speak at least two minutes.
Each member will be required to use at least one source in their speech.
Project Requirements
Speech Grade
1 statistic with source citation delivered in speech.
All sources to be included on outline where used.
Time Requirement for full credit: 2 minutes each speaker
1:30-1:45 10pts
1:00-1:29 15pts
>:59 25pts
Outline Grade
Typed outline correct outline format
Quotes/stats typed into the outlines where used.
Visual Aid Daily Grade
Powerpoint or video commercial used to complement speech
« Easily seen from any seat in room (enlarge text and graphics)
« Professionally rendered
« Incorporated into presentation
Category Maximum Deductions
(Could be less depending on severity and assignment)
Verbal (up to 40 points)
Paralanguage
Enthusiasm (Vocal Variance) -10
Verbal Pauses -1 (3 free)
Volume -5
Rate -5
Tone -5
Reading off card -5
*Reading entire sections of speech results in loss of all vocal credit (40 points)
Citing (Statistics) Source -10
Nonverbal (up to 30 points)
Eye contact -10
Facial expression -10
Gestures -5
Movement -5
Structural (up to 30 points)
Presentation Requirements -30
Introduction (10)
Body (10)
Survey Results
Test Group Results
Game Development
Graphics Dept. Collaboration
Sales Pitch
Conclusion (10)