Discovering Brazilian Games

Andrew Todd Marcus
  • Post 1
    • Post a video of the game in which you can see game play. Clearly (find on youtube or vimeo and embed).
    • For the text, write a WELL WRITTEN 3-4 sentence description that clearly describes the essence of the game. After reading, we should understand what the game is, how it works, where and how it is played.
  • Post 2
    • Post 4-5 CLEAR different photos, diagrams, or images of the game. 
    • For the text, answer these (6) questions:
      • 1. What are the challenges the player(s) face?
      • 2. What actions can they take to overcome those challenges?
      • 3. What can players do to affect each other?
      • 4. Is the game replayable many times without becoming "just the same" over and over?
      • 5. Is the game fair?
      • 6. What is the "essence" of the game? (low level eg. skills, high level eg concepts-ideas)
    • Write a 5-8 sentence paragraph on the CONTEXT of the game. Consider:
      • Game Designer (formal vs informal, public domain vs commercially produced, the latter usually goes for board games)
      • Game Genre - related games
      • Equipment involved
      • Socio-historical context
      • Audience
  • Post 3
    • Find a precedent or contemporary analog for the game in another social or geographical context. Post 5 CLEAR images of this alternate game. You can post multiple contexts. For example, with jumping rope, you cna include images of a Double Dutch championship, of a boxer training, and of a US school yard game of jumprope. You can also include jumping ryhmes
    • Write a few sentences describing the context of the alternate version and how it differs from the Brazillian game
  • Post 4 (optional) - Post a video of the alternate game from post 3