Design Project Day 3

CHOOSE PHASE

1. It fits all of our criteria except the part of difficulty. It is a little more difficult then we thought it would be.
2. The parts we are keeping are our theme, war zone, size, colors, the simple things like that.
3. We are going to change the firing mechanism and the return system to reset the game. Also we are going to add a coin slot on a free game. Our firing mechanism will then be changed from a rubber band to a kid flicking the ball.

IMPLEMENT PHASE

1. First we need the firing area, the war zone area, the box or game area/land, then the reset mechanism, coin slot, then lastly the design and appealing part of it.

• Armando-design, assembely
• Austin-shooting, reset mechanism, assembly
• Kevin-shooting, reset mechanism, assembly

1. Camo design, duct tape, string, markers, jello. 

• Austin-duct tape
• Armando-Camo design, markers
• Kevin-string, celebratory cupcakes 

Design-Project day 1

Group Awesome

Austin Alvarez
Armando Lugo
Kevin Beloney

Define Phase
Middle school boys
medium

5 aspects to making a game successful

1. simplicity
2. addicting-ness
3. color
4. comedic
5. For some, stupidity

Research Phase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWF-nyZFvk
This link had a pinball machine in it.
It was simple, yet looked like a great pinball machine.
Although the flippers were made poorly so the boy barely could hit the ball with them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5D_UjRb8u4
This was a skeeball game.
It was usable and the balls came back to you like an actual skeeball game.
The part where the scores were could have been elevated higher and he could have used different balls for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRq955hPWxM
Whack-a-mole machine.
This game is always fun and addictive to everyone who plays.
Unfortunately it was human powered which makes the game harder because you know there is a kid trying to cheat you by going to fast or something.
Ideation Phase
Games
paper football
temple run
car chase game
paper rugby
claw game
tank shooting game

Tank Shooting game

fun things about it

1. addicting
2. war themed
3. military
4. practical game
5. attention grabber

What can go wrong

1. Kids don't understand how to play
2. gun doesn't work
3. brakes
4. won't reset

Avoid

1. Draw directions
2. be 100% sure cannon shoots
3. build with extra duct tape
4. build reset mechanism perfectly