buzz for education - jez harris, relentless @ asg serious games symposium

Designing a ‘Serious’ GameJez Harris, Relentless Software

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Who are Relentless Software?

• Experienced Staff

• Sensible Working Practices

• Social Games

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What is Buzz?

• TV Quiz Show

• Themed Content

• Accessible to All

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• Approached by Government• Supported throughout pre-production• Chance to contribute something worthy• Appropriate for existing framework

• Applicable core values• Easily Adapted• Numerous uses• It’s a game!

Why ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’?

What is ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’?

• Intended for primary school use

• A powerful tool that confirms, updates and reinforces individual knowledge

• ‘Teacher Features’

• Multiple game modes

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What Changed?

• Content

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What Changed?

• Customisation

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What Changed?

• Control

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Initial classroom exposure

Terra Nova SchoolJodrell Bank, Cheshire

Key Challenges

• Delivering the right product

• Working in the classroom environment

• Creating a successful consumer title

• A ‘part time’ project

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A Success?

• Some ‘interesting’ press from The Daily Mail etc.• But…

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A Success?

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