Paper prototypes

My Gaming I students have started their paper prototypes. I think that this topic is the core of the first section curriculum. Everything that comes before this topic shapes it, and everything after calls back to it. My classroom is constantly abuzz with students showing their neighbor's their ideas, drawing, ideas, etc. In Gaming II, my students are further tweaking their games using the customized topics from the Game Development section.

Snow, snow, snow!

If there is one think that is certain, besides death and taxes, it is that every few years ice, snow, sleet, cats and dogs (not really) all get dumped on West Virginia. The students love it, but I hate it. Unlike the public schools, there isn't any makeup snow days at Marshall. Classes end on a specific day in May, and if you haven't covered all of your curriculum, then oh well! So, because of this, I feel as though I am playing catch up. My Gaming I students will start the Imagining Your Game topic Wednesday, while my Gaming II students continue to work through the first couple of Gaming Development topics. They are anticipating beginning to learn advanced ActionScript features that they can implement in their games.
Here is to hoping that the weather front rolling this week doesn't bring lots of snow!