Tammy Denning Tadayoshi Yoshi Kohno Adam Adam Shostack University of Washington Practical Lessons From Creating the ControlAlt Hack Card Game Research Challenges for ID: 245771
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Tamara “Tammy” Denning
Tadayoshi “Yoshi” Kohno
Adam “Adam” Shostack
University of Washington
Practical Lessons From Creating the Control-Alt-Hack™ Card Game
Research
Challenges for
Games
In Education and ResearchSlide2
….aka, a talk about cake.Slide3
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You can have your cake and eat it too.Slide4
Primary design goal was for recreational, voluntary playEvaluated (and published) on the classroom context
Diversify positive outcomesSlide5
Primary target audience was age 18-30 in CS and STEMFirst interested (evangelizing?) group was security-minded
Diversify positive outcomesSlide6
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You can’t have all the cakes.Slide7
Prioritize
Tradeoffs between: Control over details Calendar time Person-hours Cost QualitySlide8
Prioritize
Target audience & play context influences: Graphic design & illustration Properties of mechanics Level of technical detail Jokes/references to include Mechanics choiceSlide9
You don’t have to start from scratch.Slide10
Pre-Existing Mechanics
You’re probably not a master at gaming mechanicsPut your time & effort on the important partsSlide11
Use quality ingredients.Slide12
Locating Expertise
Many people (can be) involved:
Mechanics Designer
License Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Manufacturer
Production Manager
Trademark Lawyer
Distributor
RetailerSlide13
Decide how to serve your cake.Slide14
Distribution/Production Decisions
Download and self-printPrint-on-demandDomestic (Smaller) Print RunInternational (Larger) Print RunSlide15
Distribution/Production Decisions
Tradeoffs between:Cost per unitCustomizabilityQualityMinimum order sizeSlide16
Distribution/Production Decisions
Affects:TimelineGraphic Design/Illustration ParametersBudgetSlide17Slide18
Can you have too much cake? Slide19
Games in the Classroom
Red Queen EffectSlide20
Games in the Classroom
Red Queen EffectExcessive focus on mechanicsSlide21
Games in the Classroom
Red Queen EffectExcessive focus on mechanicsOversaturationSlide22
What are the long-term consequences
of cake? Slide23
Research and Evaluation
Metrics for more nebulous goalsSlide24
Research and Evaluation
Metrics for more nebulous goalsIsolating conflating variablesSlide25
Research and Evaluation
Metrics for more nebulous goalsIsolating conflating variablesEvaluations for different stages/styles of researchSlide26
Research and Evaluation
Metrics for more nebulous goalsIsolating conflating variablesEvaluations for different stages/styles of researchResearch investment vs. research yieldSlide27
Thanks. Questions?