In our notebook, we want to do a game comparison page comparing previous games and their similarities which can help with strategy. In the design process, our team uses, research comes after brainstorm. Since game comparison is about researching previous games and thinking about ideas for strategy is brainstorm, we weren’t sure what would happen if the design process was out of order. Our pages are also color coded to the step of the EDP used, so it would show that we labeled game comparisons as research. We also don’t want to mislabel it as something different like brainstorm either, as that would not make sense.
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Are you asking if this is allowed? “Effect” is not the same as “Affect” and in this case you would use “affect”. I would recommend when evaluating past games, you should use caution and stick to the most relevant games. Something like spin up has very little similarities with high stakes.
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I’m asking if it is recommended or not to do so. Also, I am comparing round up and tipping point.
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Well, because nobody has answered this yet I suppose I’ll try my best to answer.
This question is a bit hard to answer, I’ll admit. First off, it’s important to keep the notebook organized. You have to make sure that everything you put in the notebook makes sense and ideally is in the proper order.
However, it is also recommended to document the notebook in the order that it was indeed documented. Whether or not it has to be EXACTLY in order or can be slightly off for the sake of proper organization, I cannot say what the judges would say about that. I feel that proper order is essential nontheless so long as you don’t sacrifice documenting it in the chronological order.
As far as both research and brainstorming, I would do whatever makes sense to you. Perhaps if you feel better, explain why you have it differently. Remember not only to make sure it’s readable for the judges but also readable for you as well and actually is useful for your team…which may happen from time to time with all the do’s and don’t’s of engineering notebooks.
I still feel that research is better to do before brainstorming as, research should not just be a game comparison (although that is a fine idea) but also research of different mechanisms that you may benefit from knowing about. Brainstorming is when you actually use your knowledge from research and make real mechanisms that can work for you in the game. I feel that is why it makes more sense to do it in that order and ideal to even do research before brainstorming if you can, not just documented in your notebook that way. Of course, if your team is anything like my team then it’ll be hard to do, so just try your best. If you mess up every once and a while, I think the judges will understand that.
I may be wrong, but I have had some experience that you may find useful. Hope this helped you.
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I have been a judge at events in the past, and there is nothing specific about what order you put brainstorming and research in your notebook, just that you should be doing it each design cycle. If you have a diagram at the beginning explaining the design cycle such that research comes after brainstorming, but the actual design cycle your team uses (and would make most logical sense to put in your notebook) has research before brainstorming, then I would suggest using a different diagram at the beginning.
The order of topics doesn’t particularly matter and I havent read the judging rubric for this year, but in previous years you were supposed to order your notebook in chronological order, so I would recommend putting things in the order they actually happen as this will also make more sense to the reader.
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