Lets review the Research Form up on Google
- Find the link in the upper right of the class blog.
- The form will work on your cellphone, tablet or computer.
We are tracking the following information or each game we play.
What are the basics:
- # of players. Min and Maximum amount of players
- Game Duration How long did the game take you to play?
- Difficulty This is set up as a range from easy to expert.
- Age Group What age groups can play this game. This is based on difficulty and subject matter.
Year Created When was this game made?
- What is the Theme? The theme is like the genre of a movie. Is the game based in a sci-fi world? A Western, Fantasy, Mafia, or is it Abstract?
- What are the Game's Mechanics? There can be any number of game mechanics usually from 1 to 4. Choose all that apply, just make sure the mechanic effects game play. Use the link on the side of the blog to get definitions for mechanics you are unaware of.
- What are the Roles players play? Write down a synopsis of who players are in this world and if it makes a difference in the game. Dungeon vs Clue
- What Category does it fit into? What catagory does the game fall into. What type of game is it?
- What are the Exceptions found in the game? List them out.
- Describe your Experience playing the game ? This should be a paragraph with specific details about playing the game the good aspects of the game and the bad aspects of the game.
- Strategy to Luck Scale. Use this scale to rate the level of strategy to luck. Most games fall somewhere in between.
Example Review of Dungeon by JOe
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Try reviewing LCR
Dice Games
Where rolling objects is the cornerstone of the game. Can add other element like cards or score sheets.
Current games:
- LCR - ?
- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-
- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players
- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-
- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-
- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-
- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
Photoshop Day 2
Setting Preferences
Photoshop --> Preferences --> General
Navigation
- Hand tool/Hand Rotate Tool
- Zoom tool
- Change Screen Mode
Color Picker
- Foreground/Background Color
- Eye-dropper tool
Drawing Tools
- Pencil/Paint Brush
—- Color Replacement Tool/Mixer Brush
- Paint Bucket/Gradient
- Erase/Magic Erase/Back Ground Eraser
- Sharpen/Blur/Smudge
—- Depth of Field - How much of the image is in focus in front of and behind the image
- Burn/Dodge/Sponge
Text Tools
- Horizontal Type Tool/Vertical Type Tool
- Horizontal Type Mask Tool/Vertical Type Mask Tool
Selection Tools (they define a workable area)
- Square/Circular Selection Tools
- Move Tool
- Laso/Polygon Laso/Magnetic Laso
— Tolerance
- Magic Wand/Quick Selection Tool
- Crop Tool
Layers
- Making Layers
--- New Layer
--- Cut/Copy/ Paste
--- Move Tool
--- Duplicate a Layer
- Delete Layer
- Layer Visibility
- Moving a Layer
- Opacity
- Modes
- Locking
Laying out a design in Photoshop
before Photoshop
1) paper size/image size
2) single or multiple designs on the page?
in Photoshop
3) size and resolution
4) define print area
5) define the middle
6) save as a template file named appropriately, as a .psd
ex 3.5_card_Template.psd
Work on Assignment part 1 & part 2
