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==Intro -hi, notice that this list deals only with things you can know/anticipate at the beginning of a project, I've been finding it challenging not to mix questions from later phases of the project together with the ones a team needs to deal with right away. Maybe an equivalent list can be made for mid and post-project assessments(simeon)==
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==Intro==
This is the tidy and bare-bones version of the initial questions framework from the [[CIRCA:Assessment Framework|2012-13 GRAND Assessment Framework ]]. 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.
This is the tidy and bare-bones version of the initial questions framework from the [[CIRCA:Assessment Framework|2012-13 GRAND Assessment Framework ]]. 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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''This is a tentative bare bones framework. There are suggestions or things people wish to edit out or add, feel free to do so. The aim is to have each section down to around 2-4 questions. The current abbreviation for the main part of the framework is AEREF but it may be broken down into other sections-DG''
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Recommended methods can be found on the [[CIRCA:Assessment Tools|Assessment Tools ]] section.
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==Affiliations==
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==1.0[[CIRCA: Stakeholders and Expectations|Stakeholders and Expectations ]]==
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*Who are the current or potential stakeholders in this project?
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*Who is the intended audience?
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*1.1 What's the point of the project?
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*How will you rank or sort stakeholders?
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*1.2 Who are the interested parties in this project?
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==Expectations==
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*1.3 What does each stakeholder get out of the project?
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*What is the primary purpose of the project?
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*1.4 How will you prioritize the needs of stakeholders?
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*What milestones or checkpoints should be reached for this project to be a minimal success?
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==2.0 Requirements==
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*What will each stakeholder group get out of this project?
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*2.1 What is the primary purpose of the project?
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*To what extent is the project contract to be formalized or kept informal?
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*2.2 What evidence would indicate success? How will you know it is over?
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==Resources==
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*2.3 How will interested parties discuss the project as it evolves?
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*Is there a detailed project plan including time, tasks, capital, and staff available to the project?
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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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*Is there a buffer to account for potential changes?
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==3.0 Resources==
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**How will assets get prioritized for further investment/loss-cutting?
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*Is there a method for tracking progress regularly to ensure meeting deadlines?
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*3.1 What resources are required to do the project?
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*Which technology or development tools are suitable to the project?
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*3.2 How will you get the required resources?
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==Execution==
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*3.3 How will you account to stakeholders for the resources they have provided?
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*How quickly can the targeted audience understand and play the game?
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*3.4 How will you deal with the loss of resources?
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*Can a demo be created and tried first?
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==4.0 Planning==
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*What does and doesn't work for the game?
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*4.1 Is there a project plan? Does it include the level of detail needed?  
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*How will we conclude this project (what will the end-state look like?)
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*4.2 Is there a method for tracking progress regularly?
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==Feedback==
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*4.3 How will the plan be adapted if you fall behind or lose resources?
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*What feedback are we testing for?
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==5.0 Design==
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*How will reports from the players or other stakeholders be handled?
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*5.1 What design process will work best for this project?  
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*Can we provide feedback to encourage the player engagement with the game?
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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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'''Recommended Methods''': Usability testing, play-testing, developmental evaluation, and standardized criteria.
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==6.0 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 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 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?

Current revision as of 00:16, 16 October 2013

Contents

Intro

This is the tidy and bare-bones version of the initial questions framework from the 2012-13 GRAND Assessment Framework . 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.

Recommended methods can be found on the Assessment Tools section.

1.0Stakeholders 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?

Recommended Methods: Usability testing, play-testing, developmental evaluation, and standardized criteria.

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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