2.3. Challenge Design

2.3.1. About challenge design

Unlike Software Installation and Site Configuration, challenge design is not intended to need “sys admin” skills. During this phase, the focus is on tailoring the default Makahiki configuration to suit the needs of your specific challenge goals.

2.3.2. Getting to the challenge design page

Go to the Settings Page (see Retrieve the Settings Page), and click on the Challenge Design button to retrieve the page providing the top-level interface to the various aspects of Challenge Design.

As you can see, the page consists of two sections, “Challenge Settings” and “Game Settings”. Challenge settings enables you to set the global properties of the challenge (rounds, scores, users, etc.), while Game Settings enables you to configure the specific games to appear in the challenge and their properties.

2.3.3. Challenge

• 2.3.3.1. Design the global settings
• 2.3.3.2. Design the rounds
• 2.3.3.3. Design the point rubric

2.3.4. Players

• 2.3.4.1. Design the groups
• 2.3.4.2. Design the teams
• 2.3.4.3. Set up users

2.3.5. Other settings

• 2.3.5.1. Design the Pages
• 2.3.5.2. Design the Help Topics
• 2.3.5.3. Design the Notice templates
• 2.3.5.4. Design the Resource Blackout Date

2.3.6. Game Design Settings

The following sections document the settings accessable from the “Game Settings” widget.

• 2.3.6.1. Specify the games to appear in your challenge
• 2.3.6.2. Design the Resource Goal Games
• 2.3.6.3. Design the Smart Grid Game
• 2.3.6.4. Design the Top Score Game
• 2.3.6.5. Design the Raffle Game
• 2.3.6.6. Design the Participation Game
• 2.3.6.7. Design the Quest Game Mechanics
• 2.3.6.8. Design the Badge Game Mechanics
• 2.3.6.9. Design the Referral Game Mechanics