Thursday, October 25, 2018

Text Based Games; CYOA & RPGs; Zork

Please turn in any homework you owe.

Please read the article: Text Based Games (a short history).

Add notes on your graphic organizer for this topic. You will turn in your notes today for participation credit. YOUR NOTES ARE DUE @ 12:30. I will NOT take your notes after 12:30. Complete your reading and notes by then if you did not complete this last class!

Also Read & Take Notes on:

Choose your own adventure books (CYOA) began to arrive in the late 1970's (particularly from Bantam Books) to entice younger readers. The role-playing industry was just getting started. For more history on fantasy role playing games, check here. More information about Choose Your Own Adventure books can be found here.

Complete your graphic organizer with notes from the role-playing link and the CYOA book link (see hyperlinks above). Turn in your graphic organizer notes by 12:30 today for credit.

Then, 

Ready, Player One?

Use one of the computers to play Zork. You may work with a partner if you want to. Take turns typing in commands. But first, let's get some context for this 1980's computer game hit: Tapping into the Origins of Zork. Here's a pop culture reference from the Big Bang Theory.

Use the handout tips to help you adventure. Play Zork.

When you are done with that, play an interactive fiction game to see how it works:
Go to our Google Classroom and see some student examples of text-based games. You will be creating your OWN text based game next class. 

BRAINSTORMING/PREPARATION: Come up with your own idea for a story. See the basic story starter handout for help in fleshing out your idea. If you are creating a fantasy setting, check this link out for help and tips creating your own fantasy world.

HOMEWORK: None. If you are missing any homework/projects, please complete these assignments before the end of the marking period, Nov. 2. No work will be accepted for a grade after Friday's class (Nov. 2). We will have a quarter quiz on Chapters 1-3 on Wednesday. More details to follow.

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