Mind-map
K, I do not know how to start, if I was brainstorming on my own my idea of a video game. Am I pitching one for my own selfish pleasure or one that is educational and can be enjoyed?
I will start by listing the things that I am passionate about that can be realistically translated into the Digital Games.
Creative writing
History
Music
Poetry
Jenson mentions how the "research concentrates on playing digital games, whether those are commercially made or made especially for education. Less prominent has been research focused on the design and development of games as a means to support critical competencies like creative problem solving, collaboration, and programming skills" (2).
If you try to incorporate several ideas into one, perhaps you have a greater chance of engaging the audience. For example, If a student dislikes one subject you can incorporate that into another subject. So history into English, for reading kids can read historical essays.
"These days, the most visible sorts of videogame renditions of music are the rock performance games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Games in these two series ask players to manipulate simplified versions of guitar, bass, drum, and vocal parts to complete songs in the context of a fictional cover band rising to the top of the charts by playing real hits from classic and modern rock" (Bogost, 20).
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My intention will be to change this specific to the writing of songs, maybe have pre-made rhymes for the player to have to fit together and then incorporate musical mixes.