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.

FEBRUARY 26/MARCH 1 - 16 DAYS

Assignments:

• Splash Screens
• Instructions Screens
• Level Splash Screens
• Daily Logs
• Time Management - plan out your next 16 days.........what are you going to do each class?
  

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.

Homework:

• If you are going to finish on time, Graphic work i.e...Splash Screens, Level Screens, CD Covers, Posters....
• There is not enough time in class to complete everything.
• Use Google Docs/Blender.....find sites of Open Source or download 30 day trials of Photoshop/CorelDraw.....