PowerGame

=== Area of Interaction: Environments === === Significant Concepts: Basic video programming, and the appeal of virtual environments. Also, the positives and negatives of technology.) === === Unit Question: What is the appeal of a virtual environment and what are the negative and positive consequences? ===
 * POWER GAME TECH 1 **

REQUIREMENTS:

 * 1) === Take the Power Game Test on Skyward.  ===
 * 2) === Create a new page on your wiki. Name it "Power Game".  ===
 * 3) === Copy and Paste this page onto your wikispace.  ===
 * 4) === Create your own video game using Power Game.  ===
 * 5) === You must work on this video game for 7 days. You should add new elements to your game every day!  ===
 * 6) === Make at least 5 levels on your video game. Your width for each level should be at least 2600.  ===
 * 7) === Take one picture of each of your levels. You should have at least 5 pictures.  ===
 * 8) === Name all of your pictures, "Power Game 1", Power Game 2", Power Game 3", and "Power Game 4".  ===
 * 9) === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Upload all of your pictures onto your wikispace.  ===


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">1. Take the Power Game Test on [|Skyward] . CHECK**
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE **
 * 2. ****<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? WE USE THE DESIGN CYCLE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">3. Answer the Design Brief questions below: **
 * == <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How has virtual environments changed our society? IT HAS MADE US MORE LAZY. ==
 * == <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> How has technology impacted our environment? IT HELPS US COMMUNICATE FASTER. ==
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What is the appeal of a virtual environment? IT HELPS US COMMUNICATE FASTER. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are environments? OUR SURROUNDINGS **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three positives about virtual environments: FASTER COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE, FASTER ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND MORE ACCESS TO MORE RESOURCES.
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three negatives about virtual environments: THEY MAKE US LAZY, AND HURT OUR WORK ETHIC, AND CAN HURT OUR GRADES, AND THEY ARE ADDICTING. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are the requirements of this assignment? See REQUIREMENTS above... :) **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Why and when does the toolbar change in PowerGame? **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three items in the toolbar: **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">PLAN **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Follow the plan I outlined below: **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 1: Skyward Test, Design Folder on your wikispace, answer the Investigate and Plan sections. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 2: Finish Skyward Test, Investigate, and Plan sections. Start Power Game. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 3: Complete first level. Don't forget that the width for each level needs to be at least 2600. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 4: Complete second level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 5: Complete third level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 6: Complete fourth level. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Day 7: Complete 5th level and the entire Design Folder, including uploading pictures on your wikispace. **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">CREATE **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Be nice to my software and computer. **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Follow the steps of the plan I made you for you! **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Pay attention to the quality of your work! **
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Don't be a whiny baby that I have to babysit! **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">4. Does your game have all five levels? If not, why? YES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Are all of your levels at least 2600 in width? If not, why? YES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5. How could you improve your game? I COULD HAVE MADE THE LEVELS HARDER. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">6. Share your game with at least one friend. What did he/she like about your game? SHE LIKED THE CHALLENGE. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">7. Were you responsible in using the software and computer? YES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">8. What problems did you have using power game? I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HOT ZONES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">9. What did you like the least about power game? THE IN-ABILITY TO PUT IN MULTIPLE THINGS ON A LEVEL AT ONCE. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">10.What did you like the best about power game? THE MANY OPTIONS. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">11.What is the appeal of a virtual environment and what are the negative and positive consequences of virtual environments? (Write at least a paragraph!) IT CAN TAKE A PERSON INTO A WHOLE NEW WORLD. IT CAN MAKE THEM FEEL MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WITHOUT MAKING THEM LEAVE THE ROOM. IT CAN ALSO HOLD A PERSON DOWN. IT CAN EFFECT THEIR GRADES AND THEIR SOCIAL LIFE. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">12.What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) --- A 6 **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 30px;">**THIS IS HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR LETTER GRADE:**
 * 1) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Investigate - 10  ===
 * 2) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Create - 10  ===
 * 3) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Evaluate - 10  ===
 * 4) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Attitude - 10  ===
 * 5) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Your game has 5 levels that are 2600 in width - 50  ===
 * 6) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">A picture of each level is on your wiki - 25  ===
 * 7) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">You answered the unit question - 20  ===
 * 8) === <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">TOTAL = 125 POINTS  ===

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