Friday, Augut 6, 2010

What did you learn in the Games Lab? What was your most favorite part? What was your least favorite part?

Thursday, August 5,2010

What do you think are the 3 most important things in a game? What do you think are the 3 least important?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Discuss your game concept for the Power Point Presentations. How does it describe the relationship between calories in and calories out? How does it get the player to exercise?

Tuesday, August 2, 2010

Do you like multi-player or single-player games best? Why?

Monday, August 2, 2010

What do you think about using non-standard controllers to play games? Which ones did you use and for what games? What makes them better or worse than standard controllers?

Friday, July 30,2010

What are the good things about creating your own character? Why? How does creating your own character add to a game?

Thursday, July 29,2010

What is your favorite exergame that you have played in the Games Lab so far? why? How do exergames compare to regular exercising? Which do you like better? Why?

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

What was your favorite game that you played today? Why? What did you learn about health and nutrition?

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

What genre of games do you like the most? Why? What is wrong with the other genres?

Friday, July 23, 2010

What did you learn in the Games Lab? What was your most favorite part? What was your least favorite part?

Thursday, July 21, 2010

What do you think are the 3 most important things in a game? What do you think are the 3 least important things in a game?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Discuss your game concept for the Power Point presentations. How does it describe the relationship between calories in and calories out? How does it get the player to exercise?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Do you like multi-player or single- player games best? Why?

Monday, July 19 2010

What do you think about using non-standard controllers to play games? What makes them better or worse than standard controllers?

Friday, July 16, 2010

What are the good things about creating your own character? Why? How does creating your own character add to the game?

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

What was your favorite nutrition game that you played today? Why? What did you learn?

Tuesday, July 13,2010

What genre of games do you like the most? Why? What is wrong with the other genres?

Thursday, July 15, 2010

What is your favorite exergame that you have played in the Games Lab so far? Why? How do exergames compare to regular exercising? Which do you like better? Why?

Tuesday, July 12,2010

What genre of games do you like the most? Why? What is wrong with the other genres?

Math and Science Learning through game play - July 2nd

Which game was your favorite education game to play today? Why? For which audience do you think this would work best and why?

Homework - Exergame Review -July 1

Think about one of the exergames that you played in the lab today and answer the
following questions about your experience playing the game. Using blogger, answer
the following questions.

Name of game:

1. Interface—How easy/difficulty is it to use the game? How easy/difficulty is it to navigate where you want to be?
2. Narrative—Is there a storyline? Does it affect the game?
3. Controllers—Are the controllers user friendly, could they be better?
4. Graphics—Good? Bad? Why?
5. Challenge/Flow—Does the game challenge you? Is it fun? Is it boring? Does the game increase in difficulty as you keep playing? Do you want to keep playing the game? Does the game make sense? If not, does it matter?
6. Feedback—A good game gives regular feedback to gamers to let them know how they are doing. Does the game provide feedback? If yes, how does it provide feedback? If no, does it need to?
7. How does the game make you exercise?

Blog Question 2 (replaces video closet)

Tell us about the exergames you played today. Which ones stuck out to you and why?

Second Day of Exergame Play - July 1

If you could take an exergame or games home today for you and your family to play, which one would it be and why?

Mobile Game Play: Nutrition Games

Which mobile game or app was your favorite to play around with last night or today? Why? For which audience do you think this would work best and why? How does the "mobileness" of this game or app affect game play for its user? What are the benefits and drawbacks of having this game or app on a mobile device?

Nutrition and Health Games - June 29, 2010

What was your favorite nutrition/ health game that you played today? Why? What did you learn or what helped solidify good practices you already knew about? For Which audiences would this work best?

Mobile Game Play: Exergames

You all had an opportunity to take home a mobile device (the Nintendo DS) to play exergames. Tell us about the game you played. What were the strengths of playing this game on the DS? What were the draw backs to playing this game on the DS?

Adults, June 28, 2010 Design Activity: Game Critique

Design Activity: Game Critique

1.What is the name of the game you played this morning?
2.What is the purpose of the game? [what is objective of the game; what is your goal when you play it?]
3.What would you do to improve this game?
4.Name 3 things you like about this game.
5.For what age would you recommend this game?

Friday, June 25,2010

What did you learn in the Games Lab? What was your favorite part? What was your least favorite part?

Thursday, June 24, 2010

What do you think are the 5 most important things in a game? What do you think are the 5 least important things in a game?

Wednesday, June 23,2010

What was your favorite retro game that you played today? Why? What was you your least favorite? Why?

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Do you like multi-player or single-player games best? Why?

Monday, June 21,2010

Compare Dance on Broadway and Just Dance. Which do you like better? Why? List 3 reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons!

Friday, June 18, 2010

What are the good things about creating your own character? Why? How does creating you own character add to the game?

Thursday June 17, 2010

What is your favorite exergame that you have played in the Games Lab so far? Why? How do exergames compare to regular exercising? Which do you like better? Why?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

What was your Favorite nutrution game that you played today? Why? What did you learn?

Tuesday 15,2010

What genre of games do you like the most? Why? What is wrong with the other genres?

Friday, June 11, 2010

What do you think are the 5 most important things in a game? What do you think are the 5 least important things in a game?

Thursday, June 10, 2010

What was your favorite retro game that you have played today? Why? What was your least favorite? Why?

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Do you like multi-player or single-player games best? Why?

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

What is you favorite non-standard controller you've played in the Games Lab and with what game? Why?

Monday, June 7, 2010

What are the good things about creating your own character? Why? How does creating your own character add to a game?

Friday,June 4,2010

What was your favorite exergame that you have played in the Games Lab so far? Why? How do exergames compare to regular exercising? Which do you like better? Why?

Thursday, June 3,2010

What was your favorite nutrition game that you played today? Why? What did you learn?

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

What is your favorite video game that you have ever played? Give two reasons why?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

What genre of games do youlike the most? Why? What is wrong with the other genres?