Workshop slides, Play Conference 2016, Trinidad, 7th Dec 2016

1. Remixing Play into
a GamePlan
Reuse the mechanics of play for
creative and strategic thinking
Needs
analysis
Pick
common
games
Strategy-
mechanics
mapping
Design a
gameplan
Pitch/imple
ment your
gameplan

3. • STEP 1Needs
analysis
• STEP 2Pick common
games
• STEP 3
Strategy-
mechanics
mapping
• STEP 4Design a
gameplan
• STEP 5
Pitch/imple
ment your
gameplan

4. •Goals (objectives,
aspirations,
winning
conditions)
•People
(beneficiaries,
users, etc.
•Context (domain,
industry, etc.)
Needs analysis

5. •Pick 1-3 games
you know
•Unpick the
mechanics/rules
•Game strategies
Pick common
games

6. •Reuse the
mechanics to
inform strategy
•Test each strategy-
mechanics mapping
•Iterate the process
Strategy-mechanics
mapping

7. •Describe your
gameplan
•Test the
gameplan
Design a
gameplan

8. Pitch/Implement
your gameplan

10. Our GamePlan for today
• On your table – work in your team
• Go through the Remix Plan process
• Needs analysis (10 minutes)
• Pick and unpick common games (10 minutes)
• Strategy-Mechanics mapping (20 minutes)
• Design your GamePlan (20 minutes)
• Tweet/register your gameplan with the organiser
• After each step- please share your ideas to your table

11. •Goals (objectives,
aspirations,
winning
conditions)
•People
(beneficiaries,
users, etc.
•Context (domain,
industry, etc.)
Needs analysis (10
minutes)

12. •Pick 1-3 games
you know
•Unpick the
mechanics/rules
•Game strategies
Pick common
games (10
minutes)

13. •Reuse the
mechanics to
inform strategy
•Test each strategy-
mechanics mapping
•Iterate the process
Strategy-mechanics
mapping (20
minutes)

14. •Describe your
gameplan
•Test the
gameplan
Design a
gameplan (20
minutes)

15. Register your
gameplan