[QUOTE="xxKAMIKAZExx"]So, for my science fair project me and this dude are going to team up and have people over one of our houses[He has a 360 I have a Wii] to play both Xbox 360 and Wii versions of games to see which they feel gets them involved into the video game more - visual stimulants or active stimulants.
I was thinking about testing it with Call of Duty[looks awesome on 360, REALLY crappy on Wii] but I don't know any other games I could use.
Anyone have any suggestions???
[I'd preffer games where the Wii version looks REALLY crappy compared to the 360 to focus on the "gameplay" factor for the Wii version.]
ZIMdoom
If your project is meant to prove graphics vs. gameplay then you have already failed miserably. First of all, what does graphics vs. gameplay have to do with comparing two consoles? You have already started off on a completely faulty note as your hypothesis is seperate from the console comparison. To be an actal scientific study you should be able to prove it with any and all consoles by comparing games with bad graphics and good gameplay to games that are the vice versa.
Second, playng the exact same game on two console is a completely fraudulent choice because the gameplay is going to mostly be identical. YOU seem to think gameplay means purely the controller...which is wrong. Why not play Splinter Cell on the 360 and the Xbox and judge that? It is just as wrong and faulty because if the gameplay is the same of extremely similar, then clearly the game with the better graphics will win. But again, that is not what you are supposedly claiming to study is it?
Third, you need a proper data sample and therefore should use as many games as possible for as many consoles as possible. What does somebody think of Tetris compared to Splinter Cell for 360? Which do they feel is more fun vs which is graphically superior? What abour Mario 3 compared to Gears of War? Which do people find more fun or replayable compared to graphically impressive.
Fourth and finally...you need to set a standard for what people consider to be good graphics. For example, cell shading can look great but is it considered as graphically impressive as realistic looking games? Or is the ability to depict realism all you consider graphically impressive? What about animation or artistic impression. You will need to ask more people than just your buddy or else your whole study is falwed.
Sorry, but if your whole project is you and your friend playing the exact same game on the Wii and 360 then using THAT to prove your theory then you've failed. Save yourself the time and just make a baking-soda volcano...there's more science there than what you are proposing.
If what you REALLY want to compare is which is more immersive, graphics vs controler then you are still doing it with bias. Why not compare something like excite truck to a 360 driving game and ask which they feel is more imersiev and like they are really into the game? Why not compare Wii sports tennis to a 360 tennins game and ask which feels more like an immersive tennis experience? Yet you don't do any of that. Instead you just want to compare ports.
Frankly, I can only assume you are not telling the truth, and you are NOT trying to prove what you claim. No. I think you are trying to prove that graphics are more important or better liked and yoru study is based around trying to justify your predisposed opinion. IN fact, I will go one step further and say your whole project is little more than you trying to tell people the 360 is better than the Wii. Do you get graded for PR? Because that is the result you will get by doing what you are doing. That is obvious. Your study as you are planning it represents everything scientists are told NOT to do when doing research.
#1. If you read anything at all, it's not going to be just me and my buddy. Our school has over 4,000 possible students. I'm not saying we could do everyone, but the "film and video games club" has over 100. They stay after school every friday for a couple of hours and play video games in the auditorium or watch a movie. We can start there, and branch out to other gamers and non gamers alike that are not in the club. #2. We can still incorporate games in similar genres that arent ports. What would be a good 360 game to put up against Exite Truck? The Tennis games sound like a good idea, thanks for that one. Any other games you think we could use? #3. I think the 360 is great and all, but I'm not trying to prove that it's better then the Wii. In fact, I'm the one that owns the Wii, and I love it. 
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