Kym, great minds think alike - we use a proforma for our year 10s very similar (but as a Moodle Quiz) forcing them to have an approved design before they start developing is a real issue with boys - they go off on a half-baked idea that comes back to bite them when the complexity kicks in and they realize (even though you have been telling them) that a little planning can save a lot of effort
...I actually thought the original post was actually about PAPER - there is a school of thought that suggests designing the interface from scraps of paper and demoing game action on those scraps is also instructive (remember Word Perhect???) abstract to concrete is the bridge - many tricks make that journey less problematic ...on the other hand you could just FOLD paper too :http://www.wonko.info/365origami/ > Kym Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Year 9 IT but could be used at any level. Just change the complexity of > the game. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 21, 2011, at 7:45 PM, "FINCH Allison" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Kym, > > > > > > > > Do you use this proforma for ICT SAS or ITS? > > > > > > > > Allison > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kym Coleman > > Sent: Saturday, 21 May 2011 12:32 PM > > To: QSITE ICT Teachers > > Subject: RE: [qsiteict] Paper Prototyping > > > > > > > > Our girls have to write a game plan before they start creating their > game ⦠in theory, that is. See attaché. > > > > > > > > Kym > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of paul > > Sent: Friday, 20 May 2011 7:05 PM > > To: QSITE ICT Teachers > > Subject: [qsiteict] Paper Prototyping > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I've been concerned for a while about the cursory treatment of the > design phase in programming that can often with students, especially in > an environment like GameMaker. > > > > > > > > Has anyone successfully explored paper prototyping as a means of > getting them take this part of the process more seriously? > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: > [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705927.a5bbcae1d49d3c471a73d836ccb43d47&n=T > &l=qsiteict&o=1889828 > > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > > > or send a blank email to > leave-1889828-705927.a5bbcae1d49d3c471a73d836ccb43...@edna.edu.au > > > > > > > > --- > > > > You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705903.04ec51337dd8d0ab0fe389339f0a1c72&n=T > &l=qsiteict&o=1889990 > > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > > > or send a blank email to > leave-1889990-705903.04ec51337dd8d0ab0fe389339f0a1...@edna.edu.au > > > > > > --- > > > > You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: > [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705927.a5bbcae1d49d3c471a73d836ccb43d47&n=T > &l=qsiteict&o=1890056 > > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > > > or send a blank email to > leave-1890056-705927.a5bbcae1d49d3c471a73d836ccb43...@edna.edu.au > > --- > You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705697.974bacf8d27828fb96cbbae24e0f7384&n=T > &l=qsiteict&o=1890084 > or send a blank email to > leave-1890084-705697.974bacf8d27828fb96cbbae24e0f7...@edna.edu.au regards, Peter R Whitehouse * (wonko) --------------------------------------------------- Author, Teacher, Learner, Geek, Paper Ninja ~ http://www.wonko.info *some assembly required ~I fold therefore I am --- You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77f09&n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1890150 or send a blank email to leave-1890150-705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77...@edna.edu.au
