Here is the Prezi presentation of our project:
http://prezi.com/7bipdqypqocj/untitled-prezi/?kw=view-7bipdqypqocj&rc=ref-41261239
Monday 20 May 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
Thursday, May 16th
Today, fortunately, the rain stopped just before PE class. Ms.Piercy let us to lead the class for today. We set up the camera and recorded the whole process of setting up, explaining the rules, and the actual game play. We are going edit the recording as part of our Prezi presentation.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Wednesday, May 15th
Today, I revised the rules of the Whack-a-ball based on the peer review results. Please see rules section for changes. Also, If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we are going to test our game during PE class. Here is a loose schedule of tomorrow's class:
9:40 CLASS STARTS
9:40-9:50 Changing/Attendence
9:50-10:00 Warm-up/ Set Up
10:00-10:10 Explaining rules/Demonstration
10:10-10:50 Playing the game!
10:55 CLASS ENDS
9:40 CLASS STARTS
9:40-9:50 Changing/Attendence
9:50-10:00 Warm-up/ Set Up
10:00-10:10 Explaining rules/Demonstration
10:10-10:50 Playing the game!
10:55 CLASS ENDS
Saturday, May 11th and Tuesday, May14th
On these days, we started to plan out our presentation. We decided to use a Prezi because neither of us had ever used one before. In the beginning of the project, Ms. Lees suggested that we should let the whole class to try our game out as our presentation, but later we found that difficult to do. We would need to get a field during English class and borrow some equipment from the PE department. However, there would be other PE classes in session at that time.
In our Prezi presentation, we are going to include the whole process of the game making, including the research, creation, troubleshooting, revising, and actually testing out the game. For the game testing part, we are going to film/edit our PE class and make a short video.
In our Prezi presentation, we are going to include the whole process of the game making, including the research, creation, troubleshooting, revising, and actually testing out the game. For the game testing part, we are going to film/edit our PE class and make a short video.
Friday, May 10th
Today, we made our rubric for our project:
We also prepared the questions for the peer reviewing:
(This was done on survey monkey)
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1. What is your name?
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2. Are you interested in this game? Give some reasons, why or why not.
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3. Do you think that the rules are too complicated to understand? Why or why not?
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4. Do you think that this game is too competitive for PE students?
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5. Do you think this game is safe?
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6. What is the best aspect of this game? What is the worst part of the game?
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7. What can we do to improve our game?
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8. Do you think that this game will motivate students that don’t usually participate in PE class?
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9. Any other comments/ suggestions?Friday 10 May 2013
Tuesday, May 7th and Thursday, May 9th
On these two days, we constructed all the balls. It took around eight hours in total. Here are the steps we took to make the balls:
1) cut the sock in half (we only use the bottom half)
2) put the ball in the sock and fold it in a specific manner
3) cut the extra edges of the sock, so it won't protrude
4) sew the openings to seal the ball in the sock
1) cut the sock in half (we only use the bottom half)
2) put the ball in the sock and fold it in a specific manner
3) cut the extra edges of the sock, so it won't protrude
4) sew the openings to seal the ball in the sock
Monday, May 6th
Today, our prototype was FINALLY accepted by Ms.Piercy!!!
That's all that happened today. We plan to mass produce the prototype this week. It takes 20 minutes to make one and we need at least 20 balls AND Willam cannot sew...
That's all that happened today. We plan to mass produce the prototype this week. It takes 20 minutes to make one and we need at least 20 balls AND Willam cannot sew...
Sunday, May 4th
Today, I decided to use the remaining socks from our last revisions to try one last time to make a proper ball that was soft and durable. I ripped the duct tape off and put the ball into the sock in a certain manner. Then I sewed it together carefully. Although the ball would be water resistant, I think that is certainly safe and soft enough to meet Ms. Piercy's high standards. Here is a picture of the last chance:
Thursday, May 1st
Today, our revised ball was ONCE AGAIN REJECTED by Ms. Piercy. This time, it was because the ball was still too hard. Also, she said that the two edges of the plastic bag was sharp and may somehow stab someone in the eye. Ms. Piercy showed us a foam ball like this one:
She said that if we still couldn't produce a viable ball, then we could use these.
Sunday, April 28th
Today, I discovered that lots of the tape used to seal the plastic bags did not hold. William suggested that we should use a tiny piece of duct tape, although the edges may be sharp. Here is the ball, revised again:
Saturday, April 27th
Today, William and I got together to revise the ball AGAIN... After trying various method in an attempt to glue plastic wrap onto the ball, we failed miserably. Then, we turned to putting the balls into small PVC(plastic) bags. We then sealed the bag with clear tape. Here is a picture of the prototype:
Tuesday, April 23rd
Today, we continued to discuss our problem. I suggested that we should use a plastic binding agent to bind plastic wrap onto the ball. This would make the ball smooth, durable, but also soft. However, after doing more research, we found out that the process of bind the platic is costy and dangerous. For this reason, we decided to think of another solution...
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