Weekly Blog for November 3, 2011

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

Did you enjoy making the paper prototype?
If yes what was the best part?
If you did not like making the paper prototype tell me why?

Your learning log entry will be Paper Prototype for 3 hours.  In the comment section tell what you did this week.

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!

Weekly Blog for 10/30/11-Mini Game

Check your grades on Live Grades as the six weeks ends on Friday.

Do you play games in your free time? Which ones do you play and why are they your favorite? Does this topic give you a new perspective about playing games? Why or why not?
Comment on another student's blog on this topic.

Weekly Blog for 9/22/11

Write a Blog post to reflect on which of these genre(s) are you most interested in using for your own game idea. What did you learn from your choice of games and genres to review?
Name any game features that stood out to you, either because they were interesting or because they could be improved.
Write down any questions you have about the game or genre you chose. You might answer them yourself later!

Comment on another student's blog on this topic and let me know in your blog post which student you commented on?

Weekly Blog for 9/16/11

Today we worked in the Meet Flash Category.
Please tell me about what you learned today.

Joining the Community- blog for the week of 9/12/11

Answer these questions on your blog:From the Joining the Community category on the left side of your wiki page.

1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?
2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?
3. Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?
4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?

Weekly Blog Post

This week you learned how to add a gadget in your blog. You also added your classmates to your blog list. Your assignment this week is to add another gadget to your blog; Tell me in your post what gadget you added and why. Also visit someone in your class and tell me their name and what gadget they added. Also tell if you liked the gadget your classmate added.