Hello Everyone! I recently had the opportunity to develop an educational game for my Preparing Instructional Media Class. I tried to think back to the elementary level and think of simplistic games that both helped me and kept me engaged. In second grade, on a very basic DOS-like system, we had a game called---wow, I can't remember the name. Alas, the premise was that the players were driving a race car that was propelled by correctly-answered math questions. I wanted to create a similar quiz-based game, however, had to make it relevant to my interests--thus, the mermaid theme. I am also a big fan of alliteration, so the nautical theme suited me in that regard.
Admittedly, the platform used to create the game, Scratch, was horrifically daunting. One has to create variables and blocks, etc. As someone who has never worked with similar software, I didn't know where to begin. I honestly did not find the tutorials on the site very informative. I did a quick query on Youtube and found several videos outlining the game making process with the Scratch program.
After I got into the groove, it was pretty easy to develop a script for the game. Additionally, the software enables viewers to see the "behind the scenes" scoop on others' games/music videos as well. (Yes, I said music videos--do it.)
Below is the link to my game. I hope it helps you brush up on your basic multiplication skills in the most "fintastic" way.
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