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Black&White

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Lionhead Studios

Date of production:

2001 03 25

Name of Distributor:

EA Games, Feral Interctive (Mac)

Technical Requirements:

128 RAM, Pentium III, 750 HDD, 16 MB video, Lan/Internet, CD

Cost of product:

5 €

Type of videogame:

Managerial
Strategy

Genre of videogame:

Fantasy
Humour

Type of game visual:

First person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer
Multiplayer online
Possibility to change character in same game

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

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 texts
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

3D

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

No

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

Yes

Name of external internal 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:

environments

Availability and location of documentation:

Manual

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

>Cost of software(�):

5 €

Where to find it:

http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-14146-Black-White/dp/B00004UE0O/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1196669629&sr=1-1

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

Animal training (minimum), illustrates issues of black/white choices (psychology), trains mouse skills.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Eugenijus Valavicius

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Lithuania

Date of Evaluation:

06/05/2007

Blackboard: