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.....
  

February 24/25

Assignments:

• Daily Log
• Internship Report 1 & 2
• Phase 3
  

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 22/23

Assignments:

• Daily Log
• Proof of Content
  
• Storyline
• Storyboard Project

Homework:

• Story - if not completed in class
• Storyboards for 4 Levels of play
  

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 16/17

Assignments Due:

• Criteria & Constraints Document
• Daily Log
• Internship Report I

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.

Challenge Project February 16-April 28

Objective:
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.

Contest Rules and Regulations:
http://www.futuregamedesigner.com/

January 25 & 26

Within the 1st hour of class you need to:

• Drag your exe file to the desktop
• Drag your PowerPoint to the desktop - Save with your Name and as a PowerPoint Show....if you are unsure, ask early......
  
• Turn in your Internship Report
• Turn in your Daily Logs
• Turn in your Quality Control Form
• Turn in you Code Changes
• Turn in Flash Drives
  

Last 20 minutes of class:

• Peer Quality Control Form

If games and PowerPoints not on the desktop, they will not be evaluated or scheduled for presenations on Wednesday-Monday.....it is your responsibility to take care of all of the above items today.

Phase 6

January 19 - 26

Objectives:

• Be able to do a self evaluation of their own game given a list of requirements and customer/teacher expectations.
• Be able to objectively evaluate another student's game with a pre-made rubric of game requirements.
• Construct a multimedia presentation (PowerPoint) describing and communicating the purpose, scope, components and other details of their game.

Assignments:

• Self Evaluation - Daily Grade
  
• Peer Evaluation - Daily Grade
  
• PowerPoint - Daily Grade
  
• Final Game - 2 Test Grades
  
• Presentation - 2 Test Grades
  
• Daily Log - Daily Grade