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REWARDS: ABILITIES/ITEMS
• Jump (spacebar) - jump over holes instead of having to run around them • Dig ("D" key) - dig for hidden holes • Summon Spirit - summon a spirit to change a current conversational path Spirits live on the y axis & represent + and - emotions (opposites) Must create a line from the spirit to the hole you are in to summon spirits by entering slope (m) and y-intercept (b) into y=mx+b May only use this ability when in a hole • Spirit Scroll - Visual map of which holes each of the spirits live in. - This is needed to summon the correct spirit (to know "b") - Love | Happiness | Understanding | Compassion | Tranquility | Empathy - (opposites) Hate | Sadness | Confusion | Jealousy | Anger | Selfishness • Teleport Origin - Gain this ability IF the "origin" is returned to (0, 0) May only use this ability when NOT in a hole • Ray Gun - Input an angle to shoot a "ray" from the point the player is standing Press "up" or to start running, "down" to stop, & "space" to jump off. While on top of ray, won't fall in any holes and won't need to hold down movement keys. # Rank 1 - Speed=5 (same as normal speed). Enter absolute angle for direction. # Rank 2 - Speed=8. Enter relative angle for direction. • Line Slider - Input slope to create a line through the point you are standing - Press any direction key to hand from the line and slide - Press "space" to jump back to the ground. # Rank 1 - Speed=10. # Rank 2 - Speed=12. • DERT Machine - (Distance = Rate * Time) Machine - Allows players to fly to any point on the map. - Must enter the angle and time they wish to fly # Rank 1 - Speed=15. (1 unit/second) # Rank 2 - Speed=20. • Money - Can used to buy information, training, resources, et.. - "Wholes" are in the shape of a disk. - "Fractions" and "Decimals" are in the shape of pie slices. - In the beginning players will need to borrow money (negative numbers) at a given interest rate (percents) - Collectors will come after you if debt is not paid in time - "Fractions" dull and are "Decimals". Group 2 loves shiny things. They will exchange fractions for decimals at half cost. They also offer to buy the "origin" for a large sum of money because it is so shiny. • Markers - Allow players to use the colors they have collected to add to the "Graffiti Wall" • Environmental Controllers - Thermostat (temperature) - Wind (Magnitude & direction) - Percipitation (Rain, snow, or sleet depends on temperature) - Tordnado (linear path & touchdown intervals) |
LINEAR PROGRESSION (LEVELS)/LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Level 1 Visible map is a horizontal Number Line. Meet Group 5. (Missions involve 7th grade social studies standards). Begin to reveal meta story and missions Slowly reveal the context to the player. Inhabitant call the holes in which they live "points". Learn to navigate by being given an X coordinate of each point Learn that this group is not the only group that lives in this world Learn that the only way out of the world is to find the exit hole. Vertical Number Line revealed. Now directions are given as "Go to point 5 on the x axis". • Level 2 Quadrant 1 is revealed. Meet group 1. (Missions involve 7th grade math standards). Learn to navigate by being given an "ordered pair" for the location of each hole, or "point". Learn that the holes actually go forever and never end. Nobody lives there anymore though. • Level 3 Negative portion of X axis is revealed. Learn integer operations. • Level 4 Quadrant 2 is revealed. Meet Group 2. (Missions involve 7th grade art/music standards) Missions involve 7th grade science standards • Level 5 Negative portion of Y axis is revealed. More Practice with integer operations. • Level 6 Entire Coordinate Plane is revealed. Meet groups 3 and 4. (Missions involve 7th grade science and language arts standards) • Level 7 (optional) Map is 3D (Each hole brings you to lower level) Learn to navigate using (x, y, z) for each "point". |
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DETAILS
• Audience: 7th graders • Platform: PC (most schools have computer access) • Production Tool: Flash |