Atmosphir

INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) __Identify the Problem __ 1. What is the problem you need to solve? I need to find a way to make a educational video game.  2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? Real people use the design cycle which is how it applies to the real world.  3. How will this video game serve my community? It will help students learn more stuff on subjects in school.  4. How can my learning help my community? My learning helps the community because I will be able to pass my knowledge on to my community. 6. How does this help others?It will helps students learn.  7. What are the requirements for this assignment? To design a video game to help elementary students learn about a subject.  8. What is Atmosphir? Atmosphir is a program that helps you design a video game.

Day 2 9. Spend one day experimenting with Atmosphir. List five things your learned about Atmosphir: 1. They added new stuff for the designing of games. 2. You can now change the gravity in your game. 3. You can make moving platforms. 4. You can change how you are able to win. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">5. You can now flip the floors to different angles and even vertically. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Day 3 __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Design Brief __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I am going to make a game on Atmosphir. I am going to make the game because I have to for school and because it is fun. I am going to make a game to help kids in elementary schools learn about gravity. __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Formulate a Design Specification __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">11. What are the requirements for this assignment? The requirements are to make an educational game for elementary students. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? The limitations for me are the requirements. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 13. How will you "test" your project? I will play the game to test the game.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">PLAN: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> [|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 15. What idea did you choose and why did you choose it? The plan that we chose was to do a 3D cube maze because it is the simplest of all of the ideas and the easiest one for the kids to solve. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 16. Does your idea meet all of the requirements? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Our idea does meet all of the requirements because is will help them learn the intended concept. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 17. Use the story board paper below to plan your video game. Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about.

[|story board.pdf] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">18. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 1: Take the test on Skyward and answer the Investigate questions.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 2: Experiment with Atmosphir.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 3: Complete the Design Brief, the Design Specification, the Brainstorming Chart, and the Storyboard.
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 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 5: Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 6: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 7: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 8: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 9: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 10: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 11: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Work on Atmosphir
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Day 12: Finish Design Folder and Atmosphir game.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CREATE:
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use appropriate software create your video game . (and be nice to my computer!)
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Follow your plan and story board.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pay attention to the quality of your presentation!

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">19. If you made any changes to your plan or story board, explain why you changed it: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">20. How could you improve your game? I think we could add more information so they know what is going on, but there is enough to complete the game. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 21. Does your game meet all of the requirements? Yes. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 22. Share your video game with at least one friend. What did he/she like about your game? It was long enough and a bit challenging. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 23. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">24. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer? Yes, I was responsible. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 25. How can my learning help my community? By learning, I can teach others what I have learned to make them more educated. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 26. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) I think I deserve a 6 because I fulfilled all the requirements and did everything I could.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Why did you change your plan? We changed the design to add more information, and to make the cube not a cube so the gravity changers would work.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Why did you change your story board? We didn't
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Investigate: We took time to see what all the pieces did and how we were going to build it. We could have planned it out and done a little more research.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Plan: We planned out our project and what we were going to do and a map of it. We could have taken more time to be more accurate and precise in our planning.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create: We created a good game and it works well and fairly easy for anyone to play. We could have stuck to the design a bit more or made the game a bit smaller.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Evaluate: We answered all the questions completely in sentences. We could take more time for more meaningful reflection.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer: Yes, I asked about what some questions meant, but I never complained. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6) I deserve a 6, I was serious and had a good attitude on this project.
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<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You will receive an IB grade and a letter grade. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> How You Will Be Graded: ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Completing the Design Cycle - 50 points ** ===

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Creativity - 15 ** ===

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Quality - 15 ** ===

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Total = 100 ** ===
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Completing all the requirements - 20