ANSWER INDIVIDUALLY
Comment on the experience and any insights you had gained through this game experience.
For example:
What do you like or dislike about working as a team? What are the advantages/pitfalls of working as a team?
What did you learn about the possible factors that aided or hampered a city's development, the importance of the different parts of the economy?
Consider the possibilities and/or limitations this game has for enhancing your understanding about a city or country's development, the variations in development status within a country, the strategies that can be adopted and factors that could have caused these strategies not to work as well as anticipated.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Team evaluation
INSTRUCTIONS
At the end of the game, based on the city's indicators, record how well you had done.
Indicators and Quantity:
Evaluate the improvements your team made to do city. Is the progress satisfactory? Why?
At the end of the game, based on the city's indicators, record how well you had done.
Indicators and Quantity:
Evaluate the improvements your team made to do city. Is the progress satisfactory? Why?
Feedback on Tutorial
Please comment on how easy it is to use the tutorial. How useful was the tutorial in explaining how to play the game and what areas could be made better?
Instructions to posting a comment
Dear all,
When posting your comments and replies, please indicate clearly the city's name, your role and personal name (yes real name):
In this order - City Name/Role/Personal Name
For example:
Alexandria/Farmer/Kenneth Tan
Alexandria/Government/Mickey Soh
Alexandria/Manufacturer/Ang Ling See
Alexandria/Retailer/Rabi'ah Ghazali
When posting your comments and replies, please indicate clearly the city's name, your role and personal name (yes real name):
In this order - City Name/Role/Personal Name
For example:
Alexandria/Farmer/Kenneth Tan
Alexandria/Government/Mickey Soh
Alexandria/Manufacturer/Ang Ling See
Alexandria/Retailer/Rabi'ah Ghazali
23 May 08 Game Trial
Dear all,
Welcome to the blog set up for the trial of the Geography game on development.
There are altogether 2 missions. Each mission brief contains instructions for the team, and questions are posed for individual players as well as whole team.
The aims of the game - be competent, collaborate with each other, be environmentally sustainable.
Hint: The fastest finger may not always win. And you need everyone in order to play well.
Have fun!
Welcome to the blog set up for the trial of the Geography game on development.
There are altogether 2 missions. Each mission brief contains instructions for the team, and questions are posed for individual players as well as whole team.
The aims of the game - be competent, collaborate with each other, be environmentally sustainable.
Hint: The fastest finger may not always win. And you need everyone in order to play well.
Have fun!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Contact us
Thank you all for your participation.
The game is yet to be named. Come up with an original game. Give us a good reason why your suggestion should be chosen. The best suggestions will be considered by the game development team. The student whose suggestion is selected will be credited. (This game will be distributed to all schools.)
Contact us at this email address: geography.development.game@gmail.com to let us know if you want to take part in the name the game activity or in the beta testing.
Make sure you identify yourself. Unidentified emails will be ignored.
Use this format when signing off: Name/School/Class/How to contact you (e.g. email/tel)
For students wishing to make a suggestion for the name of the game - use the following heading in the email title:
'Name a Game'
For students wishing to take part in the testing of the game - use the following heading in the email title:
'Beta Testing'
For any other comments - either leave it in the blog under the suitable blog posts or else email it to us.
Thank you!
Game Development Team
The game is yet to be named. Come up with an original game. Give us a good reason why your suggestion should be chosen. The best suggestions will be considered by the game development team. The student whose suggestion is selected will be credited. (This game will be distributed to all schools.)
Contact us at this email address: geography.development.game@gmail.com to let us know if you want to take part in the name the game activity or in the beta testing.
Make sure you identify yourself. Unidentified emails will be ignored.
Use this format when signing off: Name/School/Class/How to contact you (e.g. email/tel)
For students wishing to make a suggestion for the name of the game - use the following heading in the email title:
'Name a Game'
For students wishing to take part in the testing of the game - use the following heading in the email title:
'Beta Testing'
For any other comments - either leave it in the blog under the suitable blog posts or else email it to us.
Thank you!
Game Development Team
Mission Feedback
INSTRUCTIONS
Reflect on your team's performance.
A) As a team, how well did you fare? What were some of the strategies or approaches that your team took to make sure you do well?
B) Were there instances where you did not do as well as you expected? What was the likely cause?
C) What other game strategy would you want to try if we restart the game?
Reflect on your team's performance.
A) As a team, how well did you fare? What were some of the strategies or approaches that your team took to make sure you do well?
B) Were there instances where you did not do as well as you expected? What was the likely cause?
C) What other game strategy would you want to try if we restart the game?
Mission
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following specific mission objectives:
You have 20mins to achieve the following aims.
As a team, you have to reach the next level where you can have alternative ways of making the products for sale in the marketplace.
By the end of the 20min, you should have at least $2500 in the city's cash assets and at least 40% of your labour force should be literate. The pollution should not exceed 30 units.
Feedback on Tutorial
Please comment on how easy it is to use the tutorial. How useful was the tutorial in explaining how to play the game and what areas could be made better?
Tutorial & Initial trial
INSTRUCTIONS
The tutorial comprises of two parts - the startup and the game tutorial.
Try the tutorials and familiarise yourself with what the game is like. You can repeat the tutorial anytime during the game if you forget how to play.
When your team is ready - you can proceed with starting the game.
You have about 15 mins to explore.
The tutorial comprises of two parts - the startup and the game tutorial.
Try the tutorials and familiarise yourself with what the game is like. You can repeat the tutorial anytime during the game if you forget how to play.
When your team is ready - you can proceed with starting the game.
You have about 15 mins to explore.
Instructions to posting a comment
Dear all,
When posting your comments and replies, please indicate clearly the city's name, your role and personal name (yes real name):
In this order - City Name/Role/Personal Name
For example:
Alexandria/Farmer/Kenneth Tan
Alexandria/Government/Mickey Soh
Alexandria/Manufacturer/Ang Ling See
Alexandria/Retailer/Rabi'ah Ghazali
When posting your comments and replies, please indicate clearly the city's name, your role and personal name (yes real name):
In this order - City Name/Role/Personal Name
For example:
Alexandria/Farmer/Kenneth Tan
Alexandria/Government/Mickey Soh
Alexandria/Manufacturer/Ang Ling See
Alexandria/Retailer/Rabi'ah Ghazali
22 May 08 Game Trial 1
Dear all,
Welcome to the blog set up for the trial of the Geography game on development.
There are altogether 2 missions. Each mission brief contains instructions for the team, and questions are posed for individual players as well as whole team.
The aims of the game - be competent, collaborate with each other, be environmentally sustainable.
Hint: The fastest finger may not always win. And you need everyone in order to play well.
Have fun!
Welcome to the blog set up for the trial of the Geography game on development.
There are altogether 2 missions. Each mission brief contains instructions for the team, and questions are posed for individual players as well as whole team.
The aims of the game - be competent, collaborate with each other, be environmentally sustainable.
Hint: The fastest finger may not always win. And you need everyone in order to play well.
Have fun!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Game Trial (2)
INSTRUCTIONS
Reflect on your team's performance.
A) As a team, how well did you fare? What were some of the strategies or approaches that your team took to make sure you do well?
B) Were there instances where you did not do as well as you expected? What was the likely cause?
C) What other game strategy would you want to try if we restart the game?
Reflect on your team's performance.
A) As a team, how well did you fare? What were some of the strategies or approaches that your team took to make sure you do well?
B) Were there instances where you did not do as well as you expected? What was the likely cause?
C) What other game strategy would you want to try if we restart the game?
Game trial (1)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following specific mission objectives:
You have 20mins to achieve the following aims.
As a team, you have to reach the next level where you can have alternative ways of making the products for sale in the marketplace. By the end of the 20min, you should have at least $2500 in the city's cash assets and at least 40% of your labour force should be literate. The pollution should not exceed 50 units.
Read the following specific mission objectives:
You have 20mins to achieve the following aims.
As a team, you have to reach the next level where you can have alternative ways of making the products for sale in the marketplace. By the end of the 20min, you should have at least $2500 in the city's cash assets and at least 40% of your labour force should be literate. The pollution should not exceed 50 units.
Trial (1) - tutorial
INSTRUCTION
The tutorial comprises of two parts. Try both parts.
Please comment on how easy it is to use the tutorial. For those of you who have played the game before, how useful was the tutorial in explaining how to play the game and what areas could be made better?
The tutorial comprises of two parts. Try both parts.
Please comment on how easy it is to use the tutorial. For those of you who have played the game before, how useful was the tutorial in explaining how to play the game and what areas could be made better?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Teachers - Name the game
Dear teachers,
The game has yet to be named. Could you think of a suitable name for this game? We will credit you for it!
Contact us at this email address: geography.development.game@gmail.com
The game has yet to be named. Could you think of a suitable name for this game? We will credit you for it!
Contact us at this email address: geography.development.game@gmail.com
Teachers only (part 2/2)
Dear teachers,
We'll need your feedback about the game.
1) Personal response: How was the overall gaming experience for you? Which part did you enjoy the most? Which part of the game was difficult? How could the game be improved?
2) From the teacher's view point: Do you see this game as a potential teaching tool for the topic 'Development'? Would you use it? Why/Why not? What is your role like in a classroom where this game is used for teaching? If this game can be used for 'teaching Development' - what concepts or content do you can be grasped by the students?
3) For training purposes: For training workshops - what critical components you think must be included for another teacher to use this game for teaching? What could be some potential challenges that prevents teachers from using this game?
We'll need your feedback about the game.
1) Personal response: How was the overall gaming experience for you? Which part did you enjoy the most? Which part of the game was difficult? How could the game be improved?
2) From the teacher's view point: Do you see this game as a potential teaching tool for the topic 'Development'? Would you use it? Why/Why not? What is your role like in a classroom where this game is used for teaching? If this game can be used for 'teaching Development' - what concepts or content do you can be grasped by the students?
3) For training purposes: For training workshops - what critical components you think must be included for another teacher to use this game for teaching? What could be some potential challenges that prevents teachers from using this game?
Teachers only (part 1/2)
Dear Teachers,
Could you share about the experiences of teaching the topic 'Development'?
What do you like best? Which part was more challenging for your students to understand?
What were some ways you have tried to engage them in the topic?
Is the topic 'Development' relevant, meaningful or even impactful (perhaps) in students' lives?
Could you share about the experiences of teaching the topic 'Development'?
What do you like best? Which part was more challenging for your students to understand?
What were some ways you have tried to engage them in the topic?
Is the topic 'Development' relevant, meaningful or even impactful (perhaps) in students' lives?
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