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Starcraft

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Blizzard

Date of production:

27 de junio de 1999

Name of Distributor:

Activision Blizzard

Technical Requirements:

Sistema Operativo: Windows XP Processor: Pentium 90 ,16mb RAM , Tarjeta gráfica: 32MB PCIe

Cost of product:

14,99

Type of videogame:

Strategy

Genre of videogame:

Science Fiction
War

Type of game visual:

Isometric

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer online

Help:

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

Technology foreseen:

3D

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

Yes

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

Yes

Name of external internal Editor:

Starcraft Editor de mapas

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,environments

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

http://us.blizzard.com/es-mx/games/sc/

2D / 3D License:

Commercial

>Cost of software(�):

14,99

Where to find it:

http://us.blizzard.com/store/browse.xml?f=c:1,f:3

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

http://games.soe.ucsc.edu/eis/biblio

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

Este juego de estrategia, tiene mas posibilidades de aprendizaje que el ajedrez. Para jugar, es necesairo conocer cada personaje y que puede hacer.
Este juego dinamiza la toma rápida de decisiones, el aprendizaje de conceptos concretos,la velocidad de respuesta, etc.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Lucía Gimeno Carsí

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Spain

Date of Evaluation:

12/02/2012

Blackboard: