Purpose Games Application (http://www.purposegames.com/create):
Measurements: | Score: |
Simplicity | 4 |
Effectiveness | 5 |
Creativity | 3 |
Availability | 5 |
Total: | 17 |
Comic Master Application (http://www.comicmaster.org.uk/):
For Purpose Games, Simplicity was by far the easiest criteria to score. From my research, I was able to note that the program has a fool-proof guideline that literally walks you through each and every step of the design of the game. All it makes you do is log in, and follow the instructions on the screen. This is very handy, since I tend to foul up if something is far too complicated to understand. Overall, I gave the Purpose Games application a 4 in Simplicity. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because the instructions are simple, but I still might make a mistake if I don't pay attention to what I'm doing. To get a 5 in this category, the program would have to be so simple that anybody could complete it without making a single error.
Measurements: | Score: |
Simplicity | 2 |
Effectiveness | 4 |
Creativity | 4 |
Availability | 3 |
Total: | 13 |
Effectiveness was the most important variable in the investigation, because the whole purpose of the project is to be able to teach a 6th grader what the Design Cycle is based on our product. I gave the Purpose Games a 5 because it s by far one of the best ways to teach a child a new topic. With a game, you can do it over and over, and learn from your mistakes, until you fully understand it. I take sample quizzes all the time in order to ready myself for a test or learn a new topic. This high opinion of the method is the reason I gave this application such a high grade.
I decided to give the Comic Masters application a 4 because while it can be a useful tool, I am not partial to the method. I don't beleive that just reading about it and visualizing it can help you to fully understand a topic. I think it's better if you can practice it and memorize it through repetition. This is only an opinion, because I am sure that other people are learning their best when they can visualize it topic in their mind's eye. But unfortunately, my views on how I learn control my decision making, and the Comic Masters program will get a lower score.
The most straightforward reason I can give for giving the Purpose Games a low 3 as a score in Creativity is simply because a quiz game is not that creative. There are no music features or font choices or colorful visuals to keep someone entertained. It's pretty much just a small test. And I understand that nobody acn be entertained by a test. The only reason I did not score it lower is that there are choices on how you can format your game and how you can score it. But other than that, no creativity whatsoever when it comes to the Purpose Game program.
Now, the Comic Masters application does deserve a 4 in this category because of its array of choices. You have the liberty of creating your own scenes, situations, and character interactions. It gives you components that you can work with, including already made characters in pre designed poses. Also, the idea of teaching someone using this method is quite unheard of, at least from my perspective. The only issue is that, while it has choices, it does not have as many choices as I would like it to. I feel it constricts you to certain things instead of letting you be completely free in your creation. This is the reason I did not go any higher with my scoring.
In Availability, I gave the Purpose Games program a 5 because of the simplicity involved with finding it online. All you would really have to do is look up the website, log in, and search the name of the quiz. There is almost no complications involved. A person would just have to search the name of the website, and not have to type in five different key words trying to find one website. This is important because if a product is hard to find, people will be less likely to use it. Of course, as it is a fact that humans are not perfect, there can be some issues, such as forgetting the website, or forgetting your password.
I gave the Comic Masters program a 3 because there would have to be more steps in actually finding the product. First, the website only offers the actual comic book maker, and not an application for reading the previously finished products. Since this is the case, I would have to create a link of some sort on my blog in order to make the product public to all viewers. This would be an added inconvinience to the person trying to use the product, only because now they would have to find my blog, then find the post with the link attached to it. Though it wouldn't be that much of an issue to me, I understand that some people cannot bear to lift even a finger in an effort to find the product. So, I gave this product a low score.
In conclusion, the Purpose Games application is the best choice for me. It's simple, effective, and is very easy to find online. While it is not creative, that is not the angle I was striving to reach for. Creativity cannot always teach. I gave this application 17 points. The Comic Masters program, although imaginative and different, is not the most useful tool in demonstrating a new topic. This is why I did not pick this progam. I scored this program a 13.
I decided to give the Comic Masters application a 4 because while it can be a useful tool, I am not partial to the method. I don't beleive that just reading about it and visualizing it can help you to fully understand a topic. I think it's better if you can practice it and memorize it through repetition. This is only an opinion, because I am sure that other people are learning their best when they can visualize it topic in their mind's eye. But unfortunately, my views on how I learn control my decision making, and the Comic Masters program will get a lower score.
The most straightforward reason I can give for giving the Purpose Games a low 3 as a score in Creativity is simply because a quiz game is not that creative. There are no music features or font choices or colorful visuals to keep someone entertained. It's pretty much just a small test. And I understand that nobody acn be entertained by a test. The only reason I did not score it lower is that there are choices on how you can format your game and how you can score it. But other than that, no creativity whatsoever when it comes to the Purpose Game program.
Now, the Comic Masters application does deserve a 4 in this category because of its array of choices. You have the liberty of creating your own scenes, situations, and character interactions. It gives you components that you can work with, including already made characters in pre designed poses. Also, the idea of teaching someone using this method is quite unheard of, at least from my perspective. The only issue is that, while it has choices, it does not have as many choices as I would like it to. I feel it constricts you to certain things instead of letting you be completely free in your creation. This is the reason I did not go any higher with my scoring.
In Availability, I gave the Purpose Games program a 5 because of the simplicity involved with finding it online. All you would really have to do is look up the website, log in, and search the name of the quiz. There is almost no complications involved. A person would just have to search the name of the website, and not have to type in five different key words trying to find one website. This is important because if a product is hard to find, people will be less likely to use it. Of course, as it is a fact that humans are not perfect, there can be some issues, such as forgetting the website, or forgetting your password.
I gave the Comic Masters program a 3 because there would have to be more steps in actually finding the product. First, the website only offers the actual comic book maker, and not an application for reading the previously finished products. Since this is the case, I would have to create a link of some sort on my blog in order to make the product public to all viewers. This would be an added inconvinience to the person trying to use the product, only because now they would have to find my blog, then find the post with the link attached to it. Though it wouldn't be that much of an issue to me, I understand that some people cannot bear to lift even a finger in an effort to find the product. So, I gave this product a low score.
In conclusion, the Purpose Games application is the best choice for me. It's simple, effective, and is very easy to find online. While it is not creative, that is not the angle I was striving to reach for. Creativity cannot always teach. I gave this application 17 points. The Comic Masters program, although imaginative and different, is not the most useful tool in demonstrating a new topic. This is why I did not pick this progam. I scored this program a 13.
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