Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames

Far Cry

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Crytech

Date of production:

23/03/2004

Name of Distributor:

Ubisoft

Technical Requirements:

AMD Athlon or Pentium III 1 Gigahertz processor, 256 MB RAM, DirectX 9.0b or higher, Windows 98SE/2000/XP (Only), DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card, 4x DVD or 16x CD ROM, HDD 4 GB, 64 MB DirectX 9.0b compatible graphics card, Broadband 64 kbit/s upstream

Type of videogame:

Action
Adventure

Genre of videogame:

War

Type of game visual:

First person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer
Multiplayer online

Help:

Presence of initial training
Presence of textual tutoring during the game
Presence of audio tutoring during the game
Presence of avatar tutoring during the game

Interaction:
Dialogue with other characters:

Poor0123456Excellent

Driving Vehicles:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explorability of environment:

Poor0123456Excellent

Memory of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Complexity of logic succession of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Number of alternative game paths for solution of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Game interface:

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of texts
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of other documents
Accessibility to virtual machines
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

3D
Immersive

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

Yes

Level of editing:
Minimum Level
(It is possible to change elements which are already present in the game) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Medium Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Maximum Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Using owner script:

Poor0123456Excellent

External script coding:

Poor0123456Excellent

Type of interface:

Other

Presence of different modules:

environments,describe

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzrm48wyAiE
http://www.itportal.it/tutorial/Software/Giochi/farCry/default.asp
http://www.crymod.com/portal.php
http://www.ubi.com/UK/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=505

2D / 3D License:

Commercial

Where to find it:

http://shop.ubi.com/default.asp

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

Image editor
3D editor

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:

For the very high potentialities of the editor

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Cristina Gregolin

Role of Evaluator:

Brera University of Fine Arts

Country:

Italy

Date of Evaluation:

21/08/2007

Blackboard: