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CastleVille

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Zynga

Date of production:

November 2011

Name of Distributor:

Facebook

Technical Requirements:

WebOS

Cost of product:

freemium game

Type of videogame:

social network game

Genre of videogame:

Construction and management simulations (or CMSs) are a type of simulation game which task players to build, expand or manage fictional communities or projects with limited resources.

Type of game visual:

Isometric

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Multiplayer online

Help:

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 maps

Technology foreseen:

2D
Simulator:

External hardware:

mouse

THE EDITOR
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:

characters

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

>Cost of software(�):

freemium game

Where to find it:

http://company.zynga.com/games/castleville

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

Manager the city for a FP of Administration

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

IES Sant Vicent Ferrer - Lidia Albelda Méndez

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Spain

Date of Evaluation:

05/03/2012

Blackboard: