BEN KENOBI
Teaches game design and
director of PIGsty: Play and
Games Lab at the Auckland
University of Technology.
RACHEL PRINCE
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All games teach us and this com
the challenge
opportunity for you to rise to
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and make a real differe
Manages New Zealand’s road
safety ad campaigns such as
Ghost Chips, Blazed and Mistakes.
Says ads are based on evidence
about how people use our roads,
and are driven by research about the
target audience.
‘An effective game about road safety
will take
the same approach – find people such
as friends,
classmates or family and test your idea
s every step
of the way’.
DESIGN A
WINNING GAME
The Game Design Competition runs through Terms 1 & 2 2016 for Years 7-13.
Design or make a game in any format that helps people learn about road safety.
Here are some insights from the competition judges.
RACHEL BOLSTAD
NZCER senior researcher,
leads Games for Learning
research project.
MARTIN LANGHOFF
Programmer and
systems architect.
‘Game design pushes and
stretches your thinking. It requires lateral thinking
and creativity but also lots of testing and refining of
ideas to make them playable’.
‘Build your game with a friend,
build it for others to enjoy and
don’t forget to enjoy it yourself’.
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PRIZES, ENTRY FORMS, AND DETAILED GUIDES ARE HERE:
education.nzta.govt.nz/gamecompetition
Strategic polic
y and support
for schools at
NetSafe.
‘I am really look
ing forward to
seeing how stud
ents get to grip
s
with creating a
compelling
gaming experie
nce while also
conveying mea
ideas about ro
ningful
ad safety’.
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INSPECTOORLT
PAULA H rvices Manager