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Game Test: Magic Circle

1. all chance with dice
2. favorite part was winning on risk
3. win more
4. didn’t play 1st version
5. higher cap to win
6. underage dice roulette
7. maybe play again, would make sense in a casino
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game test: SkyJo

1. not frustrating
3. setting up a column rule
3.nothing else I wanted added
4. didn’t play last version
5. nothing needs to be changed
6. number animals match
7. yes, very fun and simple to understand
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Kayla & Nikayla Modified Jenga Final Game Documentation

  1. I think our game is fun and amusing. It is simple but adds a fun twist to an already fun game.
  2. We only had one group give us feedback, and much of that feedback unfortunately could not really be added to our game but we heavily considered and appreciated the input. Since we only had one group’s feedback, it was hard to make adjustments.
  3. One suggestion was that we could add more cards, which was the most helpful. Feedback was positive and that it was fun.
  4. For version 3, we would add more subcategories with more cards so that it would become less repetitive.
  5. See photos below
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Player tester Sidney & Gaige

Player tester Sidney & Gaige

  1. Finding the each card’s purpose
  2. Attacking another person
  3. Do something like Uno.
  4. Remove the heart.
  5. Add some new cards, like characters or something.
  6. Whoever goes to zero first loses.
  7. Strategic, patient and intelligent
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Player tester Gabriella

Player tester Gabriella

  1. It’s kind of hard to understand
  2. Different images, colors.
  3. I wanted to get rid of my cards easily.
  4. Change the some rules.
  5. Simple steps
  6. End the game with the lowest score.
  7. Cute, confusing and mystery

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Playtest for Gabin and Lilly

Tester: Bekzod N

Playtest for Gabin and Lilly

1. Finding the right color

2. Jumping to the different colors

3. Something helps you to jump to the end.

4. Remove the purple.

5. Different colors.

6. Go to the rainbow first.

7. Test your luck.

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Week 6 Questions

5 Simulation Games

  1. Workplace Bias Simulator

Players take on the role of a hiring manager reviewing resumes. Subtle differences (names, schools, gaps in employment) influence candidate perception.
Goal: Reveal unconscious bias and show how structural inequality affects hiring decisions.

  1. Living Paycheck to Paycheck

A month-long budgeting simulation where players manage rent, food, transportation, medical bills, and surprise emergencies.
Goal: Show how poverty isn’t about “bad choices” but limited options and systemic barriers.

  1. Social Media & Identity Simulation

Players create a profile and make posts while managing peer approval, family expectations, and professional consequences.
Goal: Explore speech communities, identity performance, and social pressure (ties nicely to your sociology themes).

  1. Immigration Journey Experience

Players navigate paperwork, language barriers, job searching, and cultural adaptation in a new country.
Goal: Build empathy for immigrants and demonstrate structural challenges beyond individual effort.

  1. Campus Power & Privilege Game

Players experience college life from different perspectives (first-gen student, wealthy legacy student, working parent, etc.). Access to internships, networking, and free time varies.
Goal: Show how opportunity is shaped by social capital, not just motivation.

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Game Response Week 6

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

  1. What made the experience fun or not? Virtual environments are fun cause we don’t get to play with them very often – I like the collaboration aspect of having to both describe two different things which don’t match but work together to solve a problem
  2. What is the motivating factor to get or keep players playing? To figure out how to not die and blow up – seeing if you can work together well
  3. Is the game persuasive, and what is it trying to get you to do outside of the game? I wouldn’t really call it persuasive per say, but it makes you realize how difficult it can be to successfully work together on things
  4. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? the metaphor is diffusing a bomb and working together, the mechanic of both players seeing two different things to accomplish the same goal is intriguing and makes it difficult yet fun
  5. How does the gameplay make you feel? Who does the game make you feel empathy for? It made me feel a little stressed and panicked, but mostly exhilarated to try and be a successful bomb diffuser, it makes me feel empathy for real bomb diffusers
  6. Is the game an activist game? If so what does the game play advocate for? It is not an outright activist game in my opinion, but if it was it advocates for clearer communication and thinking quickly in necessary tense situations
  7. Describe the game in 3 sentences or in the form of a haiku.
    Confusing manual
    A box with mini puzzles
    Communicate or die

Also started my podcast game Children of the Sky – I haven’t played it enough to get a feel for it but it’s supposed to be an environmental impact activist game about spreading light and hope to darkness and we will see how that works – it does make me feel nice though

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: Game Reflection

  1. What made the experience fun or not?

The game is fun because it is very intense and chaotic in a good way. Everyone has to talk fast, listen carefully, and stay calm while the timer counts down. It can also be frustrating when people panic or misunderstand each other, but that stress is part of what makes the game exciting and memorable.

  1. What is the motivating factor to get or keep players playing?

The main motivation is teamwork and pressure. Players want to improve their communication.

  1. Is the game persuasive, and what is it trying to get you to do outside of the game?

Yes, the game is persuasive because it shows how important clear communication and trust are. Outside of the game, it encourages players to listen better, explain things clearly, and stay calm under pressure. 

  1. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics stand out?

The bomb is a metaphor for high-stress situations where mistakes have serious consequences. The standout mechanic is that only one player can see the bomb while the others can only see the manual. 

  1. How does the gameplay make you feel? Who does the game make you feel empathy for?

The gameplay makes you feel anxious, rushed, and sometimes overwhelmed. The game makes you feel empathy for the bomb defuser because they are under constant pressure and depend entirely on others for help.

  1. Is the game an activist game? If so, what does the game play advocate for?

The game is not an activist game in a political sense, but it does advocate for cooperation and communication. It promotes teamwork, patience, and shared responsibility. It shows that success comes from collaboration rather than individual control.

  1. Describe the game in a haiku

Wires, beeps, ticking clock
Voices overlap in panic
Trust defuses fear

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Spoon Buffet

Players: 2–5
Time: 15–20 minutes
Goal: Manage your daily energy (“spoons”) wisely and finish the game with the most spoons preserved, without burning out.

Theme: What Are “Spoons”?

Spoons represent mental, emotional, and physical energy.
You start each day with a limited number. Some things cost spoons, others restore them—and ignoring your limits has consequences.

Card Types

  • Task Cards
    Work, School, Chores
     → Cost spoons to complete
  • Self-Care Cards
    Sleep, Exercise, Mindfulness
     → Restore spoons
  • Support Cards
    Friends, Therapy, Family
     → Protect spoons or help counter Stress
  • Stress Cards
    Anxiety, Overcommitment, Unexpected Events
     → Drain spoons unless managed

Setup

  1. Shuffle the full deck.
  2. Each player starts with:
    • 10 spoons (use tokens, paper, or a tracker).
  3. Deal:
    • 2–3 players: 7 cards each
    • 4–5 players: 8 cards each
  4. Keep spoons visible to everyone.

Gameplay (Drafting Rounds)

Each round represents one day.

  1. Choose One Card
    • Look at your hand.
    • Secretly choose one card to play face-down.
  2. Reveal & Resolve
    • All players reveal cards simultaneously.
    • Apply effects immediately:
      • Pay spoon costs
      • Gain spoons
      • Trigger stress effects
  3. Pass the Hand
    • Pass remaining cards:
      • Left on odd-numbered rounds
      • Right on even-numbered rounds
  4. Repeat until all cards in hand are played.

Card Effects

Task Cards

  • Cost 1–3 spoons
  • Worth points only if you can afford them
  • If you cannot pay → take Spoon Debt (see below)

Self-Care Cards

  • Restore 1–3 spoons
  • Cannot raise you above your starting max (10 spoons)
  • Multiple self-care cards stack

Support Cards

  • Protect against Stress cards
  • May:
    • Reduce spoon loss
    • Cancel a Stress card
    • Be shared with another player (card text specifies)

Stress Cards

  • Force spoon loss unless countered
  • Some require another player’s involvement:
    • Example: Overcommitment → another player must give you a Support card or you lose extra spoons
  • If no help is given, consequences increase

Spoon Debt (Burnout Mechanic)

If you ever drop below 0 spoons:

  • Take 1 Spoon Debt token
  • Immediately reset to 0 spoons
  • Each Spoon Debt = –2 points at the end of the game

Message: You can push through… but it costs you later.

End of Game & Scoring

When all drafting rounds are complete:

  1. +1 point for each spoon you have left
  2. –2 points for each Spoon Debt token
  3. Bonus points (optional):
    • +2 points for balanced play (at least one Task, Self-Care, and Support card played)

Highest score wins.

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Week 6 Mason Tosadori

  1. What made the experience fun or not? KEEP TALKING AND NO ONE EXPLODES

The experience was fun whenever you actually completed a part of the puzzle, but other than that it can be a little frustrating. Since I was the one in the goggles and not giving the instructions, I felt annoyed by waiting to be told what to do, and especcially annoyed when the information they give me is wrong. It seems really simple to me cause I just listen to the instructions, I don’t have to think.

  1. What is the motivating factor to get or keep players playing?

The motivating factor is to try and succeed to defuse the bomb within the time limit. The players want to keep trying after failing. The instructions become more clear with the more practice you get with the game, which makes you feel like your getting closer to winning with every attempt.

  1. Is the game persuasive, and what is it trying to get you to do outside of the game?

I don’t think the game is trying to be persuasive, it seems more like a rage game or party game where its supposed to induce chaos and frustration. Maybe it’s trying to get people better at listening as well as better at giving instructions.

  1. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout?

The games metaphor has to do with working with a partner. Maybe it means that working with others can be difficult, but sometimes its needed. The mechanic that standsout is the fact that you need to have someone else to play. The game is multiplayer but not in the typical sense where you share a screen and play together, this game has someone playing the game, and someone reading the book.

  1. How does the gameplay make you feel? Who does the game make you feel empathy for?

The gameplay can make everyone feel frustarated. The player gets upset because they arent getting the right directions, and the book reader gets upset because they have a book with difficult instructions that are hard to understand, especially since you can’t see the bomb. The game makes empathy for people who work understress and people who have issues with communication.

  1. Is the game an activist game? If so what does the game play advocate for?

I don’t think it is. If anything maybe its for having people understand the stress that bomb squads go through, but I think that’s a stretch.

  1. Describe the game in 3 sentences or in the form of a haiku

you have 5 minutes, work with your teammate or else, you will blow up too

5 simulation idea

  1. A game where you take a test in class but you have to cheat to try and pass
  2. A game where you are an emergency responder and have to dispatch help
  3. A farming simulator where you have to go around and feed livestock and take care of plants
  4. an inventory managment game where you have to look at patterns and keep your store stocked, (supply and demand)
  5. A firewatch game where you sit in a tower and have to make radio calls and prevent fires/put them out

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Game Design 2 Simulation ideas

Pet Adoption Simulation

You volunteer at an overcrowded animal shelter.

VR Mechanics:

  • Feed, groom, and medically assess animals
  • Learn each pet’s personality traits
  • Match them with adopters based on compatibility

  • Physically kneel to comfort scared animals
  • Hand-feed or gently brush fur using motion controls
  • Heartbeat audio when animals feel safe

Horror Vr Game Abandon Hospital

VR Mechanics:

  • You explore a condemned hospital overnight.
  • Ghosts are tied to unresolved stories.
  • You piece together what happened through environmental clues.
  • Instead of fighting ghosts, you calm them by uncovering truth.

Coral Reef Simulation

VR Mechanics:
You’re restoring a dying reef ecosystem.

  • Plant coral fragments
  • Remove invasive species
  • Monitor water temperature & pollution
  • Protect reef from storms

Space simulation vr game

VR Mechanics:

  • Exit the airlock
  • You’re a space station repair technician orbiting Earth.
  • Tether yourself
  • Repair satellites and station panels
  • Monitor oxygen and suit integrity
  • Full 360° zero-gravity movement
  • you push off surfaces to move.

Collaborative Baking Game

VR Mechanics:

  • Ingredients float away if not secured
  • One player stabilizes gravity controls
  • One mixes
  • One bakes
  • Timed customer orders
  • Flour clouds float everywhere. Someone always drops the cake.

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Game Design 2 Week 6 Simulation

Aleah Dudek

Keep Talking No one explodes

  1. What made the experience fun or not? The game is fun because it forces intense communication under pressure. It can become frustrating if communication breaks down or if players don’t listen carefully.
  2. What is the motivating factor to get or keep players playing? The challenge of increasingly complex bomb modules. The communication can become very difficult if the other player isn’t good at directions.
  3. Is the game persuasive, and what is it trying to get you to do outside of the game? Yes, it persuades players to value clear communication, patience, and collaboration. In the real world it can help players inhabit listening skills, strategy, and staying calm under stress.
  4. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? High stakes problem solving depends on communication, not individual intelligence. Bouncing back and fourth between the players and how easily one explains what they see and how well the other follows direction.
  5. How does the gameplay make you feel? Who does the game make you feel empathy for? It makes me stressed , but also watching other people play is kind of humorous as you sort of watch them struggle in the game. It makes you feel empathy for the one trying to describe the situation since they can’t directly see what’s going on.
  6. Is the game an activist game? If so what does the game play advocate for? I don’t think its necessarily and activist game, but I think it can sort of advocate foe collaboration under stress, and how to learn ti work in those situations.
  7. Describe the game in 3 sentences or in the form of a haiku. Ticking wires and fear
    Voices clash, pages turning ,
    Trust defuses time.