Weekly Blog Prompt Post for 1/21/11

Since you have started working on your team games, you have completed independent learning, by going to either the Globaloria curriculum or sites on the Internet to help you in developing code for your games. In at least three sentences, tell me where you went to gain additional knowledge, what you learned, and insert in your blog post a link to the site.

Weekly blog for 1/6/11

Write a Blog post, on your individual blog, about this the Collision Detection topic, share your learning experience!
Answer the following questions in a complete sentence:

• Did you find the Collision Detection tutorial useful?
• Will you use some of the codes provided in the ball and platform sample as well as, the keeping objects from flying off the stage code on the wiki?
• Did you like the Fly Catcher game?
• Will you be able to use the code from fly catcher game in your team Stem games?

Weekly post for 12/17

Find a .swf file you like from another Globaloria team in your Knowledge Community and embed it on your blog (check out Blogging Tips if you don't know how). Be sure to properly credit the team or user who created the .swf by naming them and hyperlinking back to their page.

How do you plan to use sound in your game? How will it help enhance the game play and learning experience of your game? 

Weekly Blog Post 12/10/11

I would like you to think about your game and answer the following question:  Can your game be both a Civics and Stem Game? In order for you to make an informed decision and answer the above question, I have added links to the definition of Civis (Civics Definition) and Stem (Stem Definition). In addition, please list five game ideas that could be both Civics and Stem Games.

weekly Blog 12/3

Reflect on the class so far. Do you like working in flash? Why or why not?
Respond to one of your classmates

Weekly Blob for 11/15 to 11/19

Explore your Knowledge Community and find a research link you find helpful from another student's blog. Write a post explaining why this is a useful resource, link back to the blog of the student who originally posted it, and add the link to your blogroll. If you can't find anything of use from your peers' blogrolls, do some research and suggest a new resource that you found on your own.


Comment on the blog of another Globaloria student in your Knowledge Community!

Weekly Blog for 11/8 to 11/12

Creating scenes in a sequence helps game designers tell the "story" of their game through a narrative. How are you using visual storytelling through your sequence of scenes to help players learn about your topic? What are examples of games you played in the Playing to Learn topic that use storytelling to teach a concept well? How have other narrative games influenced your game?


Comment on the blog of another Globaloria student in your Knowledge Community!

**** Be sure to change the date to automatic in the posting  date and time options section.  (If you do not you will receive a 0 for this post.)

Update your Individual Weekly Blog

Answer the questions below in complete sentences using correct grammar and punctuation.

• Why would you use folders to organize your scenes?
• What function do keyframes have?

Weekly Blog Post for 10/29

Update your individual Blog


List a new idea or concept (not just a "fact") you've learned about your game topic since you started this course. How did you come to learn this? What sources where helpful to you in gaining this understanding? What makes these news or research sources especially informative and trustworthy?

Comment on the blog your assigned Globaloria student in your Knowledge Community!

Special Video Blogging Assignment (REQUIRED and due by Wednesday 10/27/10)

Please respond to this blog post to let me know you have read and understand the instructions.

1. Create a Video Blog (Vlog) with your teammates

• Work together to make a video where you answer these questions about your process so far. Every team member should participate in the video, then you can ALL upload the SAME video on each of your individual blogs.
• The Big Idea: Describe your team's game topic. What is the most important concept you want your players to learn?
• Making Decisions as a Team: How did your individual ideas from "Imagining Your Game" come together for your team game topic? How did your team decide the topic?
• Roles & Responsibilities: Tell us more about your team process. Please each talk about your specific roles, and how you work together.
• Research: What kind of research went into the way you will express the game topic?
• The User Experience: Explain the game play. What actions does the player take in the game? Has this changed since you first started planning your game? Why? Mastering Flash: What Flash resources have been most helpful in your learning so far, and why? How did you locate these resources?
• Overcoming Challenges: What curriculum topic has been most difficult for you so far? How did you overcome this difficulty?

2. Comment on another Vlog

Watch the video blog of another Globaloria student, as assigned below in your Knowledge Area and leave them a comment! From now until the end of the year; you will communicate with the person assigned to you; make sure they are added to your blogroll.
Bart: mattsglobaloriaobservaions.blogspot.com
Dakota: noah2hhs2010.blogspot.com
BrentS: acarter5.blogspot.com
Matt: tanner3805.blogspot.com
BrentA: tyler1hhs2010.blogspot.com
Daniel: nickboy334.blogspot.com
JacobF: jaredhhs.2010.blogspot.com
Joshia: jordanhhs2010.blogspot.com
Drew: katim.1994.blogspot.com
Raymond: shannonmarie2011.blogspot.com
Brandan: leppem.blogspot.com
Zane:  harrisonhhs2010.blogspot.com
Roger:  kenny5289.blogspot.com
Shane: daniel1492.blogspot.com
Isaac:  seanhhs2010.blogspot.com
Travis: 2brany95.blogspot.com
Brandan H: ashley0894.blogspot.com
JacobS:mastersensei010-anything.blogspot.com