Evaluation

EVALUATION

For my assignment, I created a game that could move the character around but could only get one apple instead of two.  After collecting the 2 apples (which is quite impossible since you can only grab 1 out of the 2) it was suppose to say WINNER and the next task. I wanted to put in the instructions at the beginning but I wasn’t sure how. This made my game more confusing. 

To start of the evaluation process we had to create questions that we could ask our peers. Mr. Holmes gave us a few example questions that we could take and improve and make it our own so that it can be related to our game.

These were the example questions given:

• List the good points
•  List the  bad point
•  How useful was it
• Hows is the layout
• List points on how to improve

These were my questions I asked my peers:

• What do think the purpose of this game was ?
• How can I improve this game?
• Would this game be useful to you? why?
• What are the goods and bads about this game?

When it was time to review our game, I had 4 people from my class to evaluate my game.

Caroline, Mats, Mr. Holmes and somebody else who never wrote their name.

Caroline:

1.Its easy to navigate
2. the other apple doesnt work
3. It shows you how to pick up apples in kodu
4. The layout is good
5. Couldve put winner when you pick up the apple

Mats:

The controls are simple and the layout is easy to use
no idea what it is about, or the point or what you are supposed to do
Put in more explanation and instructions

Mr. Holmes:

1. controls were easy
2. it didn't pick up the apple
3. no instructions
4. give appropriate instructions and have a clear outcome

Unknown Evaluator:

1. controls

2. confusing and doesn't work and needs instructions
3. copied
4. needs instructions needs to be finished

From this, I have realized that without knowing before what my game was suppose to do, the gamer would be very confused and would not want to continue the game. I have also realized that in the game, I did not put any instructions, which makes it harder for the gamer to know the objective of the game and aim towards it.  

At the end, after all the evaluation given by my peers, I had some of my classmates to show me on Kodu, on the things I did not know how do on kodu. (putting the instruction) 


In all I think, creating this game was such a stress, due to the controls of the game. (It felt like it was just testing my patience) Though learning wise, I learned that its good to ask people for help whenever, and that when creating something to be detailed and organized in planning

chloe's Evaluatoin for her game

Chloe’s Evaluation:

1. Did you gain any language in this game?
1. Sonia: well it spoke Spanish to me but I don’t not understand it, the rest of the dialogues in English
2. Do you think it would benefit those who are learning or looking to learn Spanish?
1. Sonia:  Yes, it would..
3. Is the layout of the game (environment) relevant to the topic?
1. Sonia: Sure, its an adventure game, maybe you should make tasks for it to do.
4. Was it easy to play? Were the texts and kodu’s easy to comprehend?
1. Sonia: Yes, it was easy to play and a bit hard to comprehend when the characters of the game are moving around.
5. Do you have any improvements or any ideas on what I should remove and expand upon?
1. Sonia: Like I said before, to add tasks for your main kodu.

Plan

PLAN

Step One

Task:    research about game making on YouTube about posts links onto our blogs                                                                                                Date due: October 12, 2011

 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LmZLR3ZAY - Kudo Game Lab Review/Tutorial (Create your own Games!) 

 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdfBico590&feature=related - How to create a simple game in Kodu 

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMNhRDEu2FE - Kodu Game Lab: Lost Kodu (A Kodu Adventure Game) 

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxU_Y07Xn6Q - Breakout in Game Maker 8 tutorial (part 1)

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-FjskAHgN0&feature=related - Simple Kodu game tutorial (using keyboard)

Process: Look at various game types online and watching the steps by steps videos

Step Two

Task: find out about free download gaming software’s and how it works

I went around asking my classmates and watching videos, seeing their videos and finding easy simple videos to understand.                                                              Date due: October 14, 2011

 Talk about it with the class on Kodu, Game Maker and Game Salad           

Process: look what available to use and easy 

Step Three.

Task: See what topic would befit education (our main topic for the game)

Date due:  November 3, 2011          

What I have decided to do is to create a game that has to do with art. Since it is a very broad topic to go on, I have specified it to be teaching how to create an art portfolio through an adventure game. In the game - there will be a series of task given after each one is finished, the person in the game can get information, help and hints from others in the game. Once done with the task it would be put into the portfolio - building up the art projects and their learning. [Sketching, shading, etc]  To create this adventure game I would be using Kodu. This idea came to me when Mats told me about his idea on an adventure game on business and so I thought about doing an art portfolio adventure game. I chose this because, for one I myself am creating an art portfolio and it is my first. I have also realized that there are not many sites / videos to give you step by step guidance to create your own portfolio and this is my reason for starting one as a game to allow yourself to "physically" create one.  

Process: Think about what is easy to make and put in game

Step Four

Task: start making the game              Date due:  November 10, 2011              

For the past week, I have been trying to download Kodu on my laptop so that I could use and work on it at home. But the download seems to not open, so this is where I am having difficulties of trying to work not only at school but at home.

Process: using Kodu 

 Step Five

Task: Learning with the template        Date due: November 13, 2011

Today we, begin with starting to write our process of game making. Instead of starting from the beginning with Investigation we begin with Evaluation.  These questions below are template questions given by Mr. Holmes and using these questions, we have to make it better and for it to make sense with our game.

Template questions:

• List the good points
•  List the  bad point
•  How useful was it
• How is the layout
• List points on how to improve 

My own questions:

• What do think the purpose of this game was?
• How can I improve this game?
• Would this game be useful to you? Why?
• What are the goods and bads about this game?

Step Six

Task:  Need help with the commands                                   Date due:  November 23, 2011             

Today I am going to try making my game character to do what I say (moving)
and work on my landscape background. Finally I got the land connections towards all the different lands around my world. Most of the time I was struggling to make my game character move forward.

Process: ask friends who knew a lot more about creating games

Step Seven

Task: using the virtual creations and changing them a bit.                                       

I took a world that was already made and began to edit the world so that it could be almost as close to what I wanted it to be.                                              

Process: by changing the commands of the characters

Evaluation/Plan part 1

• What do think the purpose of this game was ?
• How can I improve this game?
• Would this game be useful to you? why?
• What are the goods and bads about this game?

PLAN THE PRODUCT / SOLUTION:

                         

Create a timeline showing what you will do. Include people, hardware, and software. 

 

Step One

Task:    research about game making on youtube about posts links onto our blogs                                                                                                Date due:              October  12,2011

Process: Look at various game types online and watching the steps by steps vids

Step Two

Task: find out about free download gaming softwares and how it works                                                                      Date due:               

Process:look what available to use and easy 

Step Three.

Task:         See what it would befit eduction (our main topic for the game)                                                                                           Date due:               

Process: Think about what is easy to make and put in game

Step Four

Task: start making the game                                                                                                    Date due:               

Process: using kodu 

Step Five

Task:     Need help with the commands                                                                                            Date due:               

Process: ask friends who knew a lot more about creating games

Step Six

Task: using the virtual creations and changing them abit                                                                                                     Date due:               

Process: by changing the commands of the characters