Using QuizGameMaster QGM

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Using QuizGameMaster(QGM)

• to create awesome games for trade students

Karen Abel 2007
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Turn quizzes into interactive
computer based games for students

• Game templates support
• Multiple choice
• Single answer
• Complete the phrase
• Identical and related pairs
• Find a word
• Terms and definitions

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Types of Games
Available as Carpentry games
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Build your quiz - manually
How to Build Your QuizOnce you have selected
which game to build 1. Enter a Question alongside
each number. 2. Enter the alternative responses
in the four spaces Alongside the question. 3.
Select the correct answer.(When your Quiz is
generated the Answers will be rearranged.)4. To
create your quiz click the Build My Quiz
button.('Beat The Clock' only available in the
Standalone version)
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Build your own quiz using a txt file

• This is where it gets a bit tricky but once
  mastered text files can be utilised in a variety
  of games.
• For Multiple choice quizzes type your question,
  responses, and correct answer in a text file in
  the following format
• question,answer a,answer b,answer
  c,answer d,C
• Save as a .txt file in the correct game
  subdirectory
• Then on the build your quiz screen hit the load
  text file button.

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Setting up files - Saving questions and
answers
The QuizGame Master program is typically stored
under C\Program Files\QuizGameMaster. Existing
files for the games are stored in subdirectories
related to the names of the games. The file you
create when you enter the questions and answers
manually is stored as a text file in this case
match.txt The next time you create questions
and answers in this way the file will be
overwritten with the new data. To save each set
of questions and answers the following procedure
is essential.
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Copy QGM files

• Copy, do not move, all the files in the
  appropriate Quiz Game directory to a new
  location. All the files required for a particular
  quiz are stored together in the same directory to
  make it easier to copy completed quizzes
  elsewhere.
• For example, all the files required to run the
  Bankrupt Game are stored in a directory called
  bankrupt

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Copy QGM Files to a new directory
Copy (not move) all QuizGameMaster subdirectories
into a new directory ie Carpentry QuizGameMaster
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File management

• I then add a sub- directory in which I keep all
  my game files listed under the subject name. For
  example wallframe_complete_10 has 10 questions
  on wall frames formatted for the Complete the
  Phrase game.

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File management cont

• Once you have created the text file put it
  in the game directory so it can be loaded when
  you build your quiz.
• Change the name of the old text file
• Then change the name of the new text file to
  the name required by the program i.e. for this
  game the file must be called complete.txt for
  the dungeon game it must be dungeon.txt etc.

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Build the quiz

• Next run QGM program
• Select the game you wish to build.
• Complete the phrase in this example.

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Load Text file - Oops it needs editing
If, after hitting the Load Text File button, you
come across a message like this it is telling you
your text file needs a bit of editing work, QGM
doesnt like apostrophes (), or you may need to
rearrange your quote marks. Hint you can make
changes manually then check the text file to see
what format the program supports.
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That looks better

• Dont forget to give your quiz a title
• And enter the number of questions.
• Now hit the build my quiz button

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Your quiz has been created
There it is
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Save your file

• At this stage I would rename and copy the txt
  file back into my Carpentry games file directory.
  
• This is so that I dont overwrite it next time I
  build another quiz for complete the phrase.

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View your Game
To view your completed game find the associated
browser file
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Your game in a browser
Your game will open up in your browser.
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Using QuizGameMaster(QGM) in
Part 2
Karen Abel 2007
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Upload QGM files to WebCT
Upload all files in the QGM subdirectory (ie
Complete) to my_files in WebCT
Here I have created a new directory called
complete_the_phrase
And here are my uploaded files
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Adding to WebCT
In this WebCT course the games are located in the
activities folder of course content. Select add
page or tool
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Adding a single page
Select the html file as the page filename
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View of game on activity
page
Complete wall framing phrases game
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Great tool!! so heres how to
purchase QGM

• Support Mike Capstick (from TasTafe) to continue
  to develop this great program
• The QuizMaster Standalone version is a Windows
  program that provides all the features of the
  Website but with more features, more games and a
  more friendly user interface.Build your quizzes
  without being connected to the Internet.
• The Price is40 - single user licence.120 - 5
  person licence.Site licence by
  negotiation.Once notification of payment is
  received Mike will email you the software
  download details
• Additional FeaturesPurchasing a licence provides
  the following additional features- include extra
  Quiz Games that are not available from the
  website- some games have extra options available
  such as 'Beat the Clock'- previous quizzes can
  be reloaded for editing(no need to fill in the
  entire form again just to change a question)- a
  Windows Help file - ongoing email support-
  writes cleaner, standards compatible code, as it
  does not use the IE save as facilityQueries ?
  Email Mike capsticm_at_gmail.com
• Upgrade an earlier version of Quiz Game
  Masterupgrade to the latest version for only 10

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Websites

• QGM Websites
• http//cybertrain.info/quizman/qmhome.html
• http//quizgamemaster.wikispaces.com/
• http//cybertrain.info/quizman/qmlinks.html
• Other game Websites
• The complete list of Skillswise activities
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/help/using/a-z.sht
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• Powerpoint games
• http//208.183.128.3/tutorials/PPT-games/
• http//facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/
• Hot Potatoes-freeware to develop web games and
  crosswords
• gameshttp//web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/
• AQTF induction web-based games
• http//flexiblelearning.net.au/egames/resources/
• Crossword- freeware
• http//www.eclipsecrossword.com/
• Last accessed 1st September 2007