Design Project-Day 3

TO DO DAY 3

1. The game matches the group that we have planned it to be for because of how simple and easy it is to play the game and conduct it myself. The game gives points and also gives tickets because of how they are needed in order for the kids to earn prizes that they can receive by catching tickets that fall from above which have certain numbers on them which define how many points that the kids can obtain. Also, the tickets have negative numbers with positive numbers which makes it more challenging for the kids to obtain certain scores to get prizes that they need. Overall, I believe that the idea is being very well made, and will be a big hit towards the kids that will play it.

2. Some powerful ideas in the model that we want to keep is the sliding holder that holds the two flaps together that will release the tickets. Also, we want to keep the numbers tickets that contain positive and negative numbers so it can be more exciting for the students. Another aspect we want to keep about the model is how the model is looking physically because the model should be adjusted to the height and size of the children so it won't be uncomfortable for anyone that uses it. The tray idea on the bottom can also be kept since it makes it efficient to remove the tickets from the bottom to place them back on the top, above the flaps. In conclusion, all the aspects of the model could be kept, but the final product should just be longer.

3. Factors that we can remove to simplify the game are nothing. The game is very simple and the model has the aspects of a game that is needed for efficiency and simplicity.

Building Plan:

1. In order to build the actual model, we must go through these steps.

•  Cut up the large cardboard and separate them into 3 sides so they can be folded into a box with a missing side.
• Cut up another cardboard so that the floor can be covered for a tray to be placed.
• Cut a piece of cardboard and cut it in half to be made into the flaps for the tickets to fall through.
• Cut two pieces that look like rectangles and make a stick to hold the flaps together.

Sam does the cutting, and Yootaek does the folding, and Jeffrey makes the balls.

2. Bucket - Sam

Design Project - Day 1

Yootaek Oh
Sam Thomas
Jeff Habbegger

Define Phase:
1.  The game will be focused on the age groups of elementary school students, and for both genders to play.
2. The difficulty of the game will be easy as it is focused towards the children.
3. A game will be made successful if it has levels, gives points, if it requires luck, has a teaser, and gives tickets that can be redeemed for prizes.
Research Phase:
1. Sammy's Game: This game was very simple and understandable which made it easy for new customers to understand how it would work, and it had a little challenge to it with the blockers at both sides of the goal. In my opinion the game could be added with another level after the level where he throws the ball inside goal so it could have a little bit more of a challenge.
2. Caine's Labryinth: In my opinion the game was a very original game because of how it could be controlled by the normal hand when many games like these are usually made on mechanical gadgets as apps. The game could be improved by perhaps making the labryinth itself a bit clean so people can actually see the difference in the maze because currently it is made out of different boxes which make it hard for some to view the labryinth from different angles.
3. Caine's Ticket Grab: The game was a very creative game in a way because it was literally a tight space where the customers could have all the fun and excitement that they needed. Overall it was a very good game but can be improved in many ways by perhaps tightening the door so the tickets wouldn't fly out of the little booth, yet everything is very creative in many ways which makes it a good game generally. 
Ideation Phase:
Paper Rain

Ideas:

• Very Convenient and easy to use. It has different paper balls with different numbers on them that can be counted at the end of the game to be redeemed as prizes.
• Players stand on top of a bucket that will hold all the tickets and make it easier for them to put the tickets back on top of the booth.

Negative:

• The game could go wrong with children being different sizes. The Paper Rain Booth can be made considering the size of even big children for them to fit.
• The game might be too easy for children to play due to the size of paper balls. The balls can be made in various sizes so the game can go from easier to harder.