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Monday May 6th : 10. How does it end? – Once the user has gone through the whole solar system, there will be a brief conclusion once again stating sizes in space, and all those in general. 12. How will you use music and/or sound effects to enhance your game? – When users click on another location, there will be a whooshing/roaring sound. (The spaceships engine, not air displacement for there is no air in space) 13. Optional: Layout your game sequence by [|creating] [|a] [|storyboard].
 * 1) Science concept – sizes in the universe
 * 2) Summary of science experiment – basically, the user will be able to explore through space, and see the differing sizes that there are in space.
 * 3) What the Manipulated variables? – There will only be one manipulated variable, a little spaceship on which the user is traveling on to get around space.
 * 4) How will the user manipulate them (typing words? Moving mouse, Arrow keys, moving, making sound, etc.- the user will move by entering in text the name of where in the solar system they want to go.
 * 5) How will users use your program? – The user will first come upon the intro explaining the science behind the whole thing. Next, there will be a list of instructions for the user to read. User will be able to click a button to go onto the playing part of the game. When the user has gone through the whole solar system, a congratulations page with a brief conclusion will appear. There will then be a button, and when pushed it will go back to the starting page of the game.
 * 6) Describe the target user for your game. – The target user for the game would be anyone between the grades of 4th and up.
 * 7) How many backgrounds/stages will you need? Describe them – I will use one main background, which will be black with white dots, symbolizing far away stars.
 * 8) How many sprites will you need? Describe them. – I will need all the objects in the solar system to be represented as sprites in the game. So for example the sun, our planet, and all the others.
 * 9) How does it begin? – It will begin with a small intro explaining to the user the different sizes in space, along with the proper units used to describe them.
 * 1) Describe how you will use variables and formulae. – A variable will be inserted into the game to keep track of the distance you have traveled. For example, if you start on earth, you’re score will be at zero. If you choose to travel to the sun, the number of distance traveled will increase by 1AU. This will be tracked onto the variable. Any more distances traveled will be changed when going to a different place. The starting place is Earth, and so the number of distance traveled will be the distance between your location and earth. This way the user will be able to understand the great amount of space out there.

Pitch PowerPoint

The three videos who most caught my attention, where Four Generations, A Walk Through Mesopotamia, and Cyber-citizenship 1. I really enjoyed the Four Generations, due to the significance of the video. It portrayed the difficult lives other live, and how gift can change the life of many. In this case a family of four. I also enjoyed the video of A Walk Through Mesopotamia, due to its creativity and quality. The actors did really good, and rarely messed up on any words. They spoke clearly and loudly, and the video quality was good. Next, I watched Cyber-citizenship 1. I really liked this video a lot, due to the actual event it talked about. Many people don't consider many things they do online as dangerous, or illegal, but this video portrayed someone's real experience and its consequences. I think this really makes people conscious of their actions. Lastly, I plan my video to be about the importance of saying no to drugs.



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