Description
Design Your Own Video Game Project-Based Learning (PBL): Take creativity and writing to the next level with this engaging Design Your Own Video Game PBL Project! Students become game designers as they plan, design, and promote their very own video game while building strong persuasive writing and critical thinking skills.
Students will love bringing their ideas to life as they create characters, design game levels, and develop exciting features that make their video game unique. The ultimate goal is to persuade others to play their game, making this a highly motivating and meaningful project.
INCLUDED:
- Please download the preview to see everything included in detail.
- Print and digital formats included
- Clickable Table of Contents
- Student checklist pages to guide progress
Student Goal: Students will design their own video game and persuade others to play it by creating an advertisement flipbook and completing a persuasive writing activity.
Planning & Design Pages
- Video game name and appearance
- Supported consoles and devices
- Key information (cost, characters, features)
- Video game facts and fun facts
- Game cover design
- Home screen design
- Setting and environment design
- Merchandise catalog
- Easiest and hardest levels
- Special features and game elements
Writing Activities
- Informational writing: All About My Video Game
- Narrative/creative writing opportunities
- News article writing
- Persuasive advertisement
- Persuasive writing planner and final writing page
Final Project & Display
- Advertisement flipbook
- All About My Video Game Teach-Go Pennant
- Final publishing pages for display
PERFECT FOR:
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
- Writing Centers
- End of Year Activities
- Early Finishers
- Gifted & Talented Extensions
- Collaborative Projects
- Sub Plans or Independent Work
SKILLS COVERED:
- Persuasive Writing
- Informational Writing
- Creative and Narrative Writing
- Planning and Organization
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Creativity and Design Thinking
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Karie C. –
Awesome resource!!
CoffeeTeachSleepLV –
My students loved this resource for writing!
Kristine S. –
My students had a BLAST working on this! It was so fun to see their creativity and ideas. I let them choose board game or video game and I had about half and half. I even had a few who got together and combined their ideas. Perfect for early finishers or time filler.
Misty Brandow –
My students loved this project. It was so cool to see their creativity with this project. Thanks!
Caitlyn M. –
students loved this activity
Lori F. –
Great resource! My kids love it! It really gets them to consider a lot of different elements that go into game creation.
Jennifer B. –
My kids were so excited to do this assignment! After they planned their video game I had them create a poster to advertise it to others. They had so much fun and the results were great because they really bought into it!
The New Counsellor –
Kids loved using this as a passion project, really engaging!
All Things Creative –
Great resource. Thank you very much for your hard work!
Katie M. –
Fun and engaging activity for students to complete at the end of summer school
Marcela C. –
Great project based learning lesson for students to do alone or in grooups. Self explanatory and teacher friendly to understand.
KINGSLEYJANE –
This is an excellent resource! Thank you so much!
Danielle B. –
My students loved designing their own video games! This prompted students to be creative and innovative.
Jesyka E. –
Great product on a topic that all of my students are interested in!
Kerri-Ann C. –
A fun and engaging project for students to engage in designing a product with links to creating persuasive texts.
Tanya H. –
My students loved this project, especially some of my reluctant writers. They love to build things and play games and I loved to see their creativity and passion come through.
Vanessa T. –
As always, I love your stuff!! This was a fun and engaging project. It allowed for a lot of differentiation. It worked well with my lower students as well as my higher students.
lucinda S. –
We did this project along with a math project about creating a video game truck – the students were so engaged!
Michelle Chamberlain –
My students thoroughly enjoyed working on this project, and I was delighted to witness their creativity flourish throughout the process. It was truly inspiring to see the unique ideas and innovative approaches they brought to the project. I am grateful for the opportunity to facilitate such a rewarding experience for them. Thank you!
Haley L. –
My students have really enjoyed researching and creating this engaging activity!