Chapter 3 Evolution of the GamePages 62 to 69!

October 8, 2013

For Today:Characteristics of human beingsLook at Chapter 3 – Questions to

answer. Due before you leave class.

Project! Due Friday, November 2nd.

Unique characteristics of a human is:Ability to design.Ability to use tools.Adults sought out useful objects

for survivalChildren sought out the

entertainment used to build physical dexterity.

Physical DexterityIs skill or ability at performint

physical tasks.Help build hunting skills and

physical coordination.

CoordinationHow well your hands, feet,

eyesight, etc., work together to complete a task.

Benefits of play:Development of hand-eye

coordinationMuscle memoryBrain-extremity pathwaysMotor skills (these are your

smooth movement skills)

Hand-eye coordinationThis is when your are able to see

something and reach out and grab it!

Example: ◦Catching a ball requires hand-eye

coordination.◦Movement of your hand to the place

in the path of the ball.

Muscle MemoryIs how the muscles in the body

remember how to react.Example: Penmanship! The

drawing of letters. Or, typing!

Brain-extremity pathwaysAre the connections from the

brain to movement points throughout your body.

Example: Learning to walk!Your brain sent signals to the

correct muscle in your body and created a pathway. The nerves work together along the path to send a signal to the legs. If the wrong signal was sent your would trip or fall.

ReflexA quick, involuntary movement.Example:

◦Getting hit in the knee is to kick your leg.

SocializingIs interacting in a group

environment.

A game:

Must included:An activity organized by rulesWith an objective, goal, or victory

conditionIn a game environment that

enables play or pretending

Or it is not a game!

PlayThe participation in an

entertainment activity.

Game EnvironmentIs a setting altered or designed to

play a certain activity.Examples:

◦To play soccer you need a field clear of trees and obstacles. This is your Environment!

PuzzlesRequire the player to mentally

analyze and solve a problem.Easy to make and play!Examples:

◦Wooden Peg Game◦These games had:

Rules! Victory condition! Game Environment!

Board GamesRequire two or more players to

engage in mental competition.Example:

◦Chess!

Random-number generator:Is any device used to fairly and

without bias create a number at random within a given range of numbers.

They are important to games! ◦Why? They allow different results

which keeps the game fresh and playable.

Card Games:Involve using a series of uniquely

printed cards within the set rules of a game.

Very Popular!Can play more than one type of

game with a single deck of cards.

Tarot Cards:Have mystical overtones as used

by psychics of today.Card game of chance!

Themed board game:

Began around 1900’s.Players enter an elaborate

pretending environment where they become the characters.

Use the dice/numbered cards as a random generator.

Examples:◦Monopoly◦Clue◦The Game of Life

ImmersionIs the degree to which the player

becomes fully involved with the game world.

Role PlayingAllow for a very deep immersion

as players assume a character (play a role).

Examples:◦Dungeons and Dragons