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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
   * Describe it from a learner's point of view and a developer’s point of view
   * Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the scientific the concept?)
   * Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a user? Does it work well?)
   * Suggestions for improvement
   * 2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content)

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| My Paying to Learn Assignment || I played "Zeit Geist" and "Darfur is Dying" || From a learner's point of view, "Darfur is Dying" is a serious game with a cause... to show us what is really going on out there in Afghanistan. People have to risk their lives just to get water or food. It's sad that Afghanistan is in such a condition. Though, from a developer's point of view, it would take quite some time to make a game with such meaning to it. From a learner's perspective, "Zeit Geist" is one of those brain trainers that makes you want to learn. It deals with history a lot which helps the brain training. From a developer's perspective, "Zeit Geist" has to have a "Mario Bros." kinda feeling with a school twist. It would take some work to make this game too. || In "Darfur is Dying", the illustrations are good enough to prove it's point. Same with "Zeit Geist". || It is clear what to do in both games and they work well, though "Zeit Geist" has a few glitches which make you die. || "Darfur is Dying" needs no improvement, but "Zeit Geist" needs a little tweaking. || 1. How to make good sound effects come alive. 2. How to make enemies seem real. 3. How to make 3D navigation controls.

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: ______________________

- What are the most important facts people should know about your topic?
- What actions should people do in order to understand this topic?
- What is a positive outcome that could happen if people learned more about this topic?

2. Identify a Game Genre For Exploring Your Topic

Genre 1:
- Why I chose it:

Genre 2:
- Why I chose it:

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:
- Real world resource:

Images:
- URL:
- Real world resource:

Videos:
- URL:
- Real world resource:

Sounds:
- URL:
- Real world resource:

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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!