Weekly Post for 10/27/11

We have started the paper Prototype and gone over the requirements.  Please answer the following questions concerning your paper Prototype:

1. What kind of game is it?
2. What social issues does the game discuss?
3. What is the main goal of the game?
4. What is the main activity of the game? (e.g., platforming, puzzle solving, or others)
5. Are there any problems with how the game works?

In your learning log use the Paper Prototype category, the hours are 3, and the description should indicate how far you have come on the paper prototype.

Weekly Blog for 10/21/11

Blog about your Team game idea. How did your team work together to come up with the idea and all the details of the game? What excites you most about your game idea?

• Comment on the blog of another Globaloria student!
• Let me know the name of the persons blog you commented on.

Weekly Blog for 11/14/11

Now that your have worked in the Choosing Your Topic, and Imagining your Game; has your game plan changed?  List one interesting fact you uncovered in the researching your game.  Which game in your stem or civics category did you like best? Indicate the name of the game and add a the link in your blog post.   Respond to one of your classmates blogs and tell me who you responded to in your blog post for this week.

Weekly Blog for 10/7/11-Choosing your topic

Copy and answer ALL of these questions about your Game Idea in your blog post:

• WHO are you designing your game for? (Include the player's age, abilities, and prior knowledge of your topic.)

• WHAT will your game teach the player about your topic? (Be specific!)

• WHERE does your game happen?
  • Describe the world you will design for your game.
  • How will this setting add to the learning experience?

• HOW does your game world teach the player about your topic?
  • What happens in the world that helps the player learn?
  • How does the player use what they learned to make something happen in the game?

• WHY is a game a better way of understanding your topic than a quiz?

2. Comment on the blog of another Globaloria student!

• Paste the link to your comment here!