Summary
The goal for this project was to come up with a game concept idea for a game of school. This game of school would be intended to give to incoming freshman to help them learn more about Capital High School. The game concept that I came up with was called Capital Punishment and you can hear more about it in the pitch below. The goal of the pitch was to use the six tools for how to present with power and poise. These tools involved different ways to use your voice to keep the audience interested in what we had to say.
21st Century Skills
- Learning and Innovation
- Creativity and Innovation
- Brainstormed ideas on different game concepts.
- Creativity and Innovation
- Information, Media and Technology skills
- Information Literacy
- Accessed information efficiently and effectively.
- This is evident because my project was completed on time and I conducted research on my game about classes, fight moves, and other games to base it off of .
- Information Literacy
- Life and Career Skills
- Initiative and Self Direction
- I worked alone on this project which shows self direction.
- Initiative and Self Direction
Practice Video
Pitch
Seniors React
Brook Chen’s evaluation: I believed that Zach did a good job of getting his point across when it came to his pitch. I really loved the concept he had for the game, “Capital Punishment”. I really think the idea of a high school simulation was a brilliant one and that it has the potential to motivate high school students to push themselves harder when it comes to their high school studies. However, I also noticed that Zach was somewhat quiet when presenting his pitch. I believe that he could have done a better job of projecting his voice more effectively by speaking in a louder voice. I also think that his presentation could be made better if he projected more confidence in his tone while presenting as well. He seemed somewhat nervous and used some filler words while he was presenting his pitch. But overall, I think that he did a good job of presenting his concept and the idea he had for the project itself was a pretty good one. The game he pitched for is a game that I would like to play. To summon up, Zach had a good concept for this project and did a good job of clearly explaining his idea in a concise and clear manner; however, I believe that he can improve his pitch further by speaking in a louder voice, using less filler words, and projecting more confidence.
Evaluation of Final Version
I used three principles from the SUCCESs method on presenting. The principles evident are simple, concrete and credible. It was simple because I gave the basics of the game instead of rambling on about the details of the game. It was concrete because I listed specific elements that would be present in the game. It was credible because I have spent 180 in class learning about the mechanics of game design.
What I Learned
I learned how important the brainstorming process is. When I first started this project I thought I knew what my idea was going to be but after the brainstorming process I realized the idea I started out with wasn’t very good. This process not only helped me come up with more ideas but also better ideas. It also showed me that the first idea isn’t always the best idea.
