Frankenstorm 2012

Do you know anyone that lives on the North East?
No I don't know anyone that lives on the North East.

How about in New York City?
I also don't know anyone that lives in New York.

If you were to make a hidden object about Frankenstorm, what would the setting for you game scene be?
Well, I guess that I would use the setting of where the supers storm occurred. I think that if I would choose that setting, I think that the players will have more interest in this game because from what I have seen, players also like real-life stuff.

What ten objects would you hide?
I would put: humans, transportation, the city, buildings, streets, rocks, a lot of water, snow, hail, and destroyed objects.

What kind of information would your player learn from playing the game?
Well, the player will learn about facts about this storm. I think that if they learn from it, they will know what actually is going on around the world. That even though we are not in the place where the storm took place, we are aware of what we don't want to experience.

Choose a Learning Topic 1-5

1. My big subject area: Eating healthy

2. One really important thing I learned about this subject is: To stay healthy, doesn't mean to give up one food. It means that we can eat it every other day or week, that leads to balancing our eating habits. We want to have a balanced dies because we sure don't want to give up one food. That's what staying healthy requires.

3. People should learn: to obviously eat and stay healthy. Why? As they always ask me why, I answer, because food is the center of our life. Without food we would die out of starvation. We need every food to get the nutrients and energy into our bodies. We surely don't want to worry if we have a high cholesterol or diabetes, so that's why I say that we should learn how to eat healthy, so that we wont have any trouble with starting.

4. My hidden object game will teach people: to start eating healthy and balance your eating habits. By that I mean that we don't want to eat chips all the time if we want to balance our diet. Instead of chips, let's eat a carrot. Instead of drinking Gatorade, let's drink water.

5. Title of my game: Stay healthy, Be healthy.

Plan Game Scene

Well, I imagine a girl/boy, character, saying,"I am hungry, but what should I eat?" Well, as you can see, the main goal of the game, is to be healthy by eating healthy foods. That means we should balance our eating habits, so that we don't get one type of food. Obviously, we want for the character to choose something healthy, for example, if it was in between a tomato and some candy, the character will have to eat a tomato. Well, this is simply an idea or a vision of my game. The thing that most excites me is that I will be putting drawings and the code, so that the game can be interesting and educational for players at the same time. I also like the topic that I am focusing on because this is something that we should all do in our daily lives. Food is something that we need, like I said, it's the center of our life because we need the nutrients in our body. These are some of the things that I personally think.

Choose Learning Topic

Well, I chose this topic because it's something that is really important to me, by the way. Well, I am doing this because I have family that has problems on staying healthy. I chose this topic because to me staying healthy is something that we should all do. Why? Like I said, food is the center of our life. Without food, well we wouldn't be living, we wouldn't have our energy or nutrients in our bodies. Staying healthy doesn't mean to stop eating one food. It means that we should balance our eating habits. It doesn't mean that if we eat one chocolate we are going to gain 10 lb. It means that we can eat one piece of food every other day or week. I have some ideas that I can put into this game: Find objects that don't belong in this scene

I chose this rule because it fits perfectly with my topic: Eating Healthy. Well, we all know that eating healthy requires a balanced diet. I can make a scene where the character is like saying that he/she is hungry. Then they would say," What should I eat?" They will have 3 different choices like, salad, pizza, or takis. The best choice would be a salad. Another idea is that when the character goes to the grocery store, he/she puts groceries in the cart. There would be like for example, hot cheetos, apples, milk, or snickers bar. You would eliminate the chips and the candy because the bar and the chips are not healthy. Well, these are some of the ideas that I have for when I am putting one of the rules of a hidden object game. Another one can be that there is a refrigerator and you have to eliminate the items that are bad for your health, maybe like sodas and candy because they have a high percentage of sugar. After that, then you can throw them away to the the trash. I will have much more ideas, so that the game can be a fun and entertaining game!

Get Well Malala

I created this is Flash Ana Orozco 10-16-12

Malala Yousufzai

Who is Malala Yousufzai?
Malala Yousufzai is a young Pakistan girl that wants to have an education. She believes that educations is really important to our lives. She is a very determined and a courageous young girl because she really wants to become a doctor. She was also shot in her head and neck because Taliban had heard what does she want to do. It's obvious that they would want to do that because they hate education, they want to get rid of it, but shooting her because she wants to be someone in life, is not reasonable! It's like saying I like pizza, and they shoot me?!? That is just not fair and it's not even human, but I do understand that there are mean and evil people.

Where does Malala live?
Malala lives in Swat, Pakistan.

What are the problems that Malala and her people face each day?
Men want to stop education by guns. Girls are not supposed to go to school on January 14th because if they do, the guardians will bring them consequences. They are always aware of what the Taliban will do to them. They actually shot her through her head and in her neck! That is like really sad because they think that women should not be leaders. Who would think that? Everybody is supposed to be equal and everyone should deserve the education that they need. Why destroy the dreams of a young girl that wants to have an education and become a doctor?!? Those people don't have a heart because it's something serious and something tremendously good to dream big. I admire Malala because all of us should be raising our voice and dream big like her. I also am determined to keep on going because even though that there are going to be barriers in this world, but with great dedication and effort, everything is possible!

Concluding Thoughts...

Why were Malala and her father so overcome with sadness and happiness when they returned to their home in SWAT Valley?
Well, they were obviously sad because everything is like destroyed! The things that they most love were destroyed! When they had returned there was also happiness because of the school. It was partly destroyed, but still there. There were the desks, the announcement, and the spirals with notes! This was something tremendous for Malala because she will get back to her studies and do what she most likes.

What items was Malala most excited about finding when she returned home?
When Malala returned to her home, she was most excited about finding books! Why? Because she likes to study, write, and read. It's something that we should all admire because even though her circumstances are very harsh, we still want to continue with the stuff that we most like.

Why were these items so precious to her? What do they symbolize?
These items were so precious to her because she just loves them! She loves to do the most important things when it comes to studying: reading and writing.

When did the school reopen?
The school reopened on July 13th, but many other schools were destroyed.

How many schools remained closed?
200 other schools remained closed.

What does Malala now want to be when she grows up?
Malala now wants to become a politician, instead of a doctor. Why? Because her father and her believe that she would make a great politician. She would change the rules and stand up for what is wrong.

Last Day to Register

I created this in Flash 10-09-12

Presidential Debate

Tell me about your thoughts on the first Presidential Debate that took place last night.
What issues were brought up by the moderator?
Well, last night that I saw the Presidential Debate, there was only one topic that they were focused on and that was: the economy. Other topics such as, the environment, the war, the tax code, the education, and the health care were brought up during their debate. I heard that Obama wants to invest education. Romney describes what he wants to do to do America. I remember that he wants to have a balanced budget, energy independent, more trait, have skills in education, and the one that he really wants to do is make small business.
What did you understand? What was confusing to you?
Well, to be honest I really didn't understand what both were saying, but I did get that Obama really cares about education. I didn't really get the part where they were saying that about the Social Security and the Medicare. It was like so confusing to me because I got lost when Obama was saying that about the entitlement. When Romney was saying that he doesn't want to make that much of changes, but on Medicare retirees and then cutting down $16 million, etc.
Who do you think did a better job of expressing their views and plans for confronting the social issues affecting our society today?
 I really don't know who did a better job of expressing their views and plans for confronting the social issues affecting our society today. Why? Well, because in the first place Romney and Obama were talking too fast and it was like so hard to keep up to what they were saying. Second of all, when Obama was speaking, Romney would interrupt. Third of all, I am not sure because the next morning, my grandma and me were watching,"Despierta America," and they were saying that maybe Obama lost the debate because they were saying that he was supposed to concentrate on the public, but he was mostly concentrating on what Romney's argument was. Well, I don't mean to offend any of the voters who will choose their candidate, but I don't think that none of them, supported their plans. I just don't prefer Romney because it's really not fair that he doesn't believe in immigration. Some have said that he does, but not illegally. That isn't fair either because some people search for the quality of life, meaning a better life. They only have one choice: come to the U.S. and get a job to support themselves or support their family. Well, hopefully that whoever wins, "changes America."