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SiSSYFiGHT 3000

GDC 2004

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Overview

SiSSYFiGHT simulates a schoolyard fight between little girls. Each girls begins with 10 Self-Esteem chips the and goal of the game is to reduce your opponents self-esteem to zero. When there are only one or two players left with any self-esteem, they win the game.

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Setup

Each player starts with: 1. Three “Action” cards

2. Six “Target” cards

3. Ten chips.

Everyone should pick one of the six colors.

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Rules

Each Round:• Everyone picks an “Action” and a “Target” in

secret.• Reveal cards simultaneously, then resolve

actions. • All communication must be public. • When you run out of chips, you’re out.• When one or two people are left, they win.

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Observations?

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Aesthetic Breakdown

What are the aesthetics of SiSSYFiGHT?

In other words, what kinds of “fun” does it deliver?

Can we come up with aesthetic models?

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Discussion

• What other settings, genres or subjects might fit this game?

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Exercise

• Choose a fictional genre and/or setting that might fit this game.

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Exercise

• Choose a fictional genre and/or setting that might fit this game.

• Adapt the game to your chosen subject matter.

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Exercise

• Choose a fictional genre and/or setting that might fit this game.

• Adapt the game to your chosen subject matter.

• Keep in mind the aesthetic qualities we identified in the breakdown.

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Exercise

• Choose a fictional genre and/or setting that might fit this game.

• Adapt the game to your chosen subject matter.

• Keep in mind the aesthetic qualities we identified in the breakdown.

• How can the rules of the game be changed to best support your fiction?

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We will reconvene after lunch. (2:00)

Feel free to take supplies with you, but PLEASE return them.

Don’t forget to sign up for an elective in C1.

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Welcome Back!

• Finish your designs.

• Take some time to playtest.

• If time permits, share your designs with another group.

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Discussion

• Let’s compare solutions. What different approaches did we take?

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Discussion

How did the game dynamics support your subject matter?

Were the game dynamics and the subject matter ever in conflict?

How did your choice of subject matter influence your process?

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Any Final Observations?

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Coffee!

After the break, pick a different classroom to go to.

Classrooms are C1, C3 and C4