Design Project Day 3

CHOOSE PHASE

1. Yes our game matches what we believe is fun for an elementary (3rd grade) student. We believe this because of it is appealing and a game everyone knows how to play. It is easy yet complex and intricate. Our game is entertaining and easy to win (but not too easy).

2. We want to keep its complexity and variety of obstacles. Its appealing nature is something we should keep and cherish as well. 

3. We will simplify its point system so it is easier to play.

IMPLEMENT PHASE:
1. To build our ball fall:
- On a 1.20 meter long cardboard glue some wooden pegs (each measures 2 inches).
- Cut out 2 cardboard inclined planes and glue them respectively on empty spaces on the base cardboard.
- Get 2 "flexible tubes" and glue them on empty spaces on the base cardboard.
- Cut out another inclined plane and glue a Yogo- Premio base as cup on one side of the inclined plane.
- This last inclined plane will be tied to a peg and the peg is the only thing that connects the "now-see saw" to the base cardboard.
-Cut out a collar of cardboard and glue this to the top of your recent creation. It should form a type of cone.
- Cut out 2 3 in. x 1.20 meters pieces of cardboard and glue them to the side of the base cardboard. (as if they were walls).
- Get some cellophane paper to cover the front of the creation. (kind of a display glass)
- At the bottom add cardboard divisors and mark different point scores for each space.
- Add any necessary cardboard pieces to support the main structure.

2. Materials: cellophane: Sebastian
Tubes: Lesmes
Yogo- Premio cup: Jack
Wood: Jack
Ball: Jack

Design Project Day 2

PROTOTYPE PHASE
1a. My model has the most strengths because it has the most details and is the most intricate.
1b. From Sebastian's: more inclined planes. From Lesmes': increase difficulty by changing point values.
1c. We might need more tubes and decrease the model in size.

2. Picture of our arcade game.

3. Feedback:

Good:
Decreased possibilities of fail, (keeping the ball inside)
Varied structure
Entertaining
Easy and simply but fun
Original and Creative


Bad (consider changing):
Be able to explain it well/ set of instructions.
Change funnel.

Good and Interesting Colleges for BioMedical Engineering and Bio-Engineering

Design project-day 1

Alejandro Lesmes, Jack Akerman, and Sebastian Fernandez de Soto

DEFINE PHASE
1. For: Elementary. Boys and girls.
2. Intermediate.
3. a. Fun
    b. Prizes
    c. Entertaining and enjoyable
    d. Neither easy nor hard
    e. Catch attention and have a certain comfortable size.
    f. Elaborate and complex
    g. Affordable

RESEARCH PHASE
1. a. Jacob's Arcade
        This game was fun because it was dynamic and a bowling knock-off, making people relate to the game easily.
The game was bad because it was too easy and if you were unable to put the ball in one of the holes you could roll again. Also, it didn't catch the player's attention.

   b. Jack Black's Kids Make Cardboard Arcade Inspired by Caine's Arcade
      This game was good because of the age of the kid who made it. The blockers were a good detail to it.
This game was pretty bad. You just had to throw a ball through a hole and it was too simple and not complex so it didn't catch your attention.

   c. Ezra's Pinball Machine
     This game was the best of the previous ones because it is much more elaborate and the CDs grab your attention. The bad thing about that game was that the flappers went over the ball and didn't work well. I would've added sounds or other obstacles as well as a spring or two.

IDEATION PHASE
1. Ball Fall (pegs)
2. Good Stuff: emotional and causes anxiety as well as nerves. Its a dynamic and simple game, yet not so simple.
3. Flaws: Pegs might fall down, ball might get lost, things might disassemble. Solution: Glue the pegs especially well. Extra Balls, and be careful when assembling stuff.

Final Project Link

Tech 2 Evaluation

AWW: A Web Whiteboard
Things I like:
1. Many colors and there are different pencil widths
2. You can directly TWEET, post to FACEBOOK, or post to REDDIT.
3. You can insert text into your drawing.

Things I don't like:
1. There is only pencil, a spray can and marker (or paint) should be added.
2. A bucket option should also be added, to fill in closed spaces. There should be more, different, pencil width sizes.
3.You should be able to insert images into your whiteboard drawing.
4. I would also suggest online synchronized drawing (with friends).

Ways I could use AWW:
1. To explain stuff to my friends when I've got a computer but not a pen.
2. Just for fun, to draw stuff.

Present.me
Things I like:
1. It is an innovative way of showing a PowerPoint and presenting it orally and visually at the same time.
2. You can upload your presentations so that other people can see them at different times.
3. There is a free monthly plan for people in which you can upload 3 presentations per month.

Things I don't like:
1. There is no language categorizing when exploring presentations so you might go into one and it is in Italian.
2. That present.me accepts presentations in which there is only a single slide; it really is boring.
3.That there are options to create a presentation with ONLY audio or ONLY slides, the purpose of the tool is lost.

Ways I could use present.me
1. To create school presentations so I don't have to present them in class, but there is a visual and oral explanation of it.
2. To explore and learn about different subjects with a person explaining different slides.

Linux

What I know
I know that Linux is a free operating system, such as Windows or Mac OS. I also know that anyone can download it for free and that most computers can run on Linux as well as Windows (or even Mac OS) at the same time. This is done by choosing the system you would like when starting the computer. I think this is called multiplatform computers. I know that its symbol/identity is a penguin.

Questions
1. Is Linux better than Windows? than Mac OS?
2. How does Linux's CEO win financially if it is a free operating system?
3. Are there multiple viruses for computers running on Linux? (as it is for Windows) Or are these a tiny amount (like Mac OS)?
4. Why is Linux's symbol a penguin?
What I learned
http://www.linux.org/
http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/11/14/why-penguin-is-linux-logo/
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-things-linux-does-better-than-windows/415
http://linuxaria.com/article/is-linux-better-than-windows-8-for-gaming?lang=en
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/20-reasons-you-should-switch-to-linux-912294
http://www.extropia.com/tutorials/misc/opensourcebiz.html


1. The Penguin is named Tux and it is the Linux symbol because Linus Torvalds was fond of penguins. He made a contest and then told the participants that he liked penguins.
2. Linux virus protection is better and cheaper than Windows'.
3. Linux Desktop manipulation is much more flexible and 'free' without barely any locks and restrictions. (like Windows)
4. Linux is much better than Windows 8 for gaming.
5. Linux is the only operating system of the above that is free.
6. Updates to Linux occur every 6 - 9 months, while Windows takes 5 years and Mac OS 2 years. Also, Linux's updates are free while both Windows and Mac charge for their updates.
7. In Linux, as in Mac OS, you can have multiple desktops, something that Windows does not let you.
8. Linux can run on any platform, from mobile devices to supercomputers. Mac and Windows cannot.
9. Linux is like Mac, malware is practically unheard of.
10. Linux, since it is free, primarily wins money from investments.
11. There are 863 known malware viruses for Linux.

CONCLUSION:
Windows sucks.
This connects to my life because now I have been convinced that Linux is not as lame as I thought. I have been so persuaded that I might even download it. Also, I now see that you can make money from free stuff (which might help spark something in the future). If I ever create something, I now have decided that I'll too create a contest and tell the contestants what I am fond of, whatever that might be at whichever time it might be. Linux was created with the user in mind, with all its versatility and flexibility, so the user feels comfortable with whatever (s)he establishes.

More Questions:
I am still not too sure how Linux makes so much money. How?
There are many other operating systems. Why was Linux so successful?