COMM 408.001 / 840.001 -- Special Topics in Social Science; Fall 2013
Prof. Sandvig, University of Michigan
http://408.niftyc.org/

 

Mid-Semester Design Project

The assignment materials:

• The assignment and design brief (passed out in class on 10/9)
• The piazza Q&A board (to communicate with the client)
• The client's slide show (Warning: 11 MB PDF! -- shown in class on 10/9)

Optional Additional Resources

Existing games that have already attempted to address this problem. These could be a source of ideas (or maybe bad ideas to avoid? your call):

• ElectroCity (assigned already)
• EnergyVille (free browser-based game)
• WindFall (free browser-based game)
• SimCity (any version)
• Power Grid (a.k.a. "Funkenschlag" -- a German board game available for 4 hour loan at the game library

Do you have other ideas for games that should be listed here? Just tell the instructor.

You may also want to refer back to these:

• Writing Requirements and Expectations (applies to all written work in the class).
• Grading Rubric for Written Work (applies to all written work in the class).