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Individual Assignments

Post all of the course assignments you complete as an individual learner on this page. (Team work should be posted on your Team page.)

PLAYING TO LEARN assignments

Pick two games you played before and write a review about each of them. Choose one professional and one student made game.

Review 1:

Name and purpose of the game The name of the game is Katrina:Temptest in the Cresent city.The purpose of the game is to show people what happens when hurricanes happen.
Describe it from a learner's point of view and a developer’s point of view The learner's point of view is you go out in the city and try to help people and rescue them and if you get through the round you go to the next level. The developer's point of view is to show people how important it is when a hurricane comes.
Design Analysis(Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the scientific the concept?)Yes,because it is very interesting and fun to play,it shows you what happens when a hurricane.
Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a user? Does it work well?)Yes because it shows how bad a hurricane hits and it shows you how to prepare for a hurricane.
Suggestions for improvement It could be more hard.
2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content)I would like to learn how to make a video game that is fun but yet educational.I also like to show people how important civics really is.

Review 2:

Name and purpose of the game The name is Free rice and the purpose is to help people who need food.
Describe it from a learner's point of view and a developer’s point of view I learnt that you can answer questions and if you get it right then you give ten pieces of rice to the hungry and once you get one hundred pieces of rice you move on to another level. I think the developer's point of view is to show people how important it is to feed the hungry.
Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the scientific the concept?) It looks really good.I understand it that people need to help each other.
Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a user? Does it work well?)It is clear that I can help everyone who need food.
Suggestions for improvement It could be more diffcult and the words could be more challenging.
2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content)I would like to create a game that tells people that we need to help people that need food, and show how important it is to be a citizen.

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CHOOSING A TOPIC assignments

1. Explore Subjects, Topics and Concepts that Matter to You

Brainstorm specific topics and concepts in each subject area that you want to explore in a game. Think about something that is really hard to learn. How a game can help represent this complex concept, and explain it in a playful and experiential way.

Now choose ONE Concept to Focus On: Civics

- What are the most important facts people should know about your topic? People should know how important is it to have rights.
- What actions should people do in order to understand this topic? They should be respectful to others and let them have their own privicy and be on their best behavior.
- What is a positive outcome that could happen if people learned more about this topic? Everybody would be respectful.

2. Identify a Game Genre For Exploring Your Topic

Genre 1: Quiz Game
- Why I chose it:It challenges people to answer the right one.

Genre 2:Stratgey Game
- Why I chose it:You will ask yourself if you made the right choice.

3. Find Content Resources for Your Game Topic

Find a set of online and real world resources where you can gather facts, images and sounds to use in your game.

Facts:
- URL:http://www.google.com
- Real world resource:Social Studies teacher.

Images:
- URL:http://www.glencoe.com
- Real world resource:photographer

Videos:
- URL:http://www.teachertube.com
- Real world resource:teachers

Sounds:
- URL:http://www.limewire.com
- Real world resource:comedians

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MINI GAME assignments

Upload your Mini Game .SWF and .FLA files and embed them here.

Each time you complete an assignment, upload the files again. Remember to rename your new file so you do not overwrite the old one. (You can add a number to the name, i.e. YourUsername_MiniGame_1.fla, YOurUsername_MiniGame_2.fla, etc.)

Working with Movie Clips

Intro to ActionScripting

Control Loop

Keyboard Control

Collision Detection

Keeping Score

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IMAGINING YOUR GAME assignments

Create a one frame Flash movie containing your game idea.

In a text field, explain how the game will work. Describe its background or learning objective. Write enough to fill at least one screen, about 100-200 words. Make it fun!