What I like & dislike about Globaloria.

Right now Globaloria is very exciting and fun. We are learning more new things, and we even have a new flash. I havealready learned aot ofnewstuff in Globaloria this year. Last year we used flash 3.0 & this year we use CS 3.5. The new flash is alot easier to work with than the old flash is. The new flash also has alot of cool new things on it. It has animation and you don't even have to use a code to get it to work. There isn't anything that I dislike about Globaloria because it's fun & you get to learn alot of new stuff. I really can't wait to start our new game. To see my wiki page click HERE! (:

Participation Guidelines.

1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?
2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?
3. Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?
4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?
   
   A single story can sometimes be good or bad.  A single story is an opinion about a place or community. If you know a bad person from there they assume it isn't a good place. One place i've heard about is New York. There is alot of crime in New York so I assume it's a bad place. However that's not always the case. Just because someone is not a good person doesn't mean where they're from is a bad place. The only way to know if it's a bad place is if you visited that place yourself then you would know if it reallyis a bad place. The players could learn alot from our game about what the Titantic really was & what really happened.
   

Imagining Your game!! (:

WHO are you designing your game for? (Include the player's age, abilities, and prior knowledge of your topic.) I design my game for other students our age to play.We're going to target 8th graders.

WHAT will your game teach the player about your topic? (Be specific!)  Our game will teach the player alot of cool facts about the Titantic. It will also teach about alot of things that happened on the Titantic.

WHERE does your game happen?

Describe the world you will design for your game.

How will this setting add to the learning experience?
Our game will be in the North Atlantic Ocean. It will be designed for anyone who wants to play it. However we're making it at an eigth grade level. This setting will help the learning experiencebecause it will seem more real to the player.

HOW does your game world teach the player about your topic?

What happens in the world that helps the player learn?

How does the player use what they learned to make something happen in the game?
We want te player to learn alot of new stuff about the Titantic so in the game the player will be driving the boat & will have to avoid obstcles a.k.a questions to get the people onboard to safety.

WHY is a game a better way of understanding your topic than a quiz?  If it's a quiz you don't learn as much & it's not as fun. It's better to make a game so the player will enjoy learning about the Titantic.

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Playing to Learn (:

 After playing these these games the one that I thought was most effective in teaching you different stuff was "learn the new bones". The genre of that game was puzzles & mazes so that's the genre I want to use for my game. This genre really helps you learn alot of new stuff. From playing "Learn the Bones" I learned alot of new stuff about the human body. I got to learn where all your bones are & what their called. On this game everything worked all the buttons, the hittest, & the drag and drop. The graphics on this game were really good it was very colorful and interative for the players. I really enjoyed this game. The game that was least efective in teaching you anything was "Survivor". This game didn't teach you anything at all. All you have to do is run around and jump over obstacles. The genre of this game was action so I don't think i'll make my game about that. If I do I will be sure to make it to where you learn alot of new stuff.

Another year of Globaloria!

Well this year when I started I was very excited about another year in Globaloria. Last year the topic was math so my partner Hannah & I made a rocketship game about plotting points. I learned alot of new things last year and this year it will be easier for me since I already know alot about globaloria. This year my partner is my BESTfriend Amber (: & our topic is historical events. So we decided that we are goin to make a game about the Titantic.This year AMber & I are hoping to create a very interactive game that also halps you learn alot. This game is goin to be very fun as well.We are very excited about this new year in Globaloria & we hope that you like our game when we are finished.! <3 (:


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