What's your favorite game? Why?

(taken from: http://gamespics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/super-mario-bros.jpg)

 

The next project we'll be working on in is 'Making a Game'. Check out the Brief here.

 

Before we get to the actual project, I'd like to hear from you about what makes a game enjoyable? We all like to play different kinds of games, like RPGs, FPS, Puzzle-games, RTS, Sports. What's your favorite kind of game? Post it on your blog (and give me some pictures, too).

 

Secondly, I want you to do some research about the good and the bad things about games and gaming. We know that there are some people who say games are completely evil and should never be used. There are also some people who say games can actually be a useful tool for education and even science (remember FoldIt?!). Find me two articles related to gaming: one that says gaming is good, one that says gaming is bad. Tell me which one you agree with and why (post the links on your blog).

 

Finally, before I see you on Thursday, make sure you have gone to this website and downloaded Scratch 1.4 for Mac. (It's about 35MB, so do it from home.) Feel free to play around with it if you have time. We'll be learning how to use it in class on Thursday.

 

For your INVESTIGATION STAGE, you'll need the following:

- Design brief

- Specifications

- Some research on how games are made

- an interview of a friend or a LS student asking them what sort of things they look for in a game

- Work Cited

Please embed it just the Investigation on your blog now.