Exercises

Your Players Story
I met Mrs. Johnson's 3rd grade math class on Feb 26, and recieved a number of good suggestions from the kids for gameplay and how to make it more interesting to them.

Player Types
This game is geared towards the Explorers and Achievers.

Rank Your Top 5 Player Actions
1. Explore
2. Compete
3. Compare
4. View
5. Help

Game Mechanics
Key game mechanics expected in this game are:
1. Pattern Recognition (Charge/bouy locations and dig spots)
2. Collecting (Badges for succesful missions)
3. Gaining Status (Leaderboard)
4. Finding cool stuff (Dinosaur Bones,Buried Treasure,Sunken Ships)

Feedback
All of the following will be utilized to give the player feedback:
Visual cues, like the hinted Items being partially revealed one turn at a time. Helpful and supportive messages and hints. Badges prominently posted in the user interface.