Playing to Learn, Genre: Strategy

I think strategy games make you think on what to do.I think they have something to do with critical thinking.


1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Ayiti: The cost of life
2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
It showed me a social isue named poverty.
3. The game or games I liked the best:
Ayiti: the cost of life.
4. What happens in the game or games:
You are a poor family.You have to learn how handle your money.
5. How you play the game or games:
you use the mouse to move every one to their positions then you start the season.

Playing to Learn, Genre: Sports & Racing

a game of racing and sports are something that s time or have veicles in it.For sports it has a ball.


1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
None
2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
None of the games i played taught me anything.
3. The game or games that I liked the best:
Speed shifter
4. What happens in the game or games:
You do drag races.
5. How you play the game or games:
You use the arrow keys to shift up and down and the space bar to accelerate

My definition for an adventure game is to run around solving puzzles and that kind of stuff.




1. The game or games that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject:

2.The game or games that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
The game taught me about litering and pollution.

3. The game or games I liked best:

Synchronized Saviors

4. What happens in the game or games:
This mchine went around picking up trash and clearing the pollution.

5. How you play the game or games: 
You use the arow keys to move the packine and the muse to drag the trash to the machine.

Action Genre

An action game is about violence or a problem between a bad guy and a good guy

Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject:
I didn't play any game that taught me anything educational.

Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
I really couldn't load any game that taught me about any social issue.
Game I liked best:

What happens in the game: 
You can either be a roman or a Egyptian guy.
How do you play it: 
The way you play this game is by using the arrow keys to move and the space bar to shoot this little spear on ball.

Gamers Solve Scientific Problems

How did gamers use the computer gameFoldit to solve the protein folding mystery? 
They played it and found out about it.
Who can particpate in this problem solving and be a player in Foldit?
Everyone can.
What can critical thinking do for science?
It can give them more ideas on what to do
If you could solve a mystery through gaming for any kind of disease or illness in the world, what would it be? 
cancer.I would find the cure for itand become rich.

Mini Game

Was it hard to make a mini game?
No i have done this many times already so i already know what to do.It was hard to do it the first time but i did it 2 times already.


What was the best part of this topic?
Finishing the mini game and seeing what i finished and maybe getting ideas for my real game.


The worst part?
when errors kept on coming up and i couldn't figure out what it was.

9/11/01

How old were you on September 11, 2001?
I was 3 years old.

When did you first learn about the attacks and who explained the events to you?
I learned about the attack when i was 5 and my parents told me about the attack.

What kind of impact did these attacks have on your life or your parents lives?
The feeling of seeing people die.


What was the issue with this game?
it didnt give the kids any fun
How do you feel about it?
I feel like if it would have been a different way it would have been better
What is the problem with portraying on such an awful violent event through a video game?
It hurts people
How can you make sure that your web games tell the whole story or teach a lesson in an honorable way?
Don't put dumb stuff in it.