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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.

Make sure you include the following points in your reviews:

Name and purpose of the game Katrina tempest it was made to show a hurricane disaster.
Describe it from a learner's point of view and a developer’s point of view It was interesting with differinte levels.
Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the scientific the concept?) It is a 2d platformer but it presents itself like somthing more all and all the graphics are great.
Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a user? Does it work well?) I did not know what to do at first but I figured out to use the spacebar to talk.It works well espesialy the house braking.
Suggestions for improvement I think it might have needed longer levels and perhaps a boss batel at the end.
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 the carachters interact with the invierment.
Name and purpose of the game Supertoaster it was desined to show the effects of globalwarming.
Describe it from a learner's point of view and a developer’s point of view It helps people learn aboute a disaster.
Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the scientific the concept?) It looks good but the general concepet was better.
Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a user? Does it work well?) It was uncertain aboute the cars but after dieing twice you soon learn to doge them.
Suggestions for improvement It could improve on the graphics but the storyline was exelent.
2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content) I would like to know how to make things move.

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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? They need to know what there rights are.
- What actions should people do in order to understand this topic? They should study history and laws.
- What is a positive outcome that could happen if people learned more about this topic? They would know there rights so the canbe prepared for the real world.

2. Identify a Game Genre For Exploring Your Topic

Genre 1: Shooter.
- Why I chose it: I chose it because they are fun to play so lots of kids would play it and learn.

Genre 2: Platformer.
- Why I chose it: I chose it because I really enjoy them and it would be fun to make.

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.wikipedia.com
- Real world resource: I could look in my history or geagoraphy books.

Images:
- URL:http://www.google.com
- Real world resource:I could draw or trace images from a book.

Videos:
- URL:http://www.vidler.com
- Real world resource:The presidintioal advisor.

Sounds:
- URL:http://www.freesound.org
- Real world resource: I could use a microphone and make my own sounds.

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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

Game 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!