Video Game Project
You will play two roles in this project:
The first role will be video game designers. You will be produce a video game for companies in another class period (your customers). You will also play the role of a customer and will receive games from other class periods for you to evaluate. As you work on this project please keep in mind that the market area that will be playing your video game will be in another class period. You will use Code.org to complete this assignment.
Additional requirements:
The first role will be video game designers. You will be produce a video game for companies in another class period (your customers). You will also play the role of a customer and will receive games from other class periods for you to evaluate. As you work on this project please keep in mind that the market area that will be playing your video game will be in another class period. You will use Code.org to complete this assignment.
- You will work in pairs (2 people to complete this project). The first thing you will need to do is pick your partner (someone that you will work well with to complete this project). You and your partner will learn basic video game design and will produce a video game. You and your partner will be labeled as a company. The employees of your company are two video game designers (you and your partner).
- The second thing you will need to do is Name your company.
- You and your partner will complete the Research Survey Questions for Video Games. You will complete this because you and your partner will receive sample video games from other companies for you to evaluate. You will also receive research survey questions from other companies requesting you to produce sample games for them to evaluate.
- You will create a video game that will meet your customer’s needs. Your customers will be other students playing your game.
- Create a questioner for your game so that the players (students in your class) may critique your game before it is finalized and shipped off to your customers in a different class period.
- The designers (you and your partner) will utilize this data collected from each questioner to make improvements to your game after the test market (students in your class) completes the survey for your game.
- The company (you and your partner) will need to explain why and how you made each improvement.
- Each company (you and your partner) will need to provide detailed step by step written instructions for your game so your customers (students in another class period) will know how to play your game. You must include the level of difficulty.
Additional requirements:
- Your company (you and your partner) must produce and turn in for credit a hand drawn storyboard for your game.
- Your company (you and your partner) will need to create a game cover for your game. This must be hand drawn and turned in for credit.
September 26-October 4th
You will need to have 2 bridges shared to my drive by September 30th and the third one by October 4th.
You need to share your file for your bridge to:
You will need to have 2 bridges shared to my drive by September 30th and the third one by October 4th.
- Before you submit your bridge you need to make sure that you test your bridge and your truck goes completely over the bridge.
- You must save your bridge file like you do when you need to reopen it on the bridge designer software.
- I will be opening your bridge from my computer on the same bridge design software and grading it.
You need to share your file for your bridge to:
- [email protected]
- You need to save your file by:
- the bridge name
- your first and last name
- your partner's first and last name
- your class period
- To share your file with me you must use your school email.
- Click on the waffle on the top right of your screen.
- Click on drive.
- Right click the mouse then click on upload file.
- Click on your bridge file that you saved and labeled with the following information:
- the bridge name
- your first and last name
- your partner's first and last name
- your class period
Assignments
Propeller
The propeller needs to be constructed from a 4x6 index card and design is up to you. The propeller will hit the ground if it is too large. Make sure you locate the center of the rectangle before you cut the propeller out.
Final Adjustments
Add a twist to the ends of the propeller so that it will screw into the air and push the car forward. Wind the propeller about a hundred turns and place the car on the floor or a table. Release the propeller a split second before you release the car.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If your car won’t go don’t despair. Don’t approach your teacher for help right away - do that only as a last resort. First check your Air Car against the cars built by your teacher or by successful classmates. Look yours over carefully to see whether you can discover the problem. A number of correctable things could be at fault. Here are some p6ssibre construction flaws and ways you can fix them:
1. The propeller is not turning. It might be hitting something. Adjust by bending or tape it again in a better position.
2. The propeller is spinning, but the car isn’t moving. Compare your car with the teachers to see whether your car’s propeller blades are bent properly. Try adjusting the twist in them. Spin the wheels. If they are stiff, the axle may be bent and rubbing inside the axle tube. Straighten the axle. Place the car on the floor and give it a gentle push. If it should not roll, the wheels may not be perfectly round.
3. Your car is going in circles. Try turning the axle tube and the motor mount slightly to one side.
4. The Air Car is flipping over This could be caused by a number of things. The propeller may be too long, the rear axle may be to short, or the rubber bands may
be wound too tightly.
5. The body tube of the car folds up. Place the pencil back in the body tube for support. Make sure you don’t wind the rubber band to tightly.
6. Your car’s wheels are folding or the propeller is flopping around and not working. These problems indicate that the L shaped ends of either the axles or the propeller shaft are not properly taped to the outside of the wheels or to the propeller. Remove the old tape and attach the ends properly.
The propeller needs to be constructed from a 4x6 index card and design is up to you. The propeller will hit the ground if it is too large. Make sure you locate the center of the rectangle before you cut the propeller out.
Final Adjustments
Add a twist to the ends of the propeller so that it will screw into the air and push the car forward. Wind the propeller about a hundred turns and place the car on the floor or a table. Release the propeller a split second before you release the car.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If your car won’t go don’t despair. Don’t approach your teacher for help right away - do that only as a last resort. First check your Air Car against the cars built by your teacher or by successful classmates. Look yours over carefully to see whether you can discover the problem. A number of correctable things could be at fault. Here are some p6ssibre construction flaws and ways you can fix them:
1. The propeller is not turning. It might be hitting something. Adjust by bending or tape it again in a better position.
2. The propeller is spinning, but the car isn’t moving. Compare your car with the teachers to see whether your car’s propeller blades are bent properly. Try adjusting the twist in them. Spin the wheels. If they are stiff, the axle may be bent and rubbing inside the axle tube. Straighten the axle. Place the car on the floor and give it a gentle push. If it should not roll, the wheels may not be perfectly round.
3. Your car is going in circles. Try turning the axle tube and the motor mount slightly to one side.
4. The Air Car is flipping over This could be caused by a number of things. The propeller may be too long, the rear axle may be to short, or the rubber bands may
be wound too tightly.
5. The body tube of the car folds up. Place the pencil back in the body tube for support. Make sure you don’t wind the rubber band to tightly.
6. Your car’s wheels are folding or the propeller is flopping around and not working. These problems indicate that the L shaped ends of either the axles or the propeller shaft are not properly taped to the outside of the wheels or to the propeller. Remove the old tape and attach the ends properly.
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