Thursday, April 22, 2010

Teaching Civics




Teaching civics in our game was difficult. At the beginning my research, I wondered how I could teach people about civics. Our game teaches about the seventh amendment. The seventh amendment is about the right to a fair court trial. For instance, if a guy gets his yard trashed and he suspects that his neighbor did it, then he has the right to bring it to court and settle it all out. But now that we have our research and we know all the basics of civics, it is much easier to teach other people about it. The way I teach people civics is pretty simple. In my game, you have to drive to the courthouse and solve a case, and on the way, my partner and I put civil law questions in between the levels pertaining to the actual case that they'll solve in the end. The player learns many things about civics such as equity, and compensation. All in all, the player will be educated.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Media Sources







Everyone knows that there are many ways to recieve information. But how do you know that the information is reliable? What if your source is a fraud or just flat out wrong? People get their news and all sorts of updates from television, magazines, and the internet. First of all, to make sure that your news is really true, you should research the author of whoever wrote the article. Make sure that the author is a real press or reporter, and not just a money-hungry paparazzi. And if you read a story in a magizine, look it up on the internet or check other sources that confirm it. You could also get information about current events from your local newspaper. Here are some links that have reliable sources.