Game+Design+Competition

**Primary 5 Mathematics Game Design Competition 2008** **(Information)** The **'Mathematics is Fun' Game Design Competition** is jointly organized by the GE Branch, MOE and NUS High School of Math and Science.

The objectives of the competition are a. to encourage pupils to carry out innovative and creative work in mathematics b. to encourage pupils to explore how mathematics is used in games, and c. to provide opportunities for pupils to apply mathematics in a way that is authentic and fun.


 * __Rules of the competition__**

1. The competition is open to all Pri 5 pupils,

2. The project may be carried out by a team of **not more than 3 members** from the same school.

3. The competition is limited to **1 entry** per school. The project submitted must not have been submitted to other interschool competitions organized by other organizations. The language of the project will be English.

4. The project should be based on the theme of **'Mathematics is Fun'.**

5. The possible game formats are a. Board Games (Chess, Snake-and-ladder, etc) b. Card Games (Picture cards, Number cards, etc) c. Models or physical manipulatives (Rubik cube, Tower of Hanoi, etc) d. Computer simulations (Minesweeper, etc) e. Pen-and paper games (Tic-tac-toe, Game of Nim, etc)

6. Projects of formats a, b, or c must submit a prototype of the game. Projects of format d must submit the simulation, which can be read on a Windows XP platform, in a CD-Rom. Simulations that cannot be played will be disqualified. Projects for format e must submit pictorial representations of the game.

7. Each project must include a printed report. the format of the report is as follows. a. Type-written on not more than TWO A4-sized pages. b. Set margin (Top, Bottom, Left and Right) to 2.5cm c. Font Size: 12, Font Type: Arial d. Line spacing: 1.5 lines e. Diagrams, pictures and photographs may be included if necessary. f. Name(s), class(s) and school of the pupil(s) must be clearly stated at the end of the report.

8. The report must include the following 3 sections. Reports which do not have all these sections may be disqualified. Section A: Brief description of the game Section B: Rules and regulations of the game Section C: Mathematics concepts involved and how they are applied in the game

9. The project must be submitted to NUS High School of Math and Science by 1 Aug, 2pm. Late submissions will not be accepted. The organisers reserve the right to share the project at other platforms. The project submitted will not be returned.

__**Judging Criteria**__

1. The project submitted will be judged based on the following Criteria of Assessment: a. Depth of understanding of mathematics concepts b. Originality / Creativity c. Relevance (Application of Mathematics in the game)

2. The project submitted will be evaluated by a panel of judges made up of officers from the GE Branch, MOE and NUS High School of Math and Science. The decisions made by the panel of judges shall be final.

3. Prizes will be given to outstanding entries.