COMPUTER GAME AND SIMULATION PROGRAMMING

Computer Game & Simulation Programming provides members with the opportunity to design and implement a computer game based on a specific topic. Interactive computer games and simulations have achieved broad implementation in a wide variety of business and educational disciplines.

Event Overview

Division: High School
Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members
Event Category: Pre-judged only on the state level
Event Elements: Pre-judged program

NACE Connections: Career & Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, Technology

2024-2025 Topic

Create a game that encourages critical thinking and decision-making.

Include:

·         Scenarios with ethical challenges

·         Multiple outcomes based on player decisions

·         Scoring (examples include points system, leaderboards, etc.)

The game must:

·         Be playable on the student device using Windows 10, Mac OS, a modern web browser, or a mobile platform

·         Be secure

·         Have no game-breaking bugs

Games should consider accessibility features to accommodate players with disabilities.

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District

Check with your District leadership for District-specific competition information.

State

Eligibility

·         FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1 (or earlier date specified by District Director) of the current program year.
·         Members may compete in an event at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) more than once if they have not previously placed in the top ten of that event at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). If a member places in the top ten of an event at NLC, they are no longer eligible to compete in that event.
·         Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
·         Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel in order to compete.
·         Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found on the Florida FBLA website.
·         Each competitor can only compete in one individual/team event and one chapter event (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, Partnership with Business Project).
·         Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare, and set up their presentations.
·         All members of a team must consist of individuals from the same chapter.

Recognition

·         The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.

Event Administration

·         This event a pre-judged portion only on the state level.
·         Participants must choose a programming language or game/animation engine to create a stand-alone executable program that will display creativity, programming skill, and convey the message of the topic.
·         The completed project MUST be uploaded to one of the following cloud-based storages:  Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.  You cannot host the project on your own server or website.  You must provide a link to your project and directions on how to open and run the code.  It may not be password protected.  Your completed project must be uploaded and locked by the date specified in the State Conference registration packet.  You cannot make any changes to the project after the deadline.  You will submit the link through the conference registration system.

·         The program must contain the following at a minimum:

§  Must be graphical in nature, not text based.
§  Must have an initial title page with the game title, user interface control instructions, and active button for Play and Quit.
§  Must have a quit command programmed to the escape key.
§  Data must be free of viruses/malware.  Any entry with contaminated data will not be judged.
§  Competitors are responsible for ensuring the usability and functionality of their project when demonstrating it to the judges.

Scoring

·         The pre-judged entry scores will determine the winners.
·         Judges must break ties. All judges’ decisions are final.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

·         FBLA meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all competitors with accommodations submitted through the conference registration system by the registration deadline.

Penalty Points

·         Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.

National

Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/fbla/fbla-competitive-events/