Tyler

For the boss level of Murderers and Mad(wo)men, you will work with a guild of your choosing to plan, design, and write a role-playing text adventure game based on one of the cases that we have investigated during the campaign.

We will follow the schedule below:

Mar. 31
Discussion of text adventure games
Text Adventure Game Review due by 12:30 p.m.
Crafting Guild member selections due by 12:30 p.m.

Apr. 2
Crafting Guild assignment
Game brainstorming and outlining session

Apr. 4
Inklewriter tutorial
Begin drafting game

Apr. 7
Game play and revision
Continue drafting game
1st iteration of game due by midnight

Apr. 9
Review and discuss Iteration #1 feedback
Game revision
Continue drafting game
Iteration #1 Game Iteration Feedback due by 12:30 p.m.

Apr. 11
Continue drafting game

Apr. 14
Game play & revision
Continue drafting game
2nd iteration of game due by midnight

Apr. 16
Review and discuss Iteration #2 feedback
Game revision
Continue drafting game
Game Iteration #2 Peer Feedback due by 12:30 p.m.

Apr. 18
Game completion

Apr. 25
Peer Game Review due by 8:00 a.m.


You will work in a Crafting Guild to create your game. You will select those peers whom you wish to have in your Crafting Guild. Email a list of 6 peers you would most like to work with in order of preference (the first person listed is the one you would most like to work with, etc.) no later than 12:30 p.m. Mar. 31. I will try to assign you to a guild that has as many peers on your list as possible.

In addition to co-writing the game, each member of the guild will be responsible for fulfilling one of the following roles during the boss level:

• Technician: the Technician is responsible for learning the ins and outs of Inklewriter. They will be in charge of addressing any technical issues that arise and de-bugging the game. The Technician should be a guild member who is good with computers and is a good problem-solver.
• Grammarian: the Grammarian is responsible for thoroughly and carefully proofreading the game for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. The Grammarian should be a guild member who is knowledgeable about correct grammar and mechanics, is a good speller, is detail oriented, and who knows where to find help with fixing writing errors.
• Cartographer: the Cartographer is responsible for drawing up and maintaining a detailed outline of the game and checking it against the game map in Inklewriter on a regular basis. They are also responsible for making sure there are no broken links and that all options are linked to the correct section of the game. The Cartographer should be a guild member who thinks/learns visually and is detail oriented. They may need to work closely with the Technician to resolve broken and incorrect links.
• Illustrator (optional): the Illustrator is responsible for locating appropriate images to add to the game. The Illustrator needs to be a guild member who is good at locating copyright-free and/or Creative Commons images or at creating original images for the game. If there are not enough guild members to have an Illustrator, then another guild member may take on this role if necessary.

Once the boss level is completed, each member of the guild will allocate cash to each other. The amount of cash you allocate to each member should be based on the effort put into fulfilling their guild role and creating the game and the quality of their work on the game. You should use the Crafting Guild Payment Book to allocate the cash. You have a total of $200 to divide among the guild members. You may allocate no more than $50 to yourself. Each member of the guild will be awarded an average of the amount allocated to them by the guild.