Pre-Project Assignment:
Reviews of Selected Games

CSE 190D, University of Washington, Spring 2017


 
In this assignment, you will review two games. The first is BBC Climate Challenge. The second is one of the following games, and you get to choose which one.
  1. Ice Flows Game http://www.iceflowsgame.com/iceflowsgame.html (from Games for Change).
  2. At Risk (In interactive simulation-based game that aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness). http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/at-risk/ (not free except for demo version -- you have to fill out a form). (from Games for Change).
  3. Poverty genre: Darfur is Dying http://www.darfurisdying.com/ free and working on the web. (from Games for Change).
  4. Poverty and Homelessness: "Spent": (Branching story with mostly text; some graphics and sound effects) http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/spent/ free and working on the web. This is a good example for a student to review! Very simple production values. (from Games for Change).
  5. Economics/business: "Neocolonialism" (available at the Steam website for $3.99). http://store.steampowered.com/app/333540/
When submitting your reviews, please use the Game Review Form here. If you wish, you may turn in a Word or Google document with the answers to the questions on the form, but please use the same question ordering and style as on the form.