*Which of the following educational areas best describes the field in which you have used games for teaching and learning purposes? Choose one of the following answers Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences Architecture, Urban Environment and Building Creative Arts Education Engineering Health Information Technology and Computer Science Management and Commerce Natural and Physical Sciences Society and Culture Sports and Recreation Mathematics and Statistics Languages and Literature Other

*Which educational level best describes the students you have used games with for learning and teaching purposes? Choose one of the following answers Kindergarden Pre-school Primary School Secondary School Technical Higher Education School Tertiary Education University or Institute Other

What games have you used in the classroom? What did you use the games for? If you have a URL or further information about the game used please include in your response.

Have you ever modified an existing game for learning and teaching purposes? (e.g. using the level editor in Unreal Tournament)  Please identify the game and how you modified and used it for the classroom.  Provide a URL or links to publications if they are available.

*Have you ever created your own game from scratch to use in teaching and learning situations? Yes No

Which game engine/s did you use?

*On the following scale please indicate your level of computer programming expertise. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1 = no experience, 10 = professional programmer)

*Please indicate which operating system you most prefer to develop with. Choose one of the following answers Windows Apple MacIntosh (Intel) Apple MacIntosh (Power PC) Linux Other

*Please indicate which operating system is used primarily by your students. Choose one of the following answers Windows Apple MacIntosh (Intel) Apple MacIntosh (Power PC) Linux Other

*On the following scale please indicate your level of experience in 3D modelling. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1 = no experience, 10 = professional modeller)

*Please indicate on the following scale your level of expertise in creating digital artwork using paint programs such as Adobe Photoshop and similar. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1 = no experience, 10 = professional digital artist)

*Please indicate your level of expertise with 2D animation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1 = no experience, 10 = professional 2D animator)

*Please indicate your level of expertise as a 3D animator. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1 = no experience, 10 = professional 3D animator)

*Please indicate your level of expertise in using the following software packages. (0 = never used, 10 = fully proficient) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc) Visual Studio (C++, C#, VB etc) Flash Photoshop Maya 3D Studio Max Motion Builder Paintshop Pro Microsoft Paint Dreamweaver Fireworks Illustrator

*Please rate the following features according to what you feel are important in a game engine.  Please consider the features on a personal level.  You should rate them according to your needs, not according to what you think others need. Very Important Important Neither Important nor unimportant Unimportant Not at all important Don't know Does not require extra software to use. (e.g. don't need a C compiler, Flash etc. installed) The engine has a supportive user community. (forums, blogs, user created tutorials etc) The engine is accompanied by comprehensive written tutorials. The engine is accompanied by visual tutorial aids such as video tutorials. The engine is open source such that the source code is available and anyone can contribute to its development. The engine is freeware such that anyone can download and use it for free (but the source code is NOT available). It runs on Windows It runs on Apple MacIntosh (Intel) It runs on Apple MacIntosh (Power PC) It runs on Linux The engine's usage is consistent across platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) e.g. looks and runs the same. The game produced runs on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) without recompilation. There are appropriate textbooks written to support its use by novices and students. There is easy to find, relevant online documentation. Runs on a common household personal computer (without the need for a special graphics card or extra memory) Runs on a high performance computer (such as one used for high end 3D games) The resulting game runs on a mobile device Supports the development of multi-user environments (such as online virtual social environments or massively multiplayer games) Supports the use of high quality graphical content. Supports the creation of two-dimensional games. Supports the creation of three-dimensional games. Includes functionality for playing sounds and music. The resulting game runs inside a web-browser (like Flash or Web3D) The resulting game is a self contained software application (e.g. will run from a DVD without the need to install extra plugins or software) Includes a physics engine to handle the processing of collisions, gravity etc. Very Important Important Neither Important nor unimportant Unimportant Not at all important Don't know Development environment should be usable by technical novices with no programming experience. Development environment should be usable by technical nocies with basic programming experience. Development environment should be usable by technical experts with programming experience.

Please rate the importance of the inclusion of the following items with a game engine.  PLEASE NOTE: This section refers to extra editors and plugins that enable you to create content for a game.  It does not refer to the ability of the engine to process such things.  For example, the inclusion of an animation editor is not the same as the engine being able to process animations created in other software. Very Important Important Neither Important nor unimportant Unimportant Not at all important Don't know No answer Includes a visual editor for creating landscapes. Includes a visual editor for creating game levels (e.g. adding pre-made landscapes, models, text, events etc) Includes a landscape/terrain generator which automatically creates a natural looking environment. Includes a 2D editor for creating textures and text labels. Includes a graphical user interface editor for creating menus and controlling how the player interacts with the game. Includes a model editor for creating 2D and 3D models. Includes an animation editor for animating humanoids, machinery, animals etc. Provides an easy-to-use drag and drop interface for adding models from an existing library. Provides an editor for writing program code to include in the game.

*Please rate the importance of the game engine to be able to import and export the following formats and standards. Very Important Important Neither Important nor unimportant Unimportant Not at all important Don't know Should import and export xml Should import and export X3D Should import models from Maya Should import models from Studio 3D Max Should handle PNG image files Should handle JPG image files Should handle GIF image files Uses DirectX/Direct3D Uses OpenGL Uses OpenAL

*Please rate the importance of the game engine to be able to integrate and interpret the following programming languages to provide extra functionality. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree C++ C Python Java Lua javascript PHP C# object-C Pascal/Delphi Eiffel Haskell Logo Visual Basic Scheme Actionscript Custom scripting Language (game engine specific)

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