Hamlet and Games

John Timmons sends a link to Gamasutra’s Hamlet game challenge.

This week’s challenge is: Design a game that teaches Shakespeare’s Hamlet using only original text as dialogue.

Anyone is welcome to participate, and professional developers are encouraged to provide feedback and guidance to the GameCareerGuide.com community via its forum.

To suggest your own solutions, read the complete assignment on GameCareerGuide.com. Then send your answers to gamecareerguide@gmail.com with the subject line “Design Challenge: Hamlet.” Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Be sure to include your full name and school affiliation or job title. Please try to keep your answers to 500 words or fewer — unless they’re really good!