This is my assessment for grade 10 Quarter 1. My task was to create a design cycle and create a game.

1. ICT Documentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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BRIEF EXPLANATION
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INVESTIGATION
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DESIGN
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PLAN
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CREATE
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EVALUATE
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INVESTIGATION
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PROBLEM
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REAL ISSUES
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AREA OF INTERACTION
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DESIGN BRIEF
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SOURCES
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
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RESEARCH
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DESIGN
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SECTION 2.1
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SECTION 2.2
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SUBSECTION 2.2.A
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SUBSECTION 2.2.B
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SUBSECTION 2.2.C
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2. SECTION 2.3
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PLAN
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SECTION 3.1
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SECTION 3.2
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SECTION 3.3
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SUBSECTION 3.3.A
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SUBSECTION 3.3.B
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SUBSECTION 3.3.C
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CREATE
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SECTION 1.1
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SUBSECTION 1.1.A
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SUBSECTION 1.1.B
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SUBSECTION 1.1.C
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SECTION 1.2
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SECTION 1.3
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EVALUATE
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SECTION 2.1
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SECTION 2.2
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SUBSECTION 2.2.A
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SUBSECTION 2.2.B
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SUBSECTION 2.2.C
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SECTION 2.3
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CONCLUSION
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3. Introduction
My challenge is to create a simple computer educational game using any software tool. This
game must be designed for educational uses only. I need to include drawings, storyboards, and a
game story in my process journal. I will be presenting my game concept to my teacher and to my
lower classes at the end of the project in this quarter.
Investigation
For investigation I have to explain the problem, explain how is the task relevant to real
issues and how is the task related to area of interaction(s). We have to create a design brief and list
the sources that we have to use. We have to evaluate the source of information and after that I have
to do the design specification. I have to research and design tests to evaluate my product/ solution
against the design criteria.
Design
For design I first have to explain about the designs that I will sketch. I have to mention my
ideas. After that, I have to design 3 layouts with explanations. After sketching the 3 layouts, I have
to choose 1 and create it in the create section. I have to explain the reason I have chosen. I also have
to list the tools that I will use.
Plan
I have to show the process of completing the task using a mind map. I have to write the
main task in the center circle and draw sub circles to shoe the small tasks I will need to complete. I
then have to compare tools that will be used and conclude what I will use. I have to plan chart too.
Create
I have to create the game. I have to write the process on how I created my output. I have to
explain what I did first, second and explain these steps using words and screenshots.
I have to explain any changes that I made to my plan. I have to explain if I did or not follow
my plan completely. I have to evaluate my design specification. I have to explain if I stick with my
design specification or did I make any changes.

4. Evaluate
I will have to list possible evaluation methods that I will use to test my product. I have to evaluate its
relevance to the real issues. I have to do a reflection on my design cycle: Investigation, design, plan,
create and evaluate. I have to show evaluation methods. Next, I have to give it to other people and
ask them to evaluate my work and give it a grade over 100.
Investigation
Problem - Educational games are very important in the classroom. No matter what the age
of the student is, it is very important in the education system of the student. For Semester one in
Fairview International School, I have to create an educational game for the younger generation and
help them to be educated in a simpler and easier way. These games can include mathematics,
science, English, computer, history, geography, civics, environmental studies and many more. As
long as this educational game is helping them in the things that they study in the school, we will
allow the student to use our game and learn their subjects in a better way.
How is it relevant to current issue? - Educational games exist is because many students find
lectures very boring and they do not find it interesting and they do not want to cope with the
lecturer. Even if the student pays attention in the class, educational games can provide a different
way to learn about the same lessons.
Area of interaction – HEALTH AND SOCIAL - - Educational game can be related to the
society around us, as we help the society and their situation. This will help the society to improve
the mental health that is usually available in the games more than being available during the class
time
Design Brief
What game will be the best to use for the students?
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Hangman
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Word search
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Hoop de loop
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Animation

5. Sales
Hangman
Wordsearch
Hoop the loop
Animation
Which subject will be most compulsory in the school?
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Mathematics
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Science
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English language
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Second language
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Environmental studies
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Geography
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History
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ICT
Which subject will you prefer to use?
Mathematics
Science
English
Second Language
Environmental studies
Geography
History
ICT
Which grade is educational game used for?
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Crèche
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Pre-school
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Grade 1

6. □
Grade 2
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Grade 5
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Grade 6
Which grade is educational game used for?
Crèche, Pre-school and grade 1
Grade 2,3 and 4
Grade 5 and 6
Middle School
Sources
Game maker 8
Gamecreator
GameMaker
Multimedia Fusion 2
Construct
Flixel
FlashPunk
Stencyl
Unity
UDK
XNA

7. BlitzMax
jMonkeyEngine
Torque
Photoshop CS5
Powerpoint
Google images
Source of information
I am planning to make an educational game using power point since it is quite interesting
and easy. It is convenient and can be created very fast. My plan is to make an educational game on
mathematics and English.
Design Specification
Educational Games are games that are have the aim to educate people for a specific
subject. Educational Games are usually designed for children who are in love with games.
These games help the children to focus more on the study and enjoy their subject.
Educational Games are more interesting, and that makes it very popular and many teachers
use it to teach the young children.
Just like the classroom itself, educational games have many advantages and many
disadvantages. Educational games come in different forms. Some might be on the
computer. In this case, it can teach the important education about the computer and help
them get familiar with it. This is very important because in today's modern world children
need technology to fit into the society and learn how to cope with today’s problems. It can
even help them with their typing skills.
A report in 2005 found out that the children who used proper software had
improved their IQ skills, their Non- verbal skills and help them to have a Long- term
memory.
Games can teach more than the subject. Not only teaching the student, it can also
help the child to get excited about the subject. If the game is very good and the child gets
excited every time they play with it, they will indeed be excited about the subject. It may
even help pave the way to a particular interest the student has.
Developmental benefits from computer games:
Increased hand/ eye coordination
Motor skills honed
Problem- solving skills utilized
Strategy and planning required to play
Decision- making required for play
Logic skills developed

8. Goal setting
Multi-tasking
An improved sense of self- esteem from mastering skills & progressing through
levels
Social benefits from computer games:
Team- building & collaboration
Negotiation
Learning a sense of fairness
Learning to take turns
Online interaction Conversational skills
Educational benefits from computer games:
Assist in recall and information retrieval
Helps to develop cognitive skills
Can embed curriculum
Provide opportunities for learning that may be inaccessible offline
3-4 year old children who use computers have significantly greater developmental
gains such as increase in intelligence, nonverbal skills and structural knowledge, Longterm memory, manual proficiency, verbal skills, problem solving, abstraction and
conceptual skills.
With advantages, come disadvantages. Computer games sometimes distract the
students, instead of learning the concepts presented in the game, they are focusing attention
on elements of the game that don't have to do with learning the concept. Once students get
to the math problem, they might be tempted to click on all the game elements, guessing the
answer instead of figuring out the problem.
Computer use in the home and school can give students little time to interact with
each other so that they learn few social skills. Heavy computer use can isolate students,
keeping them from making friends. Students who are already isolated and lonely often
choose playing computer games in lieu of using social skills to communicate with others.
It’s hard to determine how long it will take a student to accomplish sub-goals and
ultimately finish a game, which can pose a problem for teachers wanting to outline how
long classroom units should take. While we could set a deadline for when students must
end the game and move onto a new unit, we also run into the problem of students feeling
discouraged from not successfully finishing a game. If we allow students to stay on a game
until they finish, we run the risk of some students falling behind others. It also creates
much more for the teacher to keep track of.
The main disadvantages of educational games are:
Can be addictive and take up too much of your time
Can cause seizures
Failing vision

9. Fragile hardware
Less exercise
Less thought processing
Low imagination
Bibliography
Coffey, Heather. "Disadvantages - Games in Education." Disadvantages - Games in
Education. Google Sites, n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2013.
https://sites.google.com/a/cortland.edu/researchproject2/disadvantages
Reason, Charlie, and Angela Hawks. "The Benefits of Educational Computer Games." The
Benefits of Educational Computer Games. Slideshare.net, 27 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Aug.
2013. http://www.slideshare.net/Crysari/the-benefits-of-educational-computer-games
Rose, Suzanne. "Why Educational Games Are Important in the Classroom." Helium. Helium,
28 July 2010. Web. 25 Aug. 2013. http://www.helium.com/items/1906470-whyeducational-games-are-important-in-the-classroom
Design
Brief explanation
For design I first have to explain about the designs that I will sketch. I have to mention my ideas.
After that, I have to design 3 layouts with explanations. After sketching the 3 layouts, I have to
choose 1 and create it in the create section. I have to explain the reason I have chosen. I also have to
list the tools that I will use.
These designs are created by paint and they are developed to certain extent.
Design 1
This mage is a simple drawing that I made using
paint. I can use this is inside the game because I like it and It’s very cute. I made this design first
because it is official and it is quite easy.

10. Design 2
This is another simple drawing that I made using paint. It is very simple
because I used paint shapes and I didn’t really know how to develop it. I don’t really like it because
it is not very clear that it is an abacus
Design 3
This is a simple
drawing using paint. I like it because it is in colors and it looks more interesting than other designs
to me. It is colorful, interesting and it doesn’t look stupid. I like the colours in this and I got this idea
from a clip art online.
Chosen design
I choose the third design because it is very colorful and it looks more interesting for
younger primary students. The other drawings are quite boring and I don’t really like them. Maths
can’t really have proper designs because the game is very simple and it is usually done in a very
simple way.
Plan
I have to show the process of completing the task using a mind map. I have to write the
main task in the center circle and draw sub circles to shoe the small tasks I will need to complete. I
then have to compare tools that will be used and conclude what I will use. I have to plan chart too.

11. What to complete
Create the game
make screenshots
of the game
Create
Evaluate on the
plan
Show the process
of the game
Reflect on the product
Evaluate on the product
by giving it to younger
kids and to primary
school teachers
Evaluate
Ask few secondary
school students and
teachers to evaluate on
my design folder.
Conclude on the
product
Relate product to real
issues.

12. Comparing the tools
In the investigation folder, I stated that I need:
Game maker 8
Gamecreator
GameMaker
Multimedia Fusion 2
Construct
Flixel
FlashPunk
Stencyl
Unity
UDK
XNA
BlitzMax
jMonkeyEngine
Torque
Photoshop CS5
Powerpoint
Google images
But now, I know that I need
Google images
Power point
Paint
These are very easy to use and they are completely enough for the game making.
Plan Chart
Investigation – 12 weeks
Design and plan – 8 weeks
Design – 4 weeks
Plan – 4 weeks

13. Create – 6 weeks
Create the game – 2 weeks
Make screen shots – 1 week
Evaluate on the plan – 1 week
Show process of the game – 2 weeks
Evaluate – 1 week
Reflect on the product – 1 day
Evaluate on the product by giving it to younger kids and to primary school teachers – 3 days
Ask few secondary school students and teachers to evaluate on my design folder. – 2 days
Relate product to real issues – 1 day
Create
Process
Process of this investigation is easy to understand and explain. As I already knew how to use power
point to create game, this game was an easy game to be made.
Make the
starting page
image
Making a
game using
power point
Ask grade 1s
to enjoy
playing with it
Put all the
hyperlinks
Try the game

14. Screenshots
Evaluation of the plan
I followed my plan all along. However, I did not use all the things that I thought I’ll use. I just used
power point for the game and paint for the pictures. This game turned out to be an abacus game
and it is just the way I planned it to be.
Evaluate
Reflection
I like my game, I think it is what a game a grade 1 plays can be. I did not use hard software and i
used power point because I didn’t have any time at all. I like the way the rules are and I am proud
that I was able to make some game like this. It took some time but I learnt something that I didn’t
know it can be done before. I had fun with the game because the game is not complicated and the
people evaluating this product can easily do it anyways.
Real issues
This can’t really be related to the real issues because using abacus instead of fingers is something
important in the school. This is what I learnt to do when I was in Grade 1 and I personally think
that it is very important that children learn the use of the abacus during the elder ages. It is a nice
thing to use and this game can be related to both history and maths.
External evaluation
Ssarvinna
A fun game to be played.Creative and a different concept of game.Gives an opportunity for one to
learn how to use an abacus which is a good thing and is useful for kids. Nice design too.
Elizabeth
It’s a very fun game to play, it’s quite creative and educational at the same time. This game also
helps us to learn how to use the abacus. The game design is quite nice too.
Mr.Navid
It’s a good game for year 1 kids. It can be improved by changing background color and using
images.

15. Conclusion
My challenge was to create a simple computer educational game using any software tool. This
game have been designed for educational uses only. I’ve included drawings, storyboards, and a
game story in my process journal. I have presented my game concept to my teacher and to my
lower classes at the end of the project in this quarter.
Investigation
For investigation I’d explain the problem, explain how is the task relevant to real issues and how is
the task related to area of interaction(s). I had to create a design brief and list the sources that we
have to use. I had to evaluate the source of information and after that I had to do the design
specification. I had to research and design tests to evaluate my product/ solution against the design
criteria.
Design
For design I first had to explain about the designs that I sketched. I have mentioned my ideas. After
that, I had to design 3 layouts with explanations. After sketching the 3 layouts, I had to choose 1
and create it in the create section. I had to explain the reason why I have chosen that. I also listed
the tools that I used.
Plan
I had to show the process of completing the task using a mind map. I had to write the main task in
the center circle and draw sub circles to shoe the small tasks I needed to complete. I then compared
the tools that will be used and conclude what I will use. I did a plan chart too.
Create
I created the game. I had to write the process on how I created my output. I explained what I did
first, second and explained these steps using words and screenshots.
I explained any changes that I made to my plan. I explained if I did or not follow my plan
completely. I evaluated my design specification. I explained if I stick with my design specification or
did I make any changes.
Evaluate
I listed possible evaluation methods that I used to test my product. I have to evaluate its relevance to
the real issues. I reflected on my design cycle: Investigation, design, plan, create and evaluate. I have
to show evaluation methods.
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Reason, Charlie, and Angela Hawks. "The Benefits of Educational Computer Games." The
Benefits of Educational Computer Games. Slideshare.net, 27 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Aug.
2013. <http://www.slideshare.net/Crysari/the-benefits-of-educational-computergames>.

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