Today and next Monday we wiII be working together with Mr.

Cooperman's group. They wiII be heIping us with Game

Salad and Atmosphir.
We wiII need to spIit up into two groups today. PIease sign
up for either Game Salad or Atmosphir for today
on the smaII white board to the right. The Atmosphir
group wiII go to Mr. Cooperman's room. The Game Salad
group wiII stay here. On Monday, these groups wiII switch.
There wiII be experts from Mr. Cooperman's room in the
correct Iocations to heIp you out with any of your questions.
On Monday, we wiII switch the groups so that everyone has
had heIp with both Atmosphir and Game Salad.
Game Design -- go to link: http://www.hkacademy-secondary.info/game-design.html
What to work on this month:
Make a new tab (page) under your Technology tab. Call this new tab: Game Design. This new page will be set-
up a lot like the Gamestar Mechanic page with an INTRODUCTION section followed by a RESEARCHING AND
ANALYZING section and the rest of the stages of the Design Cycle.
Read through the information about Game Design on the Secondary School website (link is above).
Watch the videos on the Game Design Page (same link as above).
Go to http://www.sploder.com/ and create an account.
Play a few games in 6SORGHU to get a feel for what sorts of games can be
made with it. Try to make your own, very simple game with it. Begin writing a
review of 6SORGHU as a game-building tool. This will go in the RESEARCHING
AND ANALYZING section of your project page.
You wiII do the same thing (play some games, create a simple game, and
write a review) with SPLODER and 2 of the foIIowing: GAME SALAD,
ATMOSPHIR or ROBLOX.
After that, you wiII find one of your own Game Creation
websites/programs to write a review for. Then, you wiII do this same
activity with a website/program that was recommended by one of
your peers.
You shouId have 5 in totaI when you are compIete with this stage.
Let's try to get this Stage (Researching and AnaIyzing) finished by
the end of the month.
Game Design -- go to link: http://www.hkacademy-secondary.info/game-design.html
What to work on this week:
Make a new tab (page) under your Technology tab. Call this new tab: Game Design. This new page will be set-up a lot like
the Gamestar Mechanic page with an INTRODUCTION section followed by a RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING section
and the rest of the stages of the Design Cycle.
Read through the information about Game Design on the Secondary School website (link is above).
Watch the videos on the Game Design Page (same link as above).
Go to http://www.sploder.com/ and create an account.
Play a few games in 6SORGHU to get a feel for what sorts of games can be made with it.
Try to make your own, very simple game with it. Begin writing a review of 6SORGHU as a
game-building tool. This will go in the RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING section of
your project page.
You wiII do the same thing (play some games, create a simple game, and write
a review) with SPLODER and 2 of the foIIowing: GAME SALAD, ATMOSPHIR
or ROBLOX.
After that, you wiII find one of your own Game Creation website/program to
write a review of. Then you wiII do this same activity with a website/program
that was recommended by one of your peers.
You shouId have 5 in totaI when you are compIete with this stage.
Let's try to get this Stage (Researching and AnaIyzing) finished by the end of
the month.
For Iater this week:
Check out the concept-mapping tools listed on the Game Design page. Choose one that you like and create an account.
Take some time to think about all of the different kinds of games and all of the different kinds of gamers. Use the tool you
chose above to begin making concept maps for games and gamers.