HW 8

The game than I’m choosing for the assignment is Bowling (it’s a game haha)

Technology:

Bowling ball, lane, pins, gutters, pencil & paper (for old fashioned people), shoes, and yourself!

Mechanics:

the player must “throw” the ball down the lane and knock over as many pins as possible, having two rounds per turn for a total of ten turns. Different numbers of pins that fall in certain ways make for different names of the pin set up i.e. turkey, strike, split, spare. The lane is made up of wood and it can be scratched easily and the player can injure himself if not wearing the right foot wear, so special shoes are needed to play this game. Gutters are installed next to the lane so that the ball has a chance of missing the pins completely, thus giving the player a zero points. The lane has a total of ten pins that the player must knock down, if he knocks down all ten once, then again on the second turn, he gets an extra turn. The scoring system used to be done by hand, but now there are computers that recorded the data for you.

Aesthetics:

these can vary depending on where you go or what equipment the player has. Some bowling alleys suck hardcore and are not pleasant to be in, but some are a lot of fun to be in with light, loud music, black and strobe lights, laser lights, clean tables, food fo sho, etc. The player’s equipment can be really nice or really cheap, and that affects the experience.

Story:

there really isn’t a story for this kind, it’s a sports game.

Theme:

when you play by yourself, it’s more of a do your best because it is a skillful game, but when you work with a team, it’s all about team work because you have to add up the scores of the players. If one sees something that their team mate is doing wrong, they can coach them a little so the other can try the move differently, or if he is out of powder, the team can help him out.