Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames

F.E.A.R

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Monolith Productions

Date of production:

18 Ottobre 2005

Name of Distributor:

Sierra Entertainment

Technical Requirements:

Windows XP/2000 con DirectX 9.0c,Pentium 4 1.7 GHz o equivalente, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB spazio su hard disk, scheda sonora DirectX 9.0 compatibile, scheda video GeForce 4 Ti o Radeon 9600 o equivalente

Type of videogame:

Action

Genre of videogame:

Horror
Science Fiction

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
Accessibility to virtual machines

Technology foreseen:

3D
Immersive

THE EDITOR

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

Yes

Name of external internal Editor:

WorldEdit

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:

3D

Presence of different modules:

environments,describe

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

http://www.feargame.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

Where to find it:

http://fear.filefront.com/file/FEAR_v108_SDK;71433#Download

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

3D software
Graphic Software

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

It can be used for the high potentialities of the editor and his programming possibilities

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Cristina Gregolin

Role of Evaluator:

Brera University of Fine Arts

Country:

Italy

Date of Evaluation:

30/08/2007

Blackboard: