GAME 100 EXPLORING GAME WORLDS –
VIDEOGAME IN-CLASS APPRAISAL TEMPLATE
Student Name Sara Kahn
Today’s Date: August 19, 2011
Game Title Examined: Pong
Year of Publication:1972
Game Publisher: Atari Incorporated
Game Developer: Allan Alcorn
Game Genre: Sports
Type of game ‘world’ or environment: Flat environment
Perspective taken by player? First player
Gameplay – what does the player have to do? Not miss the ball
Is the gameplay intuitive? Yes, easy instructions.
Is the gameplay patterned? Yes
What does the type of graphic approach used as well as the audio tell you about the limits of the technology at the time the game was published? This is one of the first games that was designed.
Describe your views about the game from the point of view of
a. ease of play: On a scale of one (easy) to ten(difficult): One
b. enjoyability: Five
c. level of engagement/immersion: Ten
Had you played this game prior to this time? No
Describe other games it reminds you of. How does it do this? It reminds me of the Table football
