Slide 1: Cover Slide
Slide 2: Name your product and provide a picture, drawing/sketch of the product
Product Name: "EcoGadget Water Saver"
Description: The EcoGadget Water Saver is a smart device that can be easily installed on any existing faucet to reduce water consumption by up to 50%.
Slide 3: What type of ownership will you choose? (Remember, you need to protect your personal fortune). Explain the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this type.
Ownership Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Advantages: Personal assets are protected from business liabilities, flexibility in management structure, pass-through taxation.
Disadvantages: More complex in terms of setup and ongoing compliance requirements.
Slide 4: Share your Business Description
Business Description: Our company, EcoTech Solutions LLC, is dedicated to creating innovative products that promote sustainable living. Our focus is on developing eco-friendly solutions that help individuals and businesses reduce their environmental impact.
Slide 5: Share your Marketing Strategies
Marketing Strategies:
- Social media campaigns to reach a wide audience
- Collaborations with environmental organizations for promotion
- Participating in trade shows and events to showcase the product
Slide 6: Share your Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis:
- Identify key competitors in the market
- Assess their strengths and weaknesses
- Differentiate our product by highlighting its unique features and benefits
Slide 7: Share your Marketing Plan
Marketing Plan:
- Target audience: environmentally conscious consumers, businesses looking to reduce water usage
- Pricing strategy: competitive pricing to attract customers
- Distribution channels: online sales, partnerships with retailers
Slide 8: Share your Operations and Management Plan
Operations and Management Plan:
- Establish a supply chain for sourcing components
- Quality control and testing procedures
- Team structure and roles within the company
Slide 9: Share your Financial Plan
Financial Plan:
- Financial projections for the first few years
- Budget for marketing and product development
- Funding sources and potential investors
Slide 10: List any sources you used
Sources:
- Market research reports on water conservation industry
- Industry publications and articles
- Financial planning resources from Small Business Administration
You are an inventor that has created an amazing product. In order to launch your product to market, you must create a business that will protect your personal fortune. As you are working on the start-up, you are creating a business plan. In this portfolio, you will share some key sections of that plan. Create a presentation. Adhere to the 7x7 rule. You should have a minimum of 10 slides. This is an opportunity for you to show your creativity. While you are making up most of the information, it must make sense as you describe it. Follow the outline below:
1. Slide 1 - Cover Slide
2. Slide 2 - Name your product and provide a picture, drawing/sketch of the product
3. Slide 3 - What type of ownership will you choose? (Remember, you need to protect your personal fortune). Explain the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this type. Read this article if you need help.
4. Slide 4- Share your Business Description
5. Slide 5 - Share your Marketing Strategies
6. Slide 6 - Share your Competitive Analysis
7. Slide 7 - Share your Marketing Plan
8. Slide 8 - Share your Operations and Management Plan
9. Slide 9- Share your Financial Plan
10. Slide 10 - List any sources you used
write detailed paragraphs for each slide.
Start by researching your STEAM element.
List 5-10 fun facts that you found
Pick 2 or 3 that you want to be the key takeaways for the players of your game
Brainstorm 2 or 3 fun ways you could explain that content through game-based learning
Of those, choose your favourite idea to design a game around
Compile a list of the references you found that you really like and explain why you liked them (articles, textbook pages, YouTube videos, etc.)
What is the overall objective of the game (Ex. to score points)
What are the rules of the game?
How do players win? How do players lose?
See example on the next slide
If the intention is to educate users, what are the learning objectives and if applicable what is the moral lesson?
What type of game will it be (platformer, role-playing game, simulation, strategy, party game, etc.)?
What perspective will the game have (2D or 3D, first person, third person, top down, isometric, etc.?
Games can have multiple perspectives and fall under multiple types. For example - Minecraft is a 3D, first person, survival platformer
List 3 games you were influenced by in your design and why?
Which specific parts of those games where you inspired by?
How are you designing the game so that it’s fun?
What is the lore or backstory? (i.e. the events leading up to now)
What is the story in the game? (i.e. what’s happening right now?)
Make sure the story ties back to the theme
This might be the best place to educate players about the topic
Where does the game take place? (i.e. location, time, etc.)
If applicable, what characters are involved and what is their role (who is the protagonist, antagonist, etc.). What are their stories and motivations?
How would the game look visually?
Create a mood board to show what feelings your game should invoke
The mood board can contain anything that helps you illustrate this including a colour palette, screenshots of your sources of inspiration, characters, photos, graphics, icons, and words.
See a sample mood board on the next slide
Design a video game concept from scratch that teaches about an element of STEAM.
Include research on each slide
You will design a video game concept from scratch that teaches about an element of STEAM.
A detailed slide show/report
For your STEAM video game, you need to include the following in your game design report and presentation:
Slide Show
Content Research
Game Rules / Objectives
Game Mechanics & Sources of Inspiration
Story/Narrative
Start by researching your STEAM element.
List 5-10 fun facts that you found
Pick 2 or 3 that you want to be the key takeaways for the players of your game
Brainstorm 2 or 3 fun ways you could explain that content through game-based learning
Of those, choose your favourite idea to design a game around
Compile a list of the references you found that you really like and explain why you liked them (articles, textbook pages, YouTube videos, etc.)
What is the overall objective of the game (Ex. to score points)
What are the rules of the game?
How do players win? How do players lose?
If the intention is to educate users, what are the learning objectives and if applicable what is the moral lesson?
What type of game will it be (platformer, role-playing game, simulation, strategy, party game, etc.)?
What perspective will the game have (2D or 3D, first person, third person, top down, isometric, etc.?
Games can have multiple perspectives and fall under multiple types. For example - Minecraft is a 3D, first person, survival platformer
List 3 games you were influenced by in your design and why?
Which specific parts of those games where you inspired by?
How are you designing the game so that it’s fun?
What is the lore or backstory? (i.e. the events leading up to now)
What is the story in the game? (i.e. what’s happening right now?)
Make sure the story ties back to the theme
This might be the best place to educate players about the topic
Where does the game take place? (i.e. location, time, etc.)
If applicable, what characters are involved and what is their role (who is the protagonist, antagonist, etc.). What are their stories and motivations?
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