week 2-2 assignment 1


Gaming

What gaming elements provide users the learning content and how?

Text: the game provides the user with hints about words that they have to guess, these words are educational because it is like trivia; it makes the user think.

·         Visual-graphic elements: Because it is a crossword puzzle, letters in different words can be overlapping. The user can use this to help them figure out new words.
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·         Audio elements: There are none in this game

2. What is the goal of the game?
The goal is to figure out all the words in the crossword puzzle.

3. What are rules of playing this game?
Each word has to fit into a specific number down or across and the space provided only allows for a certain amount of letters which forces the player to only enter the word the game has in mind which it gives a hint for.

4. Does this game have any scenario design?
This game has no embedded scenario design.no embedded scenario no embedded scenario

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