Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Welcome to Game Design I

Some of the best learning experiences are adventures.  What is adventurous learning about?  It is a process by which you discover yourself, and you realize that there is a whole world out there to discover.  This Game Design class is an adventure in learning.  (Corny... I know, just stick with me guys!)

During this semester, you will work on Blogger, you will develop a Wiki page (just like Wikipedia), you will use lots and lots of free online resources (including many from Google) that the educational world likes to call "Web 2.0", and you will use Adobe Flash Player to create an educational game.  That all being said, I am telling you right now that YOU set the limits in this class.  The programs that we will be using are nearly limitless.  If there is some adventure you want to take, somewhere you want to go with this class, something you want to learn, you can do it!  I am here to be your guide and gauge your progress; I have seen the top of the mountain, but like you, I have not even come close to the summit.  You and I will be traveling together, learning together, and I hope that the thought of this is just as exciting for you as it is for me.

Does the class have guides and standards?  Of course, we have to follow some rules and cover some content standards... blah, rules, blah, CSOs, blah, blah, whatever!  This talk is getting old; put on your hiking boots guys and girls, it's time to go...