i am 16 years old and I attend Elkins High. I am really big into weight lifting.
Monday, November 9, 2009
11/6
Our new game will be about how a bill is processed. It will be a tower defense type of game were the different bills are stopped by certain parts of the government.
Jeremy - I enjoyed your team presentation today. You and your team have a really cool game concept. I liked your paper proto-type video too.
Make sure you guys do good research to review if/what anyone has done in this area previously. Do a google search like: "how a bill becomes a law" + "game" - it will take you to good resources for you to learn from (i.e. www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_bill.html, www.njleg.state.nj.us/kids/howbill.asp, www.votesmart.org/resource_govt101_02.php, etc...).
I think it could also be cool if you and your team create a screen shot if you win that has video, audio or text on a screen that describes how a past historical bill became a law or even how the current health care bill in Congress is going through the process of committees, votes, etc.
As you may know, there is a major health care bill in Congress right now that may become a law or get shot down. The hot button issue in the health care debate seems to be this thing that people are calling "the public option." It's fascinating how everyone in the Republican Party is opposed to a health care bill that includes "the public option." Most Democrats - who have the majority of seats in Congress - and the President favors a health care bill with the public option. But even still, the Democrats might not have enough votes to block a fillibuster by Republicans who will try to block a health care bill with the public option from reaching the President's desk. Do you know why Republicans (and some Democrats) are against a health care bill with the public option, and why most Democrats want the public option? I'd love to see you guys research this stuff and blog about it! I'm really interested in what you guys think and how you can integrate some of your ideas in to the game play.
Great job! I look forward to reading your blogs about the game-making process as well as blogs about the research you're conducting. I'm eager to see the progress that you and your team make. Keep working hard!
Sincerely, David
David Lowenstein State Director, Globaloria West Virginia david@worldwideworkshop.org
Jeremy - I enjoyed your team presentation today. You and your team have a really cool game concept. I liked your paper proto-type video too.
ReplyDeleteMake sure you guys do good research to review if/what anyone has done in this area previously. Do a google search like: "how a bill becomes a law" + "game" - it will take you to good resources for you to learn from (i.e. www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_bill.html, www.njleg.state.nj.us/kids/howbill.asp, www.votesmart.org/resource_govt101_02.php, etc...).
I think it could also be cool if you and your team create a screen shot if you win that has video, audio or text on a screen that describes how a past historical bill became a law or even how the current health care bill in Congress is going through the process of committees, votes, etc.
As you may know, there is a major health care bill in Congress right now that may become a law or get shot down. The hot button issue in the health care debate seems to be this thing that people are calling "the public option." It's fascinating how everyone in the Republican Party is opposed to a health care bill that includes "the public option." Most Democrats - who have the majority of seats in Congress - and the President favors a health care bill with the public option. But even still, the Democrats might not have enough votes to block a fillibuster by Republicans who will try to block a health care bill with the public option from reaching the President's desk. Do you know why Republicans (and some Democrats) are against a health care bill with the public option, and why most Democrats want the public option? I'd love to see you guys research this stuff and blog about it! I'm really interested in what you guys think and how you can integrate some of your ideas in to the game play.
Great job! I look forward to reading your blogs about the game-making process as well as blogs about the research you're conducting. I'm eager to see the progress that you and your team make. Keep working hard!
Sincerely,
David
David Lowenstein
State Director, Globaloria West Virginia
david@worldwideworkshop.org