Challenge Summary
Welcome to IMF Taxation Game Idea Generation Challenge.
We need your creative ideas to build a concept for an educational game focused on emerging economies, tax policy, and growth, lead by the IMF. The main goal is to educate users about Medium-term revenue strategy (MTRS) and its importance through a gamified ecosystem.
Best of luck!
- You can join the second round even if you didn't submit in the first round.
The goal of this competition is to come up with a game concept idea that will be developed for Android devices. You’ve been provided with background information and careful documentation to go through before jumping in designing a game concept.
Project Objectives
The objective of this educational game is to understand why a Medium-Term Revenue Strategy is critical to the development success of a country, and which main components are important to plan and successfully implement such a medium-term revenue strategy (e.g. broad based support in society, efficient tax administration, tax forecasting capabilities, smart tax policies, and so on). Which means that is not only the tax policy side, but also all components.
Use the provided fictive MRTS plan for “Taxonia” Country as baseline for the game development. Players must understand how and why they work with their member countries on developing a MTRS. At the end of the game the user should have learned the following knowledge:
- Purpose of tax reform.
- Understand big picture and complexities.
- Understand strategy development process and interconnectedness of aspects.
After this context has become clear, the player should then understand what it means to build this strategy: its building blocks, what matters for each building block (what are good and less good ideas/strategies), etc.
The game you design must develop a story under a simulation scenario with informative elements. It must be built on notion of building blocks needed to create a MTRS.
Game Sample - The Fiscal Ship
This game has various positive aspects, which would also be beneficial for the MTRS game:
- Can be played by everyone, especially those without any economic background.
- Visually appealing and easy to understand (ship afloat vs. in trouble vs. sunk).
- Goals can be customized (message: tax policy is a means to an end, not the end itself).
- Choices given and consequences are easy to understand.
- Layered design, which you can read into details as needed (not all details on front screen already).
- Instant feedback about impact of decisions (with explanations).
Challenge Requirements
Your submission must cover the following topics at least (you can go beyond):
1) Problem exposure
You should deliver written concepts explaining how the whole system/game works, exposing the problem, solution and benefits.
2) System breakdown
Think and explain how your concept works, such as achievements, rewards, educational content, and so on. Explain how this will engage the user.
3) Game name
Explain why you come up with the name and its meaning.
4) Game workflow
Please share details about the different processes that occur on this environment.
5) User Stories
Provide user stories with narration.
6) Implementation guidelines (optional)
It would be nice to see some sketches or drawings about this, how they should look and recommendations on how to design or implement the product. Keep in mind it will operate under Android phones.
7) Pitch
Imagine trying to sell your idea - look to present your solution in a professional manner/package.
Target Audience
Entire sustainable development community:
- Government Officials (Treasury, Tax Admin).
- Civil Society Organizations.
- Journalists.
- Students, Academia – early interest in IMF work and relevance for own country.
Judging Criteria
You will be judged on your creativity of the idea and how well you addressed the outlined requirements.
Submission File
Your ideas can be presented in any way you want as long as the idea proposition is clear. We encourage the use of images (their design and professionalism will not influence the score/placement of the submission), to explain otherwise hard to understand ideas.
You may submit a zip file containing PDF, plain text, Word, OpenOffice, or HTML files. Choose whichever format you find most convenient. We don’t take care too much about the submission files as long as they are “readable” and you cover all the requirements.
Source Files
Identical to your submission file.
Preview Image
Create a 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode and place a screenshot from your submission within it.
We need your creative ideas to build a concept for an educational game focused on emerging economies, tax policy, and growth, lead by the IMF. The main goal is to educate users about Medium-term revenue strategy (MTRS) and its importance through a gamified ecosystem.
Best of luck!
Round 1
- Submit your idea for a checkpoint feedback.Round 2
- Submit your final idea plus checkpoint feedback.- You can join the second round even if you didn't submit in the first round.
The goal of this competition is to come up with a game concept idea that will be developed for Android devices. You’ve been provided with background information and careful documentation to go through before jumping in designing a game concept.
Project Objectives
The objective of this educational game is to understand why a Medium-Term Revenue Strategy is critical to the development success of a country, and which main components are important to plan and successfully implement such a medium-term revenue strategy (e.g. broad based support in society, efficient tax administration, tax forecasting capabilities, smart tax policies, and so on). Which means that is not only the tax policy side, but also all components.
Use the provided fictive MRTS plan for “Taxonia” Country as baseline for the game development. Players must understand how and why they work with their member countries on developing a MTRS. At the end of the game the user should have learned the following knowledge:
- Purpose of tax reform.
- Understand big picture and complexities.
- Understand strategy development process and interconnectedness of aspects.
After this context has become clear, the player should then understand what it means to build this strategy: its building blocks, what matters for each building block (what are good and less good ideas/strategies), etc.
The game you design must develop a story under a simulation scenario with informative elements. It must be built on notion of building blocks needed to create a MTRS.
Game Sample - The Fiscal Ship
This game has various positive aspects, which would also be beneficial for the MTRS game:
- Can be played by everyone, especially those without any economic background.
- Visually appealing and easy to understand (ship afloat vs. in trouble vs. sunk).
- Goals can be customized (message: tax policy is a means to an end, not the end itself).
- Choices given and consequences are easy to understand.
- Layered design, which you can read into details as needed (not all details on front screen already).
- Instant feedback about impact of decisions (with explanations).
Challenge Requirements
Your submission must cover the following topics at least (you can go beyond):
1) Problem exposure
You should deliver written concepts explaining how the whole system/game works, exposing the problem, solution and benefits.
2) System breakdown
Think and explain how your concept works, such as achievements, rewards, educational content, and so on. Explain how this will engage the user.
3) Game name
Explain why you come up with the name and its meaning.
4) Game workflow
Please share details about the different processes that occur on this environment.
5) User Stories
Provide user stories with narration.
6) Implementation guidelines (optional)
It would be nice to see some sketches or drawings about this, how they should look and recommendations on how to design or implement the product. Keep in mind it will operate under Android phones.
7) Pitch
Imagine trying to sell your idea - look to present your solution in a professional manner/package.
Target Audience
Entire sustainable development community:
- Government Officials (Treasury, Tax Admin).
- Civil Society Organizations.
- Journalists.
- Students, Academia – early interest in IMF work and relevance for own country.
Judging Criteria
You will be judged on your creativity of the idea and how well you addressed the outlined requirements.
Submission File
Your ideas can be presented in any way you want as long as the idea proposition is clear. We encourage the use of images (their design and professionalism will not influence the score/placement of the submission), to explain otherwise hard to understand ideas.
You may submit a zip file containing PDF, plain text, Word, OpenOffice, or HTML files. Choose whichever format you find most convenient. We don’t take care too much about the submission files as long as they are “readable” and you cover all the requirements.
Source Files
Identical to your submission file.
Preview Image
Create a 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode and place a screenshot from your submission within it.
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.