STUDIO QUEST

Elements and
Principles

A 2-D design review board game
Designed for higher-ed Art & Design classrooms by Jeffrey McGee, Department Chair, Fine Arts, San Jacinto College South Campus
www.jeffmcgeeart.com · Developed with Claude AI.

How to Play

  1. 1
    Pick 2 to 4 teams and type your team names when the game starts.
  2. 2
    Teams take turns. On your turn, spin the wheel and open the card it lands on. It always lands on a card that hasn’t been played yet.
  3. 3
    Pick A, B, C, or D within 30 seconds. On a challenge card, the class votes on whether your team did it.
  4. 4
    Points add up automatically: 1 for a correct answer, 2 for a challenge the class approves.
  5. 5
    Most points wins. The game ends when a team reaches 12 points or the cards run out.

Card types

Element question:
1 point
Principle question:
1 point
Challenge:
2 points if the class votes yes
Tip: use Practice on the title screen to study alone without scoring. Press Space on the board to spin the wheel, and F for fullscreen. To fix a score by hand, click a team's score boxes.

How many teams?

Pick the number of teams, then name them. Teams take turns in this order.

Elements and Principles

CLICKTOSPIN
Click Spin or the center of the wheel
PRACTICE MODE

Study on your own

Spin for a card and answer it. Nothing is scored here, and your class game stays saved separately.

0 of 25 cards done
ElementPrincipleChallenge
ScoresPoints add automatically. Click a box to fix a score.
CARD 1 · PRINCIPLE
30
Time's up!

Class vote:

Finish!

Most points wins. You know your elements and principles.

Saved Games

Homework

Answer 12 cards on your own: 10 multiple choice and 2 written challenges. You get one try at each card, and there's no timer. When you finish, export a PDF of your answers and score to turn in.
Teachers:
HOMEWORK · CARD 1 OF 12
This one isn't auto-scored. Your teacher reads it in your PDF.

Homework complete

Check homework codes

Paste the score codes from students' PDFs, one or more. Each code is checked so you can tell it wasn't edited.
STUDIO QUEST: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES

Study Guide