B1
• Looked at GED requirements for probability, measurement and data analysis
• Decided on a casino theme for our portion
B2
• Background research – specifically end user needs
• Program designing/brainstorming - types of questions, layout, game maker orientation
B3
• Background research – specifically educational games
B4
• Brainstormed about ideas for our "package" (basic shape geometry) of the game
• Did the tutorial for game maker
• Assigned who is going to do the majority of the programming and the majority of the writing
B5
• Brainstormed video game ideas for geometry (trigonometry)
B6
• Background research – specifically end user needs
• Looked at GED material for numbers and operations
• Brainstormed how to incorporate basic math skills (pre-GED) into our level
In addition to the accomplishments this week, all groups worked on the familiarization presentation. This includes research, creating slides and practicing.
Monitoring and Control
To Be Accomplished Next Week
B1
• Spend time with the program to see what it’s capable of
• Start designing the game and organize our ideas
B2
• Work on engineering design report
• Program design/brainstorming
B3
• Further develop story/plot, overall theme
• Brainstorm level concept, design
B4
• Starting our programming for our package
• Working on design proposal deliverable
• Have a good portion of our programming finished by end of week
• Think about a plot line and a "hook"
B5
• Create a plot line for video game
• Begin programming the basics of the video game
• Begin working on functionality requirements and design proposal report
B6
• Complete game maker tutorial, start programming
• Divide our material into small teachable packages, finalize level design
Additional Information
Our lab is assigned Academic, we are covering the math section of the GED. We have decided on creating an educational game. Our lab’s teams have been delegated workload from the sections of the mathematics GED. Our goal is to teach math in a fun and creative way to assist end-users in the mathematics GED exam.
Citing the needs of the end-user, Mustard seed representatives recommended that we cover mathematics material from grade 3 to GED. However to create a game for this amount of material would have been impractical. After consulting with the lab instructors, in the interest of time and practicality, our game will cover GED material only. However all efforts will be made to extend teaching to the basic level of math and incorporate practical real-world uses of math as well.
Accomplished this week as a lab:
• Decided on creating an educational game
• Divided each team into sections and delegated workload
• Developed basic story/plot idea
• Developed basic concept/design of game
To be accomplished next week as a lab:
• Further develop story/plot (develop a storyboard), overall theme
• Further develop concept/design and level transitions
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