IDEAS Game Builder Project | Force for Health Academy

I

Identify the Problem

What health issue matters to YOU and your community? Research it and define the challenge.

🔍 Pick Your Health Topic

What health problem do you want your game to tackle? Why does this matter to YOU personally? Who is your target audience?

📊 Research Your Topic

Find at least 3 facts about your health topic. Use reliable sources (CDC, WHO, NIH, your textbook).

Fact #1 Fact #2 Fact #3 Source(s) used

🎯 Define Your Problem Statement

Formula: "[Audience] needs a better way to learn about [topic] because [reason]."

✅ Phase I Checklist

I picked a health topic I care about
I can explain why it matters to my community
I found at least 3 research facts from reliable sources
I identified my target audience
I wrote a clear problem statement

D

Design Your Game

Choose your game style, plan your content, and sketch out how players will learn.

🎮 Choose Your Game Template

Click a game style that fits your content. Think about HOW your topic is best learned — sorting? shooting myths? escaping a puzzle room?

Pro tip: Want to test which game style works best? Pick 2 templates and build both — that's called A/B testing! Scientists do this to find what works.

Why did you pick this game style?

📝 Plan Your Game Content

Write the health content that will go INTO your game. This is the educational payload — what players will actually learn.

Game Title Learning Objectives (what will players know AFTER playing?) Game Content Items (write at least 10)

🎨 Design Your Look & Feel

Difficulty Level Game Duration Special Features (optional)

✅ Phase D Checklist

I chose a game template that fits my content
I can explain WHY this game style works for my topic
I wrote a creative game title
I wrote at least 2 learning objectives
I created at least 10 content items for my game

E

Execute — Build It!

Your content + your template = a real playable game. Click Build and download your game file.

🚀 Build Your Game

✅ Execute Checklist

I built my game using the Build button
I downloaded the .html game file
I played through my own game at least 3 times
I checked all content for accuracy (no wrong facts!)
I tested on both computer and phone

📋 Quality Check

List any bugs or changes needed: What's working great?

A

Assess — Does It Work?

Test your game with real players. Collect data. Did they actually LEARN something?

🧪 Playtest Plan

Who will test your game? (at least 5 people) Pre-Game Question (ask BEFORE they play) Post-Game Question (ask AFTER they play — same topic!)

📊 Collect Your Data

Scientist mindset: Compare what players knew BEFORE vs. AFTER. That's your learning impact data!

How many testers learned something new? (count) Average score on first play Average score on second play (did they improve?) Most common feedback from testers

💡 Reflection

What worked best about your game as a learning tool? What would you change for version 2.0?

✅ Phase A Checklist

At least 5 people playtested my game
I asked a pre-game AND post-game question
I recorded scores and feedback data
I can show that testers learned something
I wrote a honest reflection on what works and what to improve

S

Share Your Solution

Present your game to the world. You're not just a student — you're a health game developer.

🎤 Build Your Presentation

Your 5-minute presentation should cover these sections:

1. THE PROBLEM — What health issue did you tackle and why? 2. THE GAME — How does your game teach the topic? 3. THE DATA — What did your testing prove? 4. THE IMPACT — How could this game help your community?

🌍 Distribution Plan

Game uploaded to the FFH Virtual Arcade
Presented to my class or school
Shared with at least one person outside my school
Submitted my project to the Reality Health Games showcase
Reflected: what would I build next?

🏆 Your Game Developer Badge

🎮

Reality Health Game Developer

You designed, built, tested, and shared a real game that teaches health.

That makes you a Game Developer AND a Health Advocate.

ISTE 1.4 Innovative Designer ISTE 1.6 Creative Communicator NHES 3: Health Information NHES 8: Health Advocacy NGSS: Cause & Effect SHAPE: Health Literacy

📊 Grading Rubric

Phase	Exceeds (A)	Meets (B)	Developing (C)
Identify	3+ facts, strong problem statement, clear audience	2 facts, reasonable statement	Topic chosen but research incomplete
Design	10+ content items, clear objectives, game-topic fit explained	8+ items, basic objectives	Some content written, template chosen
Execute	Game built, fully tested, bugs fixed	Game built and plays correctly	Game submitted but untested
Assess	5+ testers, pre/post data, written reflection	3+ testers with feedback	Minimal testing done
Share	Presented + distributed + future vision	Presented to class	Game shared but no presentation

🎮 Game Builder Project

Identify the Problem

🔍 Pick Your Health Topic

📊 Research Your Topic

🎯 Define Your Problem Statement

✅ Phase I Checklist

Design Your Game

🎮 Choose Your Game Template

📝 Plan Your Game Content

🎨 Design Your Look & Feel

✅ Phase D Checklist

Execute — Build It!

🚀 Build Your Game

🎮 Your Game Is Ready!

📋 Your Build Spec (for reference)

✅ Execute Checklist

📋 Quality Check

Assess — Does It Work?

🧪 Playtest Plan

📊 Collect Your Data

💡 Reflection

✅ Phase A Checklist

Share Your Solution

🎤 Build Your Presentation

🌍 Distribution Plan

🏆 Your Game Developer Badge

📊 Grading Rubric