Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames
Neverwinter Nigths
Screenshot of the videogame:
Name of producer:
BioWare
Date of production:
July 3, 2002
Name of Distributor:
Infogrames (now: Atari)
Technical Requirements:
450 MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM (256 MB for Mac), 16 MB video card RAM, 8X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 8.1, 1.2 GB available hard disk space, Windows 98
Role playing
Fantasy
Third person
Single player
Multiplayer online
Presence of avatar tutoring during the game
Dialogue with other characters: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Driving Vehicles: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Explorability of environment: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Memory of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Complexity of logic succession of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of texts
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of other documents
Presence of maps
3D
keyboard, mouse
Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?
Yes
Is an external Editor available for the videogame:
Yes
Name of external internal Editor:
Aurora
Graphics: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Graphics: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Interaction: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Using owner script: | Poor0123456Excellent |
External script coding: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Type of interface:
3D
Presence of different modules:
characters,environments
Availability and location of documentation:
Tutorial
Location:
http://nwn.bioware.com/builders/
Which software are useful for editing the videogame:
The editor is 3d, so no external software are necessary
Poor0123456Excellent
Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:
Neverwinter Nights is used for educational purposes in West Nott's College in the UK as a means of showing IT designers how to understand the coding in the game. «One school in Nottingham reported an increase in pupils passing tests in key skills -maths, English and information technology— to 94 per cent after incorporating the game Neverwinger Nights into its teaching.» (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
Name of Evaluator:
Inforef
Country:
Belgium
Date of Evaluation:
01/01/2007