Gamestar Mechanic in the Classroom

Gamestar is all about creating games not computer programs. This can be used in all classes, however I found one in particular that can be used in an ELA classroom. The teacher has the students use a storyboard as a way to design their game. They relate this concept to the 5 steps of the writing process. The teacher does not allow the students to move on to the next step which would be creating their game unless they have completed the storyboard properly. This will allow the students to fully think out what they want in thier game and what their final product will be. This is just one way to incorporate Gamestar into the classroom but there are many other ways as well.