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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oiko | the green prince
Posted in concepts, iterations, my games, narrative on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PRECEDENTS&REFERENCES
Posted in concepts, my games on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Oiko – learning outcomes updates (draft)
Posted in concepts, my games on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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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Posted in concepts, my games on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
iterations_week04:Sink City
Posted in concepts, iterations, my games on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
game_001.ppt
Hybrid FishTanks (title to be revised)
Posted in concepts, iterations, my games on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
iterations_week02:3 concepts
Posted in concepts, iterations, my games on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
sep20_3concepts1.ppt
concept_schematic_ 01
Posted in concepts on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
experience/simulation : equality between human beings+ species. ‘you are part of an endangered ecosystem’
message : be aware (learn) + ACT
research field: ecosysystems/ endangered species in NY/NJ marine and/or Hudson river
interaction rather than re-action : game mechanics of ecology: eat/ (fight/collaborate)/ reproduce / survive
form: big scale /organic
tropisms
Posted in concepts on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The philosophy of tropism describes precisely the context in which i want to build my game-capsule. A form that evolves alongside with the interaction taking place within, rather than simply reacting to its environment. (interacting vs reacting)
“Tropism or -tropy (derived from the Greek tropos or trope: turning) is [...]
intro
Posted in concepts, my games on September 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Imagine a “public” landscape, an organic layer, an ecosystem that floats over and around the buildings of Manhattan, living in harmony with the city; a restored ecology that allows the survival of the degraded local plant and animal populations through a balanced interaction with the users of the public space. In this blog [...]
