Rules
Serious Games Attributes
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPETITION, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT IN ORDER FOR A GAME TO QUALIFY AS A SUCCESSFUL ENTRY, IT EXHIBITS THE ATTRIBUTES OUTLINED BELOW. SUBMITTED GAMES WILL BE JUDGED ON HOW WELL THEY EMBODY THESE ATTRIBUTES:
- The outcome of the game is uncertain at the outset, and the player must be able to tangibly affect it
- There is an overriding goal/challenge as well as sub-goals and sub-challenges to the player with positive and negative outcomes based on their actions
- The game requires the player to develop strategies in order to win or succeed. Those strategies don’t need to be apparent at the outset
- The game offers multiple decision paths to achieving the desired outcome
- The game is digital, engaging and inspires repeated play
- There is a clearly defined learning / training objective, and it meets that objective in a measurable way
