oiko | the green prince

As mentioned earlier, Oiko’s story is conveyed to children through illustrations as well as short rhyming sentences in the book. The text that is distributed accordingly next to the illustrations in the storybook is provided below:
‘In a universe not far away, there was a young prince who loved to play. His favorite of all the things in the world to do, was catching planets while he flew His planets were plenty and all in good shape- placed next to each other in a blue sky scrape. Oiko, loved to swim and water his plants, running around with his short red pants. but one day pollution came along and things started to go wrong: the sun wouldn’t shine, oiko’s world was no longer divine. the fish had nowhere to swim, the birds in the forest wouldn’t sing Oiko thought of the three techno galaxy trainers and gave them a call! The trainers were famous for their coaching skills, helping young boys and girls to make water, energy and tree fills… Lets meet the trainers, before we play, and coach with them along the way.’

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matrix code (its working!!!)

int dataIn = 2;  ‘ Bits are shifted out this pin # to 7219.
int load = 3;   ‘ Tells 7219 to transfer data to LEDs.
int clock = 4;  ‘ Data valid on rising edge of this clock pin.
int maxInUse = 1;    //this variable will set how many MAX7219’s you’ll use
int e = 0;           // just [...]

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PRECEDENTS&REFERENCES

A. (recent) game-ography
paradice
clicko
lonpos
cadoo
tetris
bejeweled
electrocity
B. biblio-graphy
B1. content ( books that explain concepts of ecology and nature to early graders)

wetlands-nature search a hands on guide for nature sleuths

grasslands-nature search a hands on guide for nature sleuths, A Joshua morris books-published by the readers Digest association

dorling kindersley- eyewitness books

plant-discover the fascinating world of plants-their structure, variety, and [...]

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Oiko:gameplay steps_draft

concept_sketches_01.jpg
you need: oiko booklet (quests), gadget (ecology indicators)+oiko bricks (restored ecology pieces) – see image
OVERALL GOAL : create your own restored ecology puzzle and be the first player to place four humans in the center of your landscape!
STEP_01 :
Pick the puzzle you want to play from the OIKO booklet. There are 6 levels of difficulty [...]

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Oiko – learning outcomes updates (draft)

contents

intro: what is ecology
learning outcomes for Oiko game-play
learning background for each domain / Oiko-gadget

Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and between them and the environment. Although ecology is not primarily about solving environmental problems, its goal is to deepen our understanding between living things and between them and the physical [...]

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Abstract Paper [Draft 1]
OIKO, an enviromental game kit
Monday Dec. 3, 2007
The purpose of this project is to teach New York children (ages five plus) and their parents how to protect the environment, by maintaining a sustainable lifestyle. Oiko is a game kit that investigates a new type of educational play much influenced by arcade and [...]

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midterms_ecoplay+swims

Here are some visuals from my midterm presentation+ a small blurb
big idea:
Through the medium of game design I would like to communicate how an architectural space can be creatively configured into a space of imagination. As a designer, I am interested in exploring how spatial design elements can feed into the overall structure of my [...]

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iterations_week04:Sink City

game_001.ppt

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Hybrid FishTanks (title to be revised)

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iterations_week02:3 concepts

sep20_3concepts1.ppt

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