Lab Green B: April 12th - April 16th

This week in our lab had our prototype presentation on Monday. This went very well, the feedback we got from Farnaz was positive. After this some groups made changes to their game to comply with the suggestions that Farnaz made. Group B6 changed their lessons to make them more visually appealling. B4 added graphics to their questions to make them more visual for the client. All the groups in our lab worked on the last deliverable for the Mustard Seed Project, the final report.

The open house was held on Thursday. The Mustard Seed liked our game and gave us great feedback. They liked the fact that our game had a save feature which allowed the user to make an account and acces their previous file when they return to play the game. They also liked the way our game presented our lessons in a visual way, relating math to situations to more simple perceptible examples. From the remarks made about our game, it is safte to say it was a success.

If we were to redo this project there are a few things we could have done differently. If our entire lab started sooner we would be able to prefect our game even more. We cold have incorporated more mini games into all of our levels; this would have made our games more fun of the user. We also could have the game less trivial by intergrating the questions more into the plot of the game. If we had more time to program, our game could have been made even better.

Green Lab C April 12-16 Additional Information

This week Green Lab C did their prototype presentation to the lab T.A.'s. The lab waited more than two hours before being able to give the presentation. The presentation was a short glimpse into each table's game. There was some positive feedback along with possible improvements that could be done. These improvements varied from restructuring to making some mini games easier. Only minor changes were able to be done before the Open House due to time constraints. In the second lab period the lab debated on who would present the prototype at the open house. Along with a few minor touch ups to the game.

Open House was a success. Set up was quick as everything was supplied for the laptops and poster. Several people looked at the game excluding Mustard Seed and evaluators. These people took great interest in the game and enjoyed playing through the multiple levels. Mustard Seed clients highly enjoyed the game interface. Comments were highly positive indicating that the game was a success and could possible be integrated into their program. Our drawing instructor evaluated the aesthetically prepared poster.

There are still a few minor glitches with the game that were not noticed until open house. An example of this is the order in which you complete the game can sometimes create glitches that create multiple NPC characters. We would have liked to include more of a story line into the game. This would have created more of an interactive atmosphere for the user that would be more engaging. Adding more"mini games" would better enhance the learning experience of the Mustard Seed user. Testing by an actual Mustard Seed user would have greatly enhanced a more finished prototype that would have been modified according to the feedback.

Green C Monitoring and Control Apr 9

Green Lab C Status Report April 9

Accomplished This week

C1
- Began writing final/testing report
- Changed questions to suit a the outdoor theme
- Finished all rooms and added questions

C2
- Completed all levels of program and sent it to Ian and Mark for Compiling
- ahsan and brett are working on a portion of the design manual
- did preliminary work on final report

C3
- Accomplished this week:
- Finished the mini games to be put into the desert world Finished the whole desert world Tested and played through the world to find any bugs - Started integrating the whole game together (Ian)

C5
- Familiarized ourselves with Game Maker 8, its functions, and its codes.
- Did the three mnemonic games and one group interface for our work package and compiled them together.
- Did a brief testing for the compiled C5 Memory 2 work package.

C6
-completed 16 levels of game
-finished compiling our game
-began testing
-prepared instructions
-began preparing for Monday's presentation

C8
- Completed testing and constructing of games
- Submitted games and interfaces to be compiled
- Working on user manual and final report

C9
-completed game and did functional requirement testing


To Be Accomplished Next Week

C1
- Help with the manual and poster if need be
- Prepare for the presentaion of our level on monday
- Writing the Final/Testing Report.

C2

- Complete final report
- complete our section of the design manual (by Sunday)
- present our portion of the program in the lab on Monday

C3
- Finish manual (Triet)
- Finish Poster (Salman)
- Start Final Report
- Prepare for open house
- Test the whole game package for any bugs

C5
- Further testing and debugging of our group's work package.
- Preparation for the presentation of Lab's program in Monday and for the Open house.
- Assist making the User Manual and the Poster by sending in our group's description of our work package.
- Writing the Final/Testing Report.

C6
- present program in Monday’s lab
- complete final report
- organize and complete the poster for the presentation

C8
- Complete and submit sections for interface
- Prepare and present section of game on demo day
- Prepare for open house

C9
-do intro to lab presentation of game
-Have rough draft of final report done
-complete duties outside our group such as Lab User Manual and compilation of game.

April 3 - April 9 - Green Lab B

B6

Accomplished this week:
- Completed programming of all areas
- Tested for bugs
- Submitted program to be compiled

To be accomplished next week:
- Final testing of program
- Work on supporting documents
- Prepare for presentation

Lab Green A

To Be Accomplished Next Week:

A4:
-Poster Info
-Final Report-Plan out and divide work

A3:
-Final Report
-Send more info for poster

A2:
-Final Report
-Poster

A8:
-Final Report

A7:
-Final Report

A6:
-Final Report
-Final polish on game

A5:
-Touching up game.
-Presentation Work.
-Final Report.

Green Lab A Schedule