Playing to Learn, Genre: Strategy !

A strategy game consists of critical thinking and focus. When you play a strategy game you have to focus on what the topic is in order to accomplish the goal. There is a skill that you have to take on, that's why you have to focus very carefully in order to accomplish it.


The game that taught me a new skill or subject : 


Climate challenge was a very good game. It sort of taught me about bussiness and how to manage the economy. I didn't know anything about it but I learned along the way and it made sense.


The game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue : Ayiti The cost of life was a very teachable game. It was about how to manage work and income. It showed a family working hard to get their money and it taught you how 




The game or games I liked the best : The game I liked the best was called Touch the Bubbles 3 because it involved having skill and focus, it was very hard but that's why I had to focus and concentrate




What happens in the game or games : The player goes around a maze trying to capture bubbles without touching the red lines


How you play the game or games : You had to go around a maze gathering bubbles without touching the red lines, if you touched the red lines you lose a live

Playing to Learn, Genre: Puzzles\Mazes !

A puzzle\mazes game is a game that consists of solving a specific task. It may have pieces that you have to put together or fix. In that maze you have to get through it to go to the next level. A puzzle or maze game may test your ability to be able to do something, you may have to use your skills to solve that puzzle or maze.


The game that taught me a new skill or subject :


Planet Mass Comparison was a really good game. It taught me about planets which are related to science, it showed how to compare their mass with each of the planets.


The game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue: 
I really liked how the game Chemistry 101 taught me about elements and how each one works. It was an educational game and I thought it was very creative, the kids in West Virginia were very toughtful about their work they made such an effort working on it.




The game or games I liked the best : The games I liked the best were Soap Bubble and Elemental Elegance 


What happens in the game or games : In the game Soap bubble, the player was a little bubble moving trough like a tunnel to get to its end point, in Elemental Elegance it was about the player learning how to mix chemicals.


How you play the game or games : In Soap Bubble the player was a little bubble going through a maze to get to its final destination, it was really fun and it made a very weird sound but it was funny . ! The game Elemental Elegance was very educational, it was about the player learning chemicals and learn how to mix them together. I really liked it because it taught me new chemicals that I didn't know about before.

Playing to Learn, Genre: Adventuree !

Adventure games are games that consist of taking on an adventure, that's what I think. I mean it sounds obvious because it's adventure and you can say they are adventures. Anyways, I think Adventure Games try to give you a challenge or a skill to take on. The point of the game would be for the player to conquer that skill or take on any challenge.


The Game or Games that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject : The game that taught me an educational skill was Synchronized Savers. I thought that it was such an incredible game and it really taught me many ways to recycle and help out my environment.


The game or games that taught me about a new or existing social issue : The game that taught me a new existing social issue was Sally's Energy ride, it showed me many new ways how to conserve energy and help out the environment.


The game or games I liked best : I really liked the game called synchronize savers because it was really fun and interesting. It taught me a learning skill but at the same time I had fun playing the game.


What happens in the Game or Games : What happens in the game is that there is this little robot car that saves energy and goes around by the player collecting trash. Everything that happens teaches you many new things


How you play the game or games : In the game you have to collect trash around the place and put it in this energy saver robot. Also after each level it informs you with a fact about saving energy. It also teaches you ways how to conserve energy by doing an activity.

Playing to Learn, Genre:Action

Actions games are games that consist of player\players moving or interacting with other objects. The players move jump or even fight with each other and that's how the game is played. Also action games are very fast, they may involve chasing or racing. I think that most action games don't really teach you anything it's just a game to have fun and enjoy it.


Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject ?


The game that taught me an educational skill was World Cup Math. It involved math problems that the player needed to solve and you had to shoot the ball to the right answer. Even tough it was an action game to have fun it still had a skill that can teach you math.


Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue ?


I played this game called Little Whale Lost. Little Whale Lost was about this little whale that needs to be guided where to go by the player. It's about helping the whale and taking care of it so it won't be in harm. It's a really good game, it teaches about taking care of animals  and keeping them away from danger.


Game I liked best: The game I liked the best was called Super Chick Sisters


What happens in the game : What happens in the game is the little chick is moved with the key arrows to get to it's final destination


How you play the game : In the game the players are these 2 little chicks. You can choose one of them at the start of the game. The point of the game is to try to get the little chick to it's destination.

Gamers Solve Scientific Problems

How did gamers use the computer game Foldit to solve the protein folding mystery ?

They did these models that represented the AIDS in the computer and it showed how you could fix them ad if they were a puzzle. It would be like curing the AID in real life.

Who can participate in this problem solving and be a player in Foldit ?

Anybody can pretty much participate in it, even if you don't really know about the topic or any skill that has to do with it you can still play it. The player who is playing can solve the puzzle without even knowing what to do and in real life they could cure that AID.

What can critical thinking do for science ?

It can help it out by thinking many Ideas about the topic and how to solve it. All the Ideas that there is to think, one of those will help us. We just really need to focus on the topic and really think about it


If you could solve a mystery through gaming for any kind of disease or illness in the world what ,would it be ?


I think I'd problaby like to solve Cancer. Cancer is a really big deal right now,and it's a very powerful disease that can kill people and has killed some. There are many people out there that are fighting it and survivors. I think this is a really big problem to solve, If I ever had the chance to solve this big cause I would so definetely take the opportunity to do it.

Mini-Game

Was it hard to make your mini-game ?


At first I didn't really get it because it had been a while since I used Flash, but then I started to memorize what to do and started to get the hang of it. Also Ms.Arcos helped me to get the steps working and everything. When I had finished with my Mini-Game I realized this was so freaking easy to do.


What was the best part of this topic ?


I think that the best part of this topic was that I got to learn a little bit more about flash. I got to explore new ways on flash and the Mini-Game made me remember all the things that I learned last year. It was really fun and enjoyable to learn all new things.


The Worst Part ?


The worst part of  making the Mini-Game would be getting the codes and putting them on flash. It was really confusing and hard, sometimes I would put the codes and nothing would happen. That got me really frustrated. At the end I sort of understood the codes, maybe I made a few mistakes with the codes and that's why it wasn't working.

9\11

1.How old were you on September 11 2001 ?


I think I was like 2 and a half years old, I was about to turn 3 the next month


2.When did you first learn about the attacks and who explained it to you ?


When I first learned about the attacks I was in my 4th grade classroom. There was this big talk about something, everybody kept talking about it and I was like what are they talking about. Finally my teacher told everyone to listen and told us the story about the 9\11 incident.


3.What kind of impacts did these attacks have on your life or your parents life ?

I was very little when this happen and I was in mexico, so I didn't really have an impact on it. My grandma was really scared because my mom was over here in the U.S. and she didn't feel sure that my mom would be okay. Even tough the attack was in New York my grandma was still worried because what if they had attacked Austin,Texas. Now that I grew I really felt bad for the people who had lost their lives, I mean I imagine what about if that happened to us now that were older and we can understand things


Game Questions


1.What was the Issue with this game ?


The Issue with this game was that they were making a real life event into a game. This game was very disrespectful and many people did not like it. It was just mindless to do something like that, in memory of the ones who lost their lives it's just sick to do something like that.


2. How do you feel about it ?


I feel that this was a very disrespectful and rude game. Why would somebody make a real life event into a game and let people play it. It disrespects a lot of families of the victims. The makers tried to make it in honor of the people who lost their lives, well they are soo wrong that's just disrespect.


3. What is the problem with portraying on such an awful violent event through a video game.


The problem is that it looks like they are making fun of the incident and it was not funny. The game shows that the player is shooting the planes that are trying to run into the twin towers. It's showing that we are killing the ones on the plane and that doesn't make us any better.


4. How can you make sure that your web games tell the whole story or teach a lesson in an honorable way?


I will make sure by getting the right Ideas and right messages that I would like to tell the people that will play my game.