Instructional Guide

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Design Toying with Technology

• Instructional Guide

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During this unit you are going to

• Explore 2-D and 3-D visualization processes
• Learn about advertisement strategies
• Explore the processes of design
• Design and create a game

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2-Dimensional Visualization
Two-dimensional (2-D) - refers to flat
representations on paper that show only the
height and width of the object.
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3-Dimensional Visualization

• Three-dimensional (3-D) refers to flat
  representations on paper that show the height,
  width, and depth of an object in one view.

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Inventing and Creativity
Creating something totally new that no one has
thought of yet is an incredible accomplishment.
Tapping into this creativity is what technology
is all about.
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Marketing the Product
Game designers use various forms of marketing to
sell their productssuch as radio and TV
advertising as well as print advertisements.
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Print Advertisement
The main idea of the print advertisement should
be expressed clearly and concisely in bold print
or pictures.
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The Future of Toy and Game Design
Nobody knows where toy designs will come from in
the future However, one fact is known - the best
designer is someone who really knows the product.
Who really knows games, but the people who play
with them the most - students?
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Design Challenge
A major corporation, Happyland Games, produces
games for children of all ages. You have been
contracted as an outside design firm, to design a
new board game that will be interesting and
challenging for children who are five to ten
years old.
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Step 1 Identify a challenge

• Design a new game
• Select a specific age group?
• How many can play?
• What is the basic idea of game?
• What is the goal of the game?
• How will the game be played?

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Step 2 Explore Ideas

• Share your idea of the game with your group.
• Sketch the face of the game board.
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v Identify a challenge
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Step 3 Plan and Develop

• Refine groups game board face and list
  materials.
• Sketch game piece.
• Develop outline of rules.

v Identify a challenge
v Explore Ideas
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Step 4 Testing and Evaluating

• Which game did you play?
• Were the rules easy to follow?
• What would you change about the rules?
• What did you like about the game?
• Would you change anything about the game?
• Was it age appropriate?

v Identify a challenge v Explore
Ideas v Plan and Develop
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Step 5 Presenting the Solution

• Research advertisements and answer questions.
• Make an advertisement to promote your game.
• Use specific elements in advertisement to target
  your audience.

v Identify a challenge v Explore
Ideas v Plan and Develop
v Testing and Evaluating
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Conclusion

• Compare all of the games with the class.
• How are they similar?
• How are they different?
• What improvements could be made?
• Are the games fun?
• Discuss which game could be sold for real and why?