Game Research

I have found that the most tedious task in Globaloria, according to my students, is finding research to support game ideas. This task is listed under Choosing Your Topic in the side menu. Once students decide upon their game ideas, they are excited to get started creating games. Many students do not want to research information to enhance their games.

My questions is, how do I emphasize the importance of research? I understand why research is important, although I will admit that the tasks required in Globaloria do seem a bit tedious.

Any suggestions?

Snow Day!

Today we had our first snow day of the year! I got so much accomplished, but not until after I slept in an extra hour and a half ... nice! My first task was to shovel snow. I shoveled all of the walks and the entire driveway, whew!

Next, I cleaned my house (floors and all) and decorated Christmas style. I also visited my mother who has Alzheimer's. Those visits are never fun, but I was encouraged to hear her say the sentence, "I love you," even though she can't remember who I am.


On my way home I picked up some wood for the fireplace and a couple of movies. Tonight's going to be one of those "tuck in and get cozy" kind of nights!

Finally!

I have not been able to log on to create a new blog in the past week. I kept getting a "server is unavailable" type message. Did anyone else experience those problems?

Anywho, I'm back!!!!

My Christmas tree is semi-decorated (lights, but nothing else) a few decorations have been planted here and there, and a bunch of plastic storage boxes which hold Christmas decorations are scattered about the house.

No worries! We still have two weeks until Christmas, right?