My Paper Prototype

My paper prototype for my hidden objects game is a castle room setting where there are many places to hide shapes which have fractions in them. The scene has a fireplace on the right side, a table near the left wall, a well in the center, a stairway going up on the right side, and one going down on the other. I hope my game is fun and teaches it's players to use operations with fractions.

Blog About The Single Story

      What does it mean to have a single story? What it is is the story you will read or hear about someone or something and you think that what you heard or read is true or is what they or it are. If you have a single story, it could say that you are rich, have many good friends, you live in a mansion, and have a good job. But the story you tell is that you don't like your job, you live in a normal house, you don't have many good friends, or you don't have the large amount of money people think you have. The single story is expressed by people and their different perspectives.

      Some single stories I've heard of are story lines in movies and games, in books, and in arguments in real life. Movie, games, and book story lines may say that one is a bad guy while he isn't when the protagonist investigates that character or that a character is a good person but becomes a traitor later on. And others I've heard of are sayings from people like American colonists saying that the British are bad because they priced taxes too high and sayings that Native Americans were dangerous.

     A game can give a player many stories like their is a bad guy so you believe that the person is an antagonists or you have to avoid an obstacle or it harms your avatar so you avoid it. Games are great in that since they can give many single stories. That is my opinion on the single story.

Hidden Object Game Idea

     The reason I chose this fractions as the subject for my hidden objects game is because many students dislike fractions or have trouble with them. My idea is that the player has to find the hidden fractions to put in the box containing a number. It will give you an introduction to the game which is telling them how to use operations with fractions, and they win after a good score.

Play to Learn Reflection

     From playing the games in "Play to Learn", I learned things I already knew. I find these games useful for a younger audience. I would improve these games by moving toward an intermediate level such as things you learn in math or language arts at seventh or eighth grade.