Game Development Event:

Judging for the first round will be simply based on whether the submitted app actually accomplishes the task set.

Judging for the second round will be based on a Point score decided by the following criteria:

• Relevance to the theme: A submission more relevant to the theme will be awarded more points. Weightage: 30%.

• Visual Appeal: A game with higher visual appeal will be better appreciated by the users and judges alike and will be awarded more points.    Weightage: 20%.

• Gameplay: The most important aspect of every game. This will be judged based on the number and quality of meaningful interactions implemented in the game. Weightage: 50%.

• The gameplay of the game will be judged based on a more comprehensive list of questions:

1. Whether the core gameplay mechanics implemented are understandable and appealing. (25%)

2. Whether the game is exciting/tense to play. (10%)

3. Whether there exists good player feedback for player actions. (15%)

4. Whether the game performs well and responds crisply to input. (20%)

5. Whether the game is easy to learn/use. (15%)

6. Whether the game is appropriately challenging. (15%)

UI/UX Portfolio Review:

Judging will be based on the following elements of the portfolio:

• Tool mastery: In this area participants will be judged based on how well they are able to explain about the tools they used and how the tools function.

• Process focus: In this area participants will be judged based on how effectively they are able to present the process by which they created their portfolio.

• Key concept communication

• Applied perceptiveness: Here participants are judged based on whether they have fully understood what they are trying to achieve and break it down in a new way.(their own perspective)

• Visual syntax and grammar: How well the participants are able to convey whatever they have done using the visuals in their portfolio.

• Range of expertise in whatever the participant has used to create his portfolio and project.