Paper Prototyping

As I said In previous blogs, my team's paper prototype went very well and our game is coming along very nicely. On the civic engagement site, we had to research other team's game demos. One game that really caught my attention was "White House Trivia." That team did a really nice job on it. I liked the game because it was acually fun and educational at the same time. The game is really colorful and it works really well. "White House Trivia" was about answering questions about the United States as if you were a foreigner taking a greencard test. If you got the answers right, you got your greencard, and if you got them wrong, you got deported. In comparison to our paper prototypes, I think we have both started out plain and simple, then just gradually adding more details as we went along. The things I noticed in their paper prototypes, was that since then, they've added a lot of new questions to the game and put a lot more detail into it. The game is very colorful and inspirational, my partner likes this game also and we hope to see it finished so we can play the whole game!

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/shhswiki/index.php/Team:ABC

Game Observations

I think teaching kids about the environment is very essential. That's why "S.O.D.S" caught my attention. "S.O.D.S' stands for "Super Oil Disaster Squad", and it's about saving animals from major oil spills. When I played this game, It really taught me about the danger of oil spills and the effects it has on innocent animals. This game is really detailed and that's why I think it educates children about the issue. The fun factor about the game is that you get to save the animal from the spill, and then you get to wash it. The team that made this game did an excellent job and I can't wait until their game is finished!http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/gehswiki/index.php/Team:All_your_Base_Is_Belong_to_Us

Team Collaboration

"The Fox Racers" has came a long way. We mostly colaborated on paper prototype. I think we worked together on that really well because we have never made a game before and we were really excited. Paper prototype required alot of thinking because that was kind of like a visual of what our game wouild acually look like. My partner was very helpful in this unit because he had great ideas and is very detailed. We have gotton alot done in our game, because since paper prototype, we've added so much stuff to our game,"The Racing Pursuit." We worked well together and we hope that this game turns out to be a success.

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/srmswiki/index.php/Team:~THE_FOX_RACERS~

Citizenship Duties

In many communities, the government depends on volunteer work to accomplish all sorts of things. For instance, recycling is a great way to help your local community. It's important that this duty must be fufilled so your area is safe and unharmful to people and animals. It would be unfortunate if someone was hurt because they stepped on a piece of litter. Disaster relief is another helpful volunteer that local citizens do. If a terrible storm, such as a tornado, hit your town and blew your house away, you would have nowhere to turn. You would have to depend on the kindness of others and your family to get you through this tough situation. That's why most places where disasters hit have people to rebuild houses and buildings. There are also shelters you can stay in while your new home is being built and repaired. It is important to have this support so you will be safe and secure after a disaster.

http://www.state.tx.us/portal/tol/en/disaster-response
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html

My Team

Hi my name is Kaitlyn and I go to SRMS. My team partner's name is Billy, and we are the "Fox Racers." Our game is called "The Racing Pursuit." Our game is educational because we have included civil law questions in the game. We have created this game for young elementry kids and we hope that it succeeds.

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/srmswiki/index.php/Team:~THE_FOX_RACERS~

Game Presentation

I thought our game presentation went very well. Shannon, Rachael, and Dave were very helpful on the phone. They showed us that there are all sorts of ways to teach kids about different kinds of civil law. We have a few concerns about our game and are making changes to it. First of all, we will put more information about civil law along the game so the player can learn some facts then answer the given Civil Law questions that we provide. We were also given suggestions about our game title. Our game title is called "The Racing Pursuit." It's called that because the player has to manauver their car around obstacles ans answer the questions. When you click on the created stopsigns, you will have to read the information about civil law. We will also make the questions intriguing so the players will have to think about their answer. Other than that, our game is going great and the presentation really taught us something. http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/srmswiki/index.php/Team:~THE_FOX_RACERS~~

Civil Law

Our game is about civil law. It falls into the "Citizenship" catagory. Our game is educational because it has civil law facts like child custody battles, property ownership, and contract signings. It's important that people learn this type of law. We chose this type of law because we thought that it would be easy to teach it to people who are younger than us.