SiSSYFiGHT 3000

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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, youre 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. (200)
• Feel free to take supplies with you, but PLEASE
  return them.
• Dont 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

• Lets 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