Power+game

=== Area of Interaction: Environments === === Significant Concepts: Basic video programming, and the appeal of virtual environments. Also, the positives and negatives of technology.) === === Unit Question: What is the appeal of a virtual environment and what are the negative and positive consequences? ===
 * POWER GAME TECH 1 **

REQUIREMENTS:

 * 1) === Take the Power Game Test on Skyward.  ===
 * 2) === Create a new page on your wiki. Name it "Power Game".  ===
 * 3) === Copy and Paste this page onto your wikispace.  ===
 * 4) === Create your own video game using Power Game.  ===
 * 5) === You must work on this video game for 7 days. You should add new elements to your game every day!  ===
 * 6) === Make at least 5 levels on your video game. Your width for each level should be at least 2600.  ===
 * 7) === Take one picture of each of your levels. You should have at least 5 pictures.  ===
 * 8) === Name all of your pictures, "Power Game 1", Power Game 2", Power Game 3", and "Power Game 4".  ===
 * 9) === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Upload all of your pictures onto your wikispace.  ===


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">1. Take the Power Game Test on [|Skyward] .**
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE **
 * 2. ****<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">3. Answer the Design Brief questions below: **
 * == <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How has virtual environments changed our society? By making video games and people getting addicted to them. ==
 * == <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> How has technology impacted our environment? By making all these new inventions. ==
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What is the appeal of a virtual environment? Video games, computers. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are environments? Each environment is different. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three positives about virtual environments: It's fun, very addicting, something to do when bored
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three negatives about virtual environments: All the bad scenes go to your head, you might get hurt, bad stuff can happen. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are the requirements of this assignment? Take test on skyward, make a video game. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Why and when does the toolbar change in PowerGame? **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three items in the toolbar: **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">PLAN **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Follow the plan I outlined below: **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 1: Skyward Test, Design Folder on your wikispace, answer the Investigate and Plan sections. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 2: Finish Skyward Test, Investigate, and Plan sections. Start Power Game. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 3: Complete first level. Don't forget that the width for each level needs to be at least 2600. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 4: Complete second level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 5: Complete third level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 6: Complete fourth level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 7: Complete 5th level and the entire Design Folder, including uploading pictures on your wikispace. **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">CREATE **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Be nice to my software and computer. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Follow the steps of the plan I made you for you! **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Pay attention to the quality of your work! **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Don't be a whiny baby that I have to babysit! **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">4. Does your game have all five levels? If not, why? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Are all of your levels at least 2600 in width? If not, why? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5. How could you improve your game? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">6. Share your game with at least one friend. What did he/she like about your game? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">7. Were you responsible in using the software and computer? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">8. What problems did you have using power game? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">9. What did you like the least about power game? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">10.What did you like the best about power game? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">11.What is the appeal of a virtual environment and what are the negative and positive consequences of virtual environments? (Write at least a paragraph!) **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">12.What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px;">**THIS IS HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR LETTER GRADE:**
 * 1) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Investigate - 10  ===
 * 2) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Create - 10  ===
 * 3) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Evaluate - 10  ===
 * 4) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Attitude - 10  ===
 * 5) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Your game has 5 levels that are 2600 in width - 50  ===
 * 6) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">A picture of each level is on your wiki - 25  ===
 * 7) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">You answered the unit question - 20  ===
 * 8) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">TOTAL = 125 POINTS  ===