Designing a great Breakout EDU game doesn’t have to be a puzzle. Our Game Design Studio takes students and teachers through the process of game design.

BENEFITS

✓ 4C Skills - Students are immersed in collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking as they move from consumers to game designers.

✓ SEL Growth - As students work together, they develop social and self-awareness as well as relationship skills.

✓ Personalized Lessons - Designing games allows you to customize content according to curriculum and standards as well as students’ abilities and interests.

✓ Meaningful Engagement - Students demonstrate understanding and make connections as part of the design process.

Getting Started With Game Design

Step 1: WRITE THE Story

The first step to game design is crafting an exciting story that motivates your students into completing the challenge.

When creating a story, you’ll need to choose a theme or curricular area for the game. Develop a story that flows with your theme, and engages players. Remember to give your game a fun catchy title.

A Great Story Will:

  • Provide purpose

  • Engage players

  • Weave clues together

  • Move the game forward

Here’s an example of a well-crafted story:

A rogue U.S. spy, G. McFly, decided that he wanted nothing else to do with the spy game and decided to start sharing top secret information with informants all over the world in an attempt to compromise the United States spy program as well as the head of the FBI, one J. Edgar Hoover. 

Contained within the box is the current hiding location of G. Mcfly. Can you find him before he shares more information with another foreign spy?

Step 2: Select Locks

Breakout EDU digital games have five of lock options: text, number, directional, shape, and color. Choose a lock and think about the possible combinations.

 
 

Step 3: DESIGN Puzzles

The next step is to create your puzzles. You have the option to use an image, text or video clip as well as additional text if needed. Craft your puzzles so that they fit the theme of your game and follow the story. The best puzzles are not obvious and require players to do some thinking.

 
 

Step 4: CHOOSE THE End-of-game reveal 

You may upload your own Congratulations image, video or text message, or use the default Breakout EDU message. Either way you are sure to hear some cheers when players get to the end of the game and Break Out!

 
 

game ON!

Visit the Game Design Studio and get started creating games with your students.

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