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The '''GRAND Assessment Framework''' is an iterative assessment framework designed by the University of Alberta GRAND group. The framework starts with the assumption that the group research project involves practical game design, and continues by attempting to ask the most significant over-arching questions.
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==Stakeholders==
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The framework is intended to help game designers and researchers articulate their points (and what those points are in the first place), create a foundation for further work, and to suggest a set of possible methods for that may be of use during that particular part of the design process. Fill in category sub-questions as best you can, and add your own or skip questions as needed.
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*Who are the stakeholders?
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==1.0 [[CIRCA: Stakeholders and Expectations|Stakeholders and Expectations ]]==
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* Who is the targeted audience for the game?
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** What will the audience take away from the game?
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* What would motivate interest from different stakeholder groups?
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* Is there a market or test group available, already existing or in demand?
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** Can the project match or work alongside another project?
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==Expectations==
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*1.1 What's the point of the project?
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* What is the main purpose of the project?
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*1.2 Who are the interested parties in this project?
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* What are the stakeholders’ main goals?
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** Can one stakeholder’s expectations be met while meeting another’s?
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*** What would be the requirements of success?
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* What is deliverable?
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==Resources==
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*1.3 What does each stakeholder get out of the project?
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* What’s the game’s difficulty level, to play or run the game?
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*1.4 How will you prioritize the needs of stakeholders?
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** Is it possible to adapt the game’s difficulty without lessening or sacrificing our own goals?
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* What is the length of time it would take to build and test the game?
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==2.0 [[CIRCA: Requirements|Requirements ]]==
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** What is the length of time it would take to run it?
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*** Is there a deadline? Or can this project be delayed?
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* If the project is repeatable, will we learn new things or benefit from running the game again?
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*2.1 What is the primary purpose of the project?
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* Is there previous work, either ours or another group’s, in this area?
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*2.2 What evidence would indicate success? How will you know it is over?
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* How long should the project be able to last?
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*2.3 How will interested parties discuss the project as it evolves?
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** What are possible methods of sustainability?
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==Assessment==
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*2.4 Is there a project charter agreed among stakeholders that makes clear what is expected of everyone?
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* Who and how do we want to give or receive feedback?
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==3.0 [[CIRCA: Resources|Resources ]]==
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* What would be the most efficient method - time and resource wise - of gathering assessment data?
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*3.1 What resources are required to do the project?
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** Should there be multiple feedback tools available?
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* Can the game run and stand in itself?
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*3.2 How will you get the required resources?
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* What should be archived?
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*3.3 How will you account to stakeholders for the resources they have provided?
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==Misc. categories (fun, education, technology, etc...)==
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* What are measurable variables that can be defined as '____'?
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*3.4 How will you deal with the loss of resources?
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* Should the game be more intuitive or instructional?
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** How quickly will the target audience be able to learn the game?
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* Can the game teach anything different than a textbook, class, or other resources?
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** Can this game teach something that can be gained through other resources in a way that the targeted audience finds preferable?
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* Is there technology involved? Or theory?
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* Do we need to advertise?
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=Other Frameworks=
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==4.0 [[CIRCA: Planning|Planning]]==
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==External Links==
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*4.1 Is there a project plan? Does it include the level of detail needed?
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* [http://gamification.org/wiki/Game_Design Gamification Game Design Wiki]
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*4.2 Is there a method for tracking progress regularly?
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*4.3 How will the plan be adapted if you fall behind or lose resources?
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==5.0 [[CIRCA: Design|Design]]==
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*5.1 What design process will work best for this project?
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*5.2 How can you assess the design process?
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*5.3 Which resources are needed to develop the game?
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*5.4 Does the game meet your goals? Are there unexpected problems?
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*5.5 Are there ways to improve the game or the platform based on the results of this attempt?
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==6.0 [[CIRCA: Delivery|Delivery]]==
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*6.1 How will you deliver the product to your audience?
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*6.2 How will they become aware of your project?
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*6.3 How will you train the audience to understand and play the game?
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==7.0 [[CIRCA: Feedback|Feedback]]==
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*7.1 What feedback do you and your stakeholders want and from who?
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*7.2 How does the game work for players? What is their experience?
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*7.3 How will reports from the players or other stakeholders be handled?
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*7.4 Can we provide feedback to encourage player engagement with the game?
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*7.5 How can feedback influence further design?
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==8.0 [[CIRCA: Closure|Closure]]==
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*8.1 What will the end-state of the project look like?
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*8.2 Does the game meet its goals? How do you know that?
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*8.3 How will you know if stakeholders are satisfied?
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*8.4 Have you communicated to all interested parties that the project is over?
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=Related Wiki Resources=
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*[[CIRCA:The Expanded GRAND Assessment Framework |The Original (expanded) GRAND Assessment Framework]]
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*[[CIRCA:Assessment Tools|Recommended Methods]]
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*[[CIRCA:Methods_for_Game_Design]]
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*[[CIRCA:Game Design Taxonomy|Game Design Taxonomy]]

Current revision as of 21:16, 4 December 2013

The GRAND Assessment Framework is an iterative assessment framework designed by the University of Alberta GRAND group. The framework starts with the assumption that the group research project involves practical game design, and continues by attempting to ask the most significant over-arching questions.

The framework is intended to help game designers and researchers articulate their points (and what those points are in the first place), create a foundation for further work, and to suggest a set of possible methods for that may be of use during that particular part of the design process. Fill in category sub-questions as best you can, and add your own or skip questions as needed.

Contents

1.0 Stakeholders and Expectations

  • 1.1 What's the point of the project?
  • 1.2 Who are the interested parties in this project?
  • 1.3 What does each stakeholder get out of the project?
  • 1.4 How will you prioritize the needs of stakeholders?

2.0 Requirements

  • 2.1 What is the primary purpose of the project?
  • 2.2 What evidence would indicate success? How will you know it is over?
  • 2.3 How will interested parties discuss the project as it evolves?
  • 2.4 Is there a project charter agreed among stakeholders that makes clear what is expected of everyone?

3.0 Resources

  • 3.1 What resources are required to do the project?
  • 3.2 How will you get the required resources?
  • 3.3 How will you account to stakeholders for the resources they have provided?
  • 3.4 How will you deal with the loss of resources?

4.0 Planning

  • 4.1 Is there a project plan? Does it include the level of detail needed?
  • 4.2 Is there a method for tracking progress regularly?
  • 4.3 How will the plan be adapted if you fall behind or lose resources?

5.0 Design

  • 5.1 What design process will work best for this project?
  • 5.2 How can you assess the design process?
  • 5.3 Which resources are needed to develop the game?
  • 5.4 Does the game meet your goals? Are there unexpected problems?
  • 5.5 Are there ways to improve the game or the platform based on the results of this attempt?

6.0 Delivery

  • 6.1 How will you deliver the product to your audience?
  • 6.2 How will they become aware of your project?
  • 6.3 How will you train the audience to understand and play the game?

7.0 Feedback

  • 7.1 What feedback do you and your stakeholders want and from who?
  • 7.2 How does the game work for players? What is their experience?
  • 7.3 How will reports from the players or other stakeholders be handled?
  • 7.4 Can we provide feedback to encourage player engagement with the game?
  • 7.5 How can feedback influence further design?

8.0 Closure

  • 8.1 What will the end-state of the project look like?
  • 8.2 Does the game meet its goals? How do you know that?
  • 8.3 How will you know if stakeholders are satisfied?
  • 8.4 Have you communicated to all interested parties that the project is over?

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