1. Educational Games

2. JASON B. ALMONTE CEFERINO GABRIEL R. RAMIREZ REYNALDO R. TUGADE BS COMPUTER ENGINEERING Implementation of a Digital Game-based LearningEnvironmentfor Elementary Education Undergraduate Student Project (2008) 3. Digital Game-based Learning

Creates a learner-centered, learner-guided environment.

According to Begg, Dewhurst, and Ellaway (2003), this is a description of a model paradigm for proactive self reflective critical learning .

(Dziorny, 2006)

4. For Grade 6 Science CurriculumFor Apple Ipod Touch 5. Layers of the Earth Game

It is an adventure type of game.

The main goal of the game is for the student s to venture through the 5 different layersof the Earths atmosphereavoiding obstacles and collectingcertain objects along the way.

The game concludeswhen the player is able to reachExosphere.

6. Educational Background 7. Goals

Students should learn about the different characteristics of each of the 5 layers of the Earth.

Students should have the ability to define each layer in terms of its chemical and physical properties.

It should help the students to visualize what each layer looks like.

Integrate some topics about pollution in the Earths atmosphere.

8. Gameplay and Control 9. The game was originally designed to be an upward-scrolling adventure game wherein the players control a spaceship to travel through the different layers of the atmosphere.

IPod Touch Accelerometer Feature

Booster Button is designed to increase the velocity of the rocket for certain duration.

Maneuver button enables the rocket to avoid obstacles along the way.

Atlas Sprite and Title Maps to render background images and collidable objectswithin the game.

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IT HAS 7 DIFFERENT STATES, THE GAME PROLOGUE, EPILOGUE AND THE 5 GAME STATES CORRESPONDING TO THE 5 DIFFERENT LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

Game Timeline and Story Line 11.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE GAME REVOLVES COMPLETELY UPON THE COMMUNICATION IN BETWEEN GAME OBJECTS SPECIFICALLY THE MAPS, HUD, ENEMY OBJECTS, AND THE MAIN CHARACTER.

Game Structure 12.

LAYERS OF THE EARTH GAME

DISASTER MITIGATION GAME COLLECTION

Other games 13. Advantages 14. Disadvantages 15. Thank you!