5 Game Ideas

I have been thinking about diffrent game ideas for diffrent subjects for civics, news, literacy, citizenship, and s.t.e.m. Here is my ideas for each...
Civics:
For civics I would like to have a game that made you a judge in court. The game would be for ages 8 and up. You would have to know all the laws that protect citizens and also the correct way to apply them. You would have a realistic court case that you have to judge. You must study the law and be able to use, recite, and know it's benefits and the down falls. This would make knowing your rights and responsibilities as a citizen easy. If youth would get interested in this game it would better prepare them for becoming a productive member of society. I think this would be a great game for anyone to play but especaily teens.
Civics:
I have another game idea for the whole citizen thing. Okay this game would be for all ages. The player would be a police officer patroling the streets. The player would have to know all the local and state laws, rights, and regulations. So after they study up and pass their officer test they will get to become a police officer. Then they will get to pull someone over, they will have to know the law, how to correctly use it, and when to use it. As they reach a new level it will be harder to judge, apply, and master. They will win the game by getting to arrest a murderer. By playing this game it would make the players have respect for law inforcement.
News:
For the subject of the news that one is a little harder for me. I think that most news is bad if your like me you have plenty of your own problems to deal with. But I do have an idea for a news game. It would be for the player to get to be a journalist. They would have to go on site and collect details of breaking news. I think this would give the public a better idea of what real life is. People actually watch the news for intertainment purposes! What information they recorded would then be used to create a newspaper article. The article would be then given a score based on a reader. Every time they beat there previous score they get a new more complex story to feed to the public. Finally they will win by getting the big front page cover story.
Literacy:
This game would be aimed at the younger age group like in grade school. I would have the game set up like this the player would start off with some directions on how to play, then they would start the game in a black room. The leters of the alphabet would flash before them on a wall. They will have to remember these letters in order. Then they will find themselves in the sea holding there breath. There will be a man eating shark after them, in order to prevent getting ate by the shark they will have to type out the alphabet. The more letters they know in order the faster they will be able to swim. If not fast enough they die figure out how:) But if they can remember the alphabet in order they will reach the shore line and be safe winning the game.
Citizenship:
This game would be targeted towards young middle schoolers. I would make the game be about giving back to the communtiy. The player would be a volunteer at a local shelter. To begin with they would have to give the defination of citizenship. Then they would recieve the instructions on playing the game. The game starts with them being the cook at a volunteer shelter for the homeless. They would have to make 50 people smile in various ways like just talking to them. Then once you have made 50 smile you go to the next level. This whole be a good citizen theme would continue through out getting more difficult each time. The final level would be to truely make a diffrence in someone's life then you win the citizenship award.
S.T.E.M.:
First of all stem stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.This has a varity of diffrent fields to go into but for my game idea it falls under science. I think this would be a racing game that would probably be for about middle school age range. The game would be about the laws of  physics and how they apply. In the begining you would get to create your own race car however you want it. Then the game would begin. You have the keyboard arrows to control your car. There would be curves in the race track. The laws of physics would come into play here because depending on how fast you would go would be how far out you would drift while going in the curve. As you go to diffrent levels it would get more intense at higher speeds and sharper curves. You would win the game by beating the 9 other players and comming in first.
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These are just a few of my game ideas. Since we have been working on our team game it has made me think a lot about what intrests the mind, what will hold your attencion, and what makes a game "fun".  I think these are great ideas, but these are just few I have been thinking about.

Reflecting on Class so Far....

So far this class has been great. It has challanged me in many diffrent ways. I am glad that I have had the oppertunity to take it. I have learned that I hate flash, there is not one thing I like about it. I before taking this class thought that game design was what some people did in there free time. I thought that people who didn't have so great of a education would be perfect to create a game. I was wrong making a game is very difficult it takes time, patience, and smarts. I so far have really enjoyed taking this class. I look forward to start the new semester in my Globaloria class. I can't wait to see what I will get to learn next.

This picture directly relates to our game....

This relates to our game because it has balls in it and is also called balls of fury. The game is pretty unique in my opion. We have diffrent levels of difficulty. The game will appeal to many diffrent age groups. I  think this picture goes great with our game. This picture stands out to me because it's colorful and realistic in general.

Paper Prototyping

The whole paper prototyping was great I really enjoyed doing it. I'm excited because it's one of the last things in making this game. We have made a great game I think:) The best part of the prototyping was getting to draw out the scenes. It actually took a lot more time than what I had expected. You had to think about every little aspect of the game, and what it would look like if you were to atempt in drawing it. Then you had to actually draw it that wasn't the hardest part. For me, the hardest part was trying to explain it with the whole "lights, camra, action" deal. I don't like being photographed or recorded so I didn't like this part. Over all I think it went great I learned a lot more than just how to play on a computer:)

visual storytelling

I use visual storytelling when I create diffrent scenes of the game. Our game has many diffrent scenes which means it has a story. When you play the game you get to choose your on ending in a way, because if you choose to lose it's game over but if you choose to win you go to the next level. The game which I think we have all agreed on is called "Balls of Fury." I can't wait to get the final product I think and hope that it will appeal to all diffrent age groups. My team has worked hard to ensure that it is not boring, too easy, typical, or just flat out way to hard to enjoy playing.