March 26-April 1

Days to complete Game = 10 class days......by 4/1 = 8 days to complete.

Assignments:

• Start Coding Game
  
• Continue your Developers Log
• Phase 5 and IR5
  
• Watch How to Videos in curriculum for DBPro
• Use "The Game Creators" website so you can use the forum and code base
  
• Daily Log due at the end class daily.
  
• Work on CD Cover or Poster if you get stuck on the coding part.

Objectives:
This challenge has each high school team creating an edutainment game for grade level 7^th or 8^th.

• The game must help to teach subject matter that is specific to the grade selected.
• The game should engage students in Math, Language, or Science.
• The game should be appropriate to the target audience.
• The game must have a storyline and the play should support the theme of the game.
• The game must have the player progress to a second level of play.
• A description of 2 additional levels should be included in the documentation for the game.

Disclaimer:

• In order to earn a 70% for the 6 weeks, students must complete the following:
• Game with 1 Level
• Must match content student picked for assignment
• Completed CD Cover and insert
• Completed Poster
• A grade of 80% or higher is available to those that complete a game to the contest specs that are listed above as the objectives. As well as have the CD cover/insert and Poster.
  

Updated Story - DVD Case - Poster Due Dates

Story - Due March 24/25

• Final Story
• All 4 Level Descriptions
• Ready for Submitting to Future Game Designers per Rubric

DVD Case Measurements - Due April 12/13

• 10 11/16 inches (Front/Spine/Back)
• 7 1/8 inches Tall
• Example of Case is on my desk under the pink flowers.
• Please return after looking.
• Don't forget you need an inside document/booklet....just like a real game.

Poster - Due April 19/20

• Paper size is 11x17
• Printing size will be 8.5 x 11
• Must sell story
• Must be visually pleasant
• Must go along with game
  
• Game must have name

March 22-25

Assignments:

• Start Coding Game
  
• Continue your Developers Log
• Watch How to Videos in curriculum for DBPro
• Use research skills to find code information
• Become a member of The Game Creators website so you can use the forum and code base
  
• Daily Log due at the end of each day (Assignments/Objectives, 2 screen shots and at least a 5 sentence description on what you did for the day. One Page max)
• Use the Word document on the desktop to do your story. Save on the desktop as your first and last name as well as on the flash drive by the end of class on 3/25.
• Turn in your IR Report 1-4 completed on 3/22 or 3/23.
  

Objectives:
This challenge has each high school team creating an edutainment game for grade level 7^th or 8^th.

• The game must help to teach subject matter that is specific to the grade selected.
• The game should engage students in Math, Language, or Science.
• The game should be appropriate to the target audience.
• The game must have a storyline and the play should support the theme of the game.
• The game must have the player progress to a second level of play.
• A description of 2 additional levels should be included in the documentation for the game.

March 11/12 - GAME DAY for the PASSING!!

Game Day for all of those that are passing!!!!!!!

So this is the time to get going and get caught up if you want to play games on Thursday/Friday.

If not passing, students will be on the computer trying to catch up on assignments.

March 8-10

Assignments:

• Finish Splash Screens (Level, Beginning.....)
• Continue your Developers Log
• Watch How to Videos in curriculum for DBPro
• Phase 4 and IR 4 done and saved on Flash Drives
  

Objectives:
This challenge has each high school team creating an edutainment game for grade level 7^th or 8^th.

• The game must help to teach subject matter that is specific to the grade selected.
• The game should engage students in Math, Language, or Science.
• The game should be appropriate to the target audience.
• The game must have a storyline and the play should support the theme of the game.
• The game must have the player progress to a second level of play.
• A description of 2 additional levels should be included in the documentation for the game.

Story - DVD Case - Poster

Story - Due March 24/25

• Final Story
• All 4 Level Descriptions
• Ready for Submitting to Future Game Designers per Rubric

DVD Case Measurements - Due April 12/13

• 10 11/16 inches (Front/Spine/Back)
• 7 1/8 inches Tall
• Example of Case is on my desk under the pink flowers.
• Please return after looking.
• Don't forget you need an inside document/booklet....just like a real game.

Poster - Due April 19/20

• Paper size is 11x17
• Printing size will be 8.5 x 11
• Must sell story
• Must be visually pleasant
• Must go along with game
  
• Game must have name

March 4 & 5

Assignments:

• Finish Splash Screens (Level, Beginning.....)
• Turn in Late work from 3/2 if absent.
• Start Developers Log
• Watch How to Videos in curriculum for DBPro
• Finish Phase 3 and IR 3
• Stories due next week....work on this part at home. Check due date on past blog entries
  

Objectives:
This challenge has each high school team creating an edutainment game for grade level 7^th or 8^th.

• The game must help to teach subject matter that is specific to the grade selected.
• The game should engage students in Math, Language, or Science.
• The game should be appropriate to the target audience.
• The game must have a storyline and the play should support the theme of the game.
• The game must have the player progress to a second level of play.
• A description of 2 additional levels should be included in the documentation for the game.

Developers Log

Don't forget to site all of your image/sound sources on your Developers Log......if you haven't saved it to your flash drive yet, you need to do so before March 5. The log will no longer be on the desktop after this date.

March 2(B) - March 5(A)

Assignments:

• Splash Screens
• Instructions Screens
• Level Splash Screens
• Daily Logs - Turn in at end of class
  
• Time Management - plan out your next 16 days.........what are you going to do each class...and turn in a list day for day at the end of class on 3/2(B) or 3/5(A).
• Final Story of all Levels due March 12 typed and in correct format.
  

Objectives:
This challenge has each high school team creating an edutainment game for grade level 7^th or 8^th.

• The game must help to teach subject matter that is specific to the grade selected.
• The game should engage students in Math, Language, or Science.
• The game should be appropriate to the target audience.
• The game must have a storyline and the play should support the theme of the game.
• The game must have the player progress to a second level of play.
• A description of 2 additional levels should be included in the documentation for the game.