Game Idea-Imagining Your Game

WHO are you designing your game for?

I am designing this game for people or voters for them to know how the Presidential Race works and who will make a good president, well I will make this game from ages maybe 12 +

WHAT will your game teach the player about your topic?

This game will teach voters who will make a good president and will handle the things the right way, and how the Presidential Race works.

WHERE does your game happen?

Describe the world you will design for your game.

How will this setting add to the learning experience?

The game happens when the Presidential Race is taking place and that would be maybe in the White House in November 6, 2012

This setting will help the player learn because they will now know that the Presidential Race is important and where it will take place.

HOW does your game world teach the player about your topic?

What happens in the world that helps the player learn?

How does the player use what they learned to make something happen in the game?

This game teaches people because they will basically learn about the Presidential Race and who will make a good president.The player will use this in the real world by choosing the right candidate.

WHY is a game a better way of understanding your topic than a quiz?

Well, I think, that it's because a quiz doesn't really have any visual stuff, and with a game, you can understand and see a whole lot better!

Choosing A Topic

I chose this topic, which is the Presidential Race 2012, because I think it's an interesting topic.I also think that it's best to learn about this topic because people, or the voters, don't want to vote for a candidate that's going to do things wrong while he/she is the president of the United States.They want to vote for a candidate that will know how to handle things and if they are really a good president, then they will know to vote for him/her again.Some people might not even know how the Presidential Race works, so that's why I thought that maybe I can make a game on how it works and the candidates thoughts through out the Race.They need to know that the Presidential Race is not about who is your favorite candidate, it's about who will make a good president and who will handle things the right way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/10/03/presidential-race-2012-political-attention-turns-to-nevada/

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/candidates

Civics; National Politics

Herman Cain's Political Ad

My thoughts of this political ad, is that nobody would want to vote for a person that does the ad wrong, especially when they have a lot of things wrong on a commercial.The things that were wrong were:

1.)The man that was talking, is not even the one that is running for president.

2.)There was a huge problem when he stopped talking because he was smoking on the commercial, which is not appropriate.

3.)When he finished talking, Herman Cain gave a creepy smile on the commercial.

Well, these were the things that I thought were mostly wrong.My thoughts will be mostly negative with this Herman Cain person like, who would believe an ad that has smoking included in the commercial and by doing that, he is still saying,"Together we can pull this country", I mean it's just ridiculous!The man is saying things about Herman Cain and all different kind of things, and still comes out with a cigarette!This has been one of the, well, one of the craziest, funny, and false ads that I have ever seen.Herman Cain doesn't want to support the health care thing because he is saying that it's not their problem that people are poor.I mean that's just talking mean!

March Of The Penguins

The challenges that penguins have to overcome are, is to survive the cold storms, hunger, and get eaten by a predator.

The habitat challenges them each day because even though they are from the sea or ice, they have to survive the cold storms and survive from the predators.Also we all know that Antarctica is really cold and that fish can freeze to death, leaving no food for the penguins.

Well, they need to adapt themselves to the cold storms because there will be a lot.For them to stay warm, they get together and that will produce warmth for the penguins.They also need to take turns for the ones that are on the edge, to have the opportunity to stay warm.They also need to adapt themselves that there are going to be predators and they will need to protect themselves.

Snow and storms cover most of Antarctica and maybe that's what's affecting the climate because they can freeze to death and that means that if fish is disappearing, less food and more hunger for the penguins.It would be hard to give birth, since it's freezing.The ice will start cracking, since the Earth is rotating and there's more sunlight in the North Pole.If it's cracking, they don't have nowhere to go and that means if penguins are dying and can't give birth to chicks because the sea is too cold for them to give birth, less penguins would be.With no penguins, they will become an endangered specie.

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.