Reflection On Game Genres

What did you learn from your choice of games and genres to review?

I learned that even the ones that don't seem to have a certain type of issue, have one such as an educational social issue.I also learned that action games are not the only type of games that are playable for the others,There are also Adventure games that I thought they were Action games too, but there are also differences.

Name any game features that stood out to you, either because they were interesting or because they could be improved.

Well, there are game features that were surprising to me.Why?When I saw the Synchronized Saviors game, they had these Flash things that I didn't even know how they did that.I also saw the Animal Rescue Squad.They really had a really good game because they explained the facts about the animals, which maybe that was the reason they won because they had good graphics, social issue, and the facts.That's the reason I think that the game features were interesting.

Write down any questions you have about the game or genre you chose. You might answer them yourself later!

How can you create a game, but don't know if you have involved a certain type of Social Issue?

Playing to Learn, Genre: Sports & Racing

Sports and Racing Games are games where there's usually a competition and you have to get into the RACE or GAME to win the game.Maybe there's a game where you have to win the other cars or other team, that way you win the game.There is usually time, like get to a certain point in a certain amount of time.There can be bowling, cars, boats, and even time!

1.The game that taught me a new skill or subject:

The Final Countdown showed me more about Science because it's talking about BP Oil Spill and what are the states that it's affecting the most.

2.The game that taught me information about a new or existing Social Issue:

The Final Countdown taught me about the environment and how the Oil Spill can affect many places.By helping raise money in the game or maybe even helping to clean the environment, the Oil Spill or any kind of pollution, will clear off with getting support from others.

3.The game or games that I liked the best:

The Final Countdown because it clearly shows what their game is about and that would be Oil Spill.It also tells us that they have to raise a certain amount of money to clean the Oil Spill.

4.What happens in the game or games:

In the game, you have to raise $1,000,000 to clean up the BP Oil Spill.To get the money, you must win every race, including the final race.When you win the race, you have helped clean the Oil Spill.

5.How do you play the game or games:

You play the game by using the arrow keys to control the vehicle that will be provided for you in every race.Also, when you have completed each race, you have to click in a place for you to go to the race, except that it also gives you a warning of what not to click and that would be the Self Destruct button because you will automatically lose.

Playing to Learn, Genre: Strategy

Strategy games are games that involve Critical thinking and you have to analyze the situation.Critical Thinking because sometimes you have to develop a plan to get to a certain level.You also have to know what your goal is to get to a certain place or level.

1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:

Draw Play taught me more like thinking more because when you get to the higher levels, it gets pretty tough.

2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:

Draw Play taught me more like an educational issue because it involves only Critical Thinking and also you have to analyze what will happen if you draw your game like this.

3. The game or games I liked the best:

Draw Play because it made me mad because the levels get harder and most of the time I got frustrated because it's not easy at all.

4. What happens in the game or games:

In the game, you make your own game!You make your own strategy to get to the flag and to get to the next level.

5. How you play the game or games:

You play the game by using only the arrow keys, that way you can move your character to get to the goal: the flag.

Playing To Learn;Genre: Puzzles/Mazes

Puzzles and Mazes are games where you have to solve something.These games involve skills, critical thinking, and strategy to maybe get to a certain place or solve something.

1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Elemental Elegance showed me about science and it has to do with the elements.

2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:

Elemental Elegance taught me about Science,now that we have learned about the elements, so it basically taught me an educational issue.

3. The game or games I liked the best:
The game that I liked the best is Elemental Elegance.

4. What happens in the game or games:

In the game you have to answer questions about the elements and then you are going to make experiments and you also have to answer the questions on what you saw what happened.

5. How you play the game or games:

You play the game by using the mouse and answer the questions correctly.Then you click the buttons that are provided for you and observe what happens in the experiment if you mix metals or non-metals.

Playing to Learn, Genre: Adventure

1. The game or games that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject:
The game that taught me not a new educational skill, but something that I can do in my community was the Synchronized Saviors because at the beginning it says to recycle and that's something you can do to keep our planet Earth clean.

2. The game or games that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
The game Synchronized Saviors because we all know that this game is going to be something about keeping our Earth green.

3. The game or games I liked best:The game that I liked the best was the Synchronized Saviors because the graphics look cool and it also teaches us to recycle and that throwing away trash to our environment, will make more pollution.

4. What happens in the game or games:Well, what you have to do in the game is that you have to pick up the trash and sometimes you are given instructions to put wind mills, seeds, so that way it can stay green.Also you have something you have to put, so that way it can clear off the pollution.

5. How you play the game or games:You play the game by picking up the trash, so you can clear all that pollution.Also put resources like for example, wind mills or maybe seeds, so that way all of that CO2 in the air, gets cleared off.By doing that, you can live in a pacific and healthy place.

Playing To Learn, Genre: Action

Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject:
Survivor.Well, from what I understand about the game is that when I went into the game, a page showed up and it talked about the character escaping from the Nazi people.This educational skill can be found in the category of Social Studies, which I think we will learn more about it.

Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:

Survivor, but I think that it didn't have a Social Issue, I can only think about maybe the wars back then maybe about segregation too.

Game I liked best:

Well, it was basically Survivor because it was the only game available, but it was a game where you had to use Strategy too.

What happens in the game:

Well,in the game, the character has to escape from Auschwitz and also from the Nazi people.

How do you play it:

You play it by the arrow keys, which they are for moving, and the space bar to jump.Well, all you have to do is not run into the guards because you restart the level.