power+GAME

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

=== REQUIREMENTS:  ===
 * 1) ===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Take the Power Game Test on Skyward.  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Create a new page on your wiki. Name it "Power Game".  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Copy and Paste this page onto your wikispace.  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Create your own video game using Power Game.  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">You must work on this video game for 7 days. You should add new elements to your game every day!  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Make at least 5 levels on your video game. Your width for each level should be at least 2600.  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Take one picture of each of your levels. You should have at least 5 pictures.  ===


 * 1) ===<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Name all of your pictures, "Power Game 1", Power  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px;">**Game 2", Power Game 3", and "Power Game 4".**  ===
 * 2) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Upload all of your pictures onto your wikispace.  ===


 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">1. Take the Power Game Test on <span style="background-color: initial; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">[|Skyward] . **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">2. ****<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? YOU USE THE DESIGN CYCLE WITH ALL OF YOUR PROJECTS TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL. ALOT OF PEOPLE USE IT WITH OUT REALIZING IT. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">3. Answer the Design Brief questions below: **
 * ==<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.3em;">How has virtual environments changed our society? PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO DO THINGS IN VIRTUAL WORLDS. EVERYBODY LIKES VIDEO GA  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 29px; line-height: 42px;">**MES NOW. THAT IS PART OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE.**  ==
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">==  <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.3em;"> How has technology impacted our environment? WE HAVE MORE STUFF TO DUMP AND GARBAGE. IT HAS MADE IT SO WE CAN HELP ANIMALS. IT ALSO HAS MADE IT SO WE CAN DESTROY PLANTS AND TREES. MORE OF A BAD IMPACT THEN GOOD IMPACT.  ==

List three positives about virtual environments: WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT. WE CAN LEARN TO DO THINGS VIRTUALLY AND THEN PHYSICALLY.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What is the appeal of a virtual environment? WE ARE "ABLE TO GO" TO PLACES AND INTO THINGS THAT WE NEVER COULD HAVE REALLY GONE TOO. YOU CAN LIVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIFE, YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are environments
 * The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms: ||
 * The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three negatives about virtual environments: **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are the requirements of this assignment? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Why and when does the toolbar change in PowerGame? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">List three items in the toolbar: **None


 * <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 uploadin ****<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">g pictures on your wikispace. **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">CREATE **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Be nice to my software and computer. **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<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="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Pay attention to the quality of your work! **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**<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? yes If not, why? **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5. How could you improve your game? more levels **
 * <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? **
 * <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? none **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">9. What did you like the least about power game? snowmen **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">10.What did you like the best about power game?the levels **
 * <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!) **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">12.What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 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="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Investigate - 10  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Create - 10  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Evaluate - 10  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Attitude - 10  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Your game has 5 levels that are 2600 in width - 50  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">A picture of each level is on your wiki - 25  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">You answered the unit question - 20  ===


 * 1) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">===   <span style="color: #ff6400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">TOTAL = 125 POINTS  ===