Dr. David Niecikowski will present topics in classroom game design and play for students of all ages. A free 128 page book will be provided to reinforce hands-on topics in this interactive seminar.
Description:
Dr. David Niecikowski, a 27 year public education teacher and Touro University gifted education professor, will provide hands-on and interactive techniques in classroom game design and game play that can be used with students of all ages. (1) Game design topics include: analyzing existing game designs, design planners, rules writing, play testing, and design evaluation rubric. (2) Game play topics include: game play applications, selecting games, modifying existing games, teaching techniques, and gaming etiquette.
Dr. David Niecikowski, a 24 year industry veteran, will present practical and research recommended techniques on writing comprehensible rulebooks. Free 200 page and 251 page PDFs will be provided.
Description:
Presented comprehensible rulebook recommendations are based on Dr. Niecikowski's dissertation findings that were co-constructed by 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. (1) Topics from the provided 200 page PDF include: reviewed literature recommendations on document design and BGG user feedback. (2) Topics from the provided 251 page PDF include a performance list co-constructed with surveyed experts. The list presents 92 weighted features organized in 10 categories: overview, components, content, examples, language, terms, reference, emphasis, format, and visuals. In addition, evaluation results of published rulebooks using the performance list are detailed.