Problem One

Pick a "non-game" and analyse the Formal Elements of it.

Suggest how you would modify the "non-game" into a "game" that fits into the definition we covered this week.

Image taken from: speedstacks.com.au

Have you play before SpeedStacks also know as SportStack? No? Don't worry, here's a video of how it is played: Amazing Sport Stacking Records

Cool? Well, as you can see, SpeedStacks/SportStacks use a timer to count how fast a player/challenger can build the stacks and collapse them back in the shortest time which then determine it as a winner or a record breaker. So, how can SpeedStacks/SportStacks be change from a "non-game" to a "game"? Since SpeedStacks/SportStacks was considered so be a sport rather than a game.

Here are two ideas/suggestions, how to turn this sport into a game:

1) The stacks can be re-designed into different size from small to big so as to increase the level of difficulty for the player to build up the stacks and to collapse them back into one in the shortest possible time. Alternatively, challenging the other players in precision, time and speed attack.

2) Changing the rules to the international SpeedStacks/SportStacks. Instead of building and colapsing using the shortest possible time, now build and collapse the stacks with the longest time without stopping or knocking the stack out of place. Each second is contributed to 1 point. The highest score will determine the winner.

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Alright! If you have any ideas/suggestions on how to improve/turn this sport into a better game, do not forget to share with me and leave your comment on my suggested ideas/suggestions. Great thanks!

That's all for you! See you again!