Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames

StarCraft: Brood War

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Blizzard Entertainment

Date of production:

1998

Name of Distributor:

Blizzard Entertainment

Technical Requirements:

Pentium 90 or higher; 16 MB RAM; Mouse; Double-Speed CD-ROM;

Cost of product:

14,95 EUR

Type of videogame:

Online
Strategy

Genre of videogame:

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

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:

Text
Bitmap
2D

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:

Campaign Editor

Level of editing:
Medium Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Type of interface:

3D

Presence of different modules:

characters,environments

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

www.blizzard.com/broodwar/

2D / 3D License:

Commercial

>Cost of software(�):

14,95 EUR

Where to find it:

http://cgi.ebay.nl/Starcraft-Battlechest-Starcraft-Starcraft-Broodwar_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ300162048236

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

Sonicfoundry Sound Forge 7.0

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

Strategical thinking training, posibility to initiate historical scene.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Algirdas Lancinskas

Country:

Lithuania

Date of Evaluation:

25/05/2007

Blackboard: