End of 6 weeks Reflection

I feel like this six weeks has been very successful because I have learned to make new things and learn different techniques.  I have a strong work ethic and I found these projects fun and inviting.  I preferred the game project because I always love making games and this was fun to really create one of my many ideas I have accumulated.  I worked mostly in ROME for both projects because I feel most comfortable in it.  I have made different thing even on my own computer in ROME and I feel like I can make really cool things in it.  I would use the same software if I was to do this again.  Over these six weeks I have learned more about art and how hard it is to create.  How hard it is to just come up with the idea first of all, then you have to create it.  Art on the computer is no different.

Game- Evaluate

I did a board game for biology where you had to go around the board getting the parts for you alien by buying the traits with the right codons.  I thought it turned out good for this project because it is a fun way to learn about genes and traits.  I had planned two different ideas and went with this one, my other idea was to make this type of game but you were trying to put together a cell instead.  I decided to do this because it seemed more fun.  I thought this project really taught you about DNA replication and Protein Synthesis because to get more letter to buy traits you have to answer questions.  If I were to start it again I would make the way to get genes more related to the parents and them being recessive or dominant.  I think I did very well with this project because it meets all the requirements, I created a game that is fun and educational.  I made directions and they give how the game is played, I have examples of the creatures you can make, I have an idea of what the board looks like and I have a design for the box.  I am even going to make it in real life.

Game- Create

I made the character parts on Adobe ROME and the print them for the game.  The design for the box was made on photoshop and I am using an old game box and board for the actual game.  I covered an old game board in paper and made the game on top of it.  I made the question cards on index cards and I laminated the character parts and put Velcro on them to make them stick together.  For the game pieces I made my own dice and game pieces to go around the board, out of clay.  I wrote up the directions on ROME and also printed those.  Here some ideas on how the characters could turn out;

This is the idea for the game board

These are the directions on how to play the game

This is what the box looks like

February 7, 2012

Today I printed my trait parts, directions, questions and game board design.  I still need to print out the box design.  I will get them laminated and they will be ready for the game.  I will not be here next class because I am going to HAMUN for model United Nations.  This weekend I am going to put together the game and get all of the necessary parts.  Today I will cut out the trait parts and write the questions on index cards.

Game Pitch

   I have come  up with directions and a basic idea for the game board.  I will need a game board, box, dice, question cards, letter money, game pieces and trait pieces.  I will need two of each trait.  

   To make a successful game I think you need to keep in mind your audience.  If you have to broad an audience then you will not be able to make all of the ages happy.  You need to target one group of people and find out what they like.  I am targeting freshmen in high-school who have trouble in genetics.  My game provides an interactive and fun way to learn. 

Typography finish

    I like typography, it makes me think of poems that are in the shape of what they talk about.  I don't think all forms of type are typography because if you just type something then you are not giving it a creative style.  I think typography is art.  I do think Graffiti is typography because it is art in the form of words.  Even though it is illegal it is still creative inspiration.

Game- Plan

   My plan for this game is to create a board game where you go around trying to get all of the pieces to your Alien.  You can go around the board and buy different traits with letters.  It would be like buying them with money except instead of money like dollars you had the nucleic acid bases of the mRNA like A U G and C.  If you can get these nine letters together you can trade them in for a trait.  You can get more letters by landing on a question box where if you answer a question card you get these letters.  You can put together the traits on a laminated sheet with velcro.
   In photoshop I will create the design for the box.  In ROME I will create an idea for the game board, the directions and the parts of the creatures.  The pictures on the box will be made mostly from different webcites that I will get pictures from and use the parts.  I will of course cite these.  I need to get pictures for the box and the dimensions of it.  I will present my final product in an actual game.  Later I plan on giving my biology teacher this game.