Creating the ultimate experience

A2, U7 Creating the Ultimate Experience

1,1        The Greatest Games

Read the article below to discover which video games are the all-time best sellers.

https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-games-of-all-time-grand-theft-auto-minecraft-tetris

1,2        Describing an Experience

Study this table which compares normal vs strong adjectives :

Note : Strong adjectives can use absolutely or really, but NOT very.

Now, can you find strong adjectives for the following :

hot, pretty, tired, dry

Arid, beautiful, exhausted, barren

1,3        Adjectives and Prepositions

Now complete the following phrases with a preposition from the list :

 about   at   for   from   in   of   on   to   with

1. I'm afraid of spiders.
2. She was angry about the delay.
3. I'm really good at basketball.
4. Doing is sports is good for you.
5. I'm very close to my parents.
6. Coca Cola isn't very different from Pepsi.
7. I'm really excited about the holiday.
8. They're fed up with all this rain !
9. Guerande is famous for its salt.
10. We're very interested in astrophysics.
11. She's very fond of her cat.
12. They're very keen on rap music.
13. He wasn't very kind to his colleagues.
14. He's married to a nurse.
15. We' re really pleased with winning the game.
16. He's really proud proud the results.
17. The woman was very rude to the girl.
18. They're all worried about global warming.
19. He's tired of hearing excuses.

1,4        'Ed' or 'ing' ?

Amused or amusing ?  Many adjectives related to feelings have two possible endings .

A person can be frustrated.

A thing or situation can be frustrating.

Now complete the adjectives with 'ed' or 'ing'.

1. It was the most exciting game I've ever watched.
2. They were the most amazing graphics we'd ever seen.
3. Losing the contract made them feel depressed
4. I was disappointed by the update.
5. The controls were awkward and tiring
6. There were long, boring periods of inaction.
7. Players were frustrated by slow progress.

1,5        Describe A Gaming Experience

Now, select a game of your choice and prepare a description, including the following elements :

1. What it was.
2. When you played it.
3. What was the scenario ?
4. What was the goal ?
5. What did you like about it ?
6. How did playing the game make you feel ?
7. What you didn't like about it.

You have 30 minutes.  You will be given a mark out of 20.

2,        Designing Great Games

First watch this video about the basic principles of Game Design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8AT01tuyrk

2,1        The narrator outlines 7 elements to be considered, can you name them ?

2,2        A beautiful, big, old house – which adjective comes first ?

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