Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.

Formulate a Design Specification

  For my project I am working on creating a board game. I want to theme it in a way where I can use glow in the dark material and make it appealing to the 6th graders. I want the kids to be able to understand it and have fun while learning.

11. What are the requirements for this assignment? 

•  Simple to understand
• Simple vocabulary
• Not too distracting
• Actually works (teaches the design cycle)
• Able to be taken to other places,
• Have 4 sections
• Be 2 1/2in. by 2 1/2in.
• Be complete and decorated in a way that calls for attention
• Be a minimum of 5 min. per play.

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

   It is something that only a couple of kids can be using at a time.

so maybe the next step, if it works, would be to create more of these game boards so everyone is able to learn the design cycle. Also I would assume that those kids that like to break things will be tempted to damage it, so the limitation would be that the game board is not tear proof, but I can work on that and hopefully have something that can help solve that problem.

13. How will you "test" your project?

   The way I am planning on having my survey tested is through a simple survey. It would have to be about 5-9 questions b/c I don't want it to be more than 10 ,but I do not want it to be less than 5 questions because then I don't think that the test will be getting the essence of what the design cycle is. I think another way that I would know whether or not my game was successful is if the students can actually win it. The whole purpose of the game is to win it and if they are not able to then that means that the did not learn it very well and my mission was not accomplish.