Promania :
Transcript of Promania :
GameDesign
Project by :Swadha jaiswal
Presentation by :Swadha Jaiswalnational institute of design,batch 2011-13
GameOverview
ConceptGoal of the game
Game contentGenre
ProMania is a board game to bring awareness instudents about various professions in the society and how much essential it is to have a mixture ofprofessions and balance for a society to sustain.
It will also help students understand various edu-cational background/ degree required to be
accepted as that professional.
Concept
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Goal
BoardPawnsDice4 kinds of cards : Task ,Professional, chance & Question cardsCurrency amount
Game contents
Game contentsGenre : Board Game, Educational Game.
Number of Players : 4
Age Range : 13 to 16years
KeyStrengths
What’s new?Selling points
Why the market needs it?
What is new?Its a game where kids go away withretaining knowledge which makes them aware about existing professions and itseligibility!
Why the market needs it?Market needs it because there is scarcity of such educational games which are good for their im-mediate future!
Selling points
highretainvalue
triggersGD
memoryskill
increases
spreadsawareness
reducesstagefear
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visualisationpower
increases
management&
organisationalskills
GameplayGame content description
Player objectiveChallenge
Questioncard
Question
You love teaching your friends how to play cricket well. You want to become a Sports Coach.What Educational qualifica-tion you should have to become a Sports Coach?
Ans: B P Ed(Bachelor of Physical Education)
You want to become a Doctor as you grow up. What do you have to study to become a Doctor?
Ans: MBBS(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
You just love painting and drawing. You want to learn more about Painting. What degree would you apply for after your 12th Standard?
Ans: BFA(Bachelor of Fine Arts)
You see two guys mugging a an old gentleman. Whom would you call immediately?
Ans: A policeman
Questioncard
Question
Designer1500/-
Copywriter1,000/-
Editor2,000/-
Event Manager1200/-
Agriculturist1200/-
Architect1200/-
Chef800/-
Travel Agent1200/-
A designer is a person who design things that have required by others.Eligibility: 10+2 (in any stream)Degree: Bachelors of Design (B. Des), Bach -elors of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil.Eligibility: 10+2 (in any stream)Degree: Bachelor’s of Science in Agriculture (BScAg)
A copywriter is the person who comes up with the ideas and words that get an advertising message clearly and e!ectively.Eligibility: 10+2+ Bach -elors (in any stream)
No speci"c degree required just you need creative writing skills.
An editor-at-large is a journalist who contrib -utes content to a publica -tion.Eligibility: 10+2+ Bach -elors (in any stream)
No speci"c degree required just you need creative writing & editing skills.
Event managers plan, organise, promote and run events, conferences and functions for a variety of organisations, commu -nities and groups.Eligibility: 10+2+ Bach -elors (in any stream)Degree: MBA in Event Mangement
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design of the construction of buildings.Eligibility: 10+2 (in any stream with maths)Degree: Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people.Eligibility: 10+2 (in any streamDegree: Course in Hotel Management (minimum 60% required for admis -sion)
A travel agent provides tourism related services to the public such as airlines, car rental, hotels, railways & package tours. Eligibility: 10+2 (in any stream)Degree: Bachelors of Science in Hospitality & Tourism Management (BHM)
ChanceCard
Pay rupees 500 to the person sitting
on your left!
ChanceCard
Collect rupees 500 from the person
sitting on your left.
ChanceCard
Bank has awarded you rupees 500 for your dedi
cation towards your project.
ChanceCard
BAD LUCK! you need to return any one profes-sion card back to the
deck!
ChanceCard
Your day just got better, you get to choose two
professional cards at one go! Go ahead!
ChanceCard
Jump ahead two steps.
Designer 1500/- Copywriter 1000/- Editor 2000/-
Director 1000/-Actor 1000/-Script Writer 1000/-
Sports Coach 1500/-Refree 1500/-Nutritionist 1500/-
Now you have rights to build your own sports group for
Sports EventContact following people
immediately:
Gardner 800/- Agriculturist 1200/- Farmer 800/-
Your granny is not well because of unhealthy
enviornment andpollution .Now its your
responsibilty to help her by Plant Trees
Contact following:
Doctor 3000/-Nurse 1500/-Pharmacist 500/-
You need to help your ill friend
before monthly test.People needed:
Event Manager 1200/-Electrician 500/-Chef 800/-
Your elder Sister'sWedding is due this
month end. Your parents had to go out of town urgently.
Now you need to take up some reponsibility for
a week. Contact People :
Travel Agent 1200/-Hotel Manager 2000/-Driver 900/-
Its 50th anniversary of your grand parents. All chidren want to surprise them, by planning
Family Trip for them. Contact following:
Being a head girl/boy of your school, your principal
have given you r esp onsibility to Publish Magazine annual school magazine.
People needed:
Suppose you have opportunity to Build
Theatre Group in your school. For which following
people required:
Finally your school sanctioned permission to Build Activity
Building in campus, nowquickly contact following
professionals:
Architect 1200/- Engineer 1000/-Labourer 500/-
Task card Profession card Chance card Question cardEach player is distributed with 2 task cards each in the start of the game. The task card tells the player which professionals he needs to collect while play-ing the game.
Collect the profession cards of people mentioned on your task card by paying the amount (mentioned on the profession card) to the government bank. He can do so whenever he land on that profession on the board.
A player can buy any number of profession cards and sell it later to the player who needs that it, in double the amount than its original.
Chance cards contain mis-fortunes and good luck!There are activities men-tioned on them which a player issupposed to perform.
Failing to do so he either needs to pay some amount to the bank/ or the oppo-site player and vice-versa.
Question cards contain PTDRSHNM� QDK@SDC� SN� CHƤDQ-ent professions mentioned on the board. On answering the right question player gets some money amount and failing to do so leads to loss of money for him!
Board
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Professionaltile
Questiontile
Lucktile
Bonus/Penaltytile
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opp playerasks question
Read it &do the needed
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answer dont answer
Layout
explorations
Game mode : multiplayer (4 players)
Length & Duration : 1 hour 30 min
Replay Value :
Responsibility : motivates themFun & competition!Learn!
Game risk :Handling money, may make it more like a business game.
Parents might not want to buy it, to avoid exposure of kids to professions like dancers, actors, models/
Game structure
Competitors
Prototyping
Testing1
Feedback
eliminatedanger
area
no storyabout the task
cards
rewards after1 round
completion
low probabilityof winning
write moneyon the board
New story
Each player is a responsible kid of his/her school, society, and everytime ther’s a problem he is approached by his family or school head to take up certainresponsibility.
The whole game revolves around him, @MC�GHR�TQFD�SN�ETKƥKK�SGD�S@RJR�GD�HR�@RJDC�to perform!
Testing2
Testing2players age : 21-15yrs
Feedback
color codingwas disturbing
what isbank for?
mentionpenalty & bonus
in the rulebook
not readingscenarios
on task card
write moneyon the board
Testing3
Feedback
problem inunderstanding
earned it”
while playingmoney fell
short
less amountof surprise cards.
(they did notaccept bad luck
in it.)
too muchbad luck
add optionsin the question
card
Age: 13-16 yrsLower Middle Class Kids
Testing4Target AudienceAge: 12-15yrsMiddle Middle Class Kids
Review
add moresurprise & profession
correct font add moresurprise
Questioncard
You want to become a Doctor as you grow up. What do you have to study to become a
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
You have to arrange a school day and a large group of students from other schools are attending the event. You need somebody to manage the occasion. Whom would you call to arrange it on behalf of your school?
Ans: Event Manager
Librarian is the one who takes care of books in your Library. Do you know what he has studied in college?
Ans: B Lib(Bachelor of LibraryScience)
You see two guys mugging a an old gentleman. Whom would you call immediately?
A policeman
No Electricity in your home and is there in your neigh-bors houses. Whom would you call for repair/ checkup?
Ans: Electrician
Suppose your Father is a farmer and you would like to do your education which will help you understandbusiness of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming. Which Bachelor Degree is right for you?
Ans: B.Sc.(Agricultue)or B.S.A. or BScAg
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Questioncard
Bank has awarded you rupees 500 for your dedi-
cation towards your
ChanceCard
Congrats you’re lucky, you can choose any
profession card from the deck.
Jump ahead two
ChanceCard
Go back to the start!
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