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Develop a game environment that: 1.Teaches kids valuable skills 2.Engages kids in sharing, competing and entrepreneurial activities. 3.Enables teachers and students to learn together. The Problem The Mission 1.Many parents do not want their kids playing computer games. 2.Engaging a high % of kids requires diverse, difficult to find, inspiring examples. 3.Teacher training is costly.

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Game Missions written by Callum and Ben Settlement: A planet has been discovered, and land is up for grabs. Who knows what wondrous items may be found on this planet? Gold? Artifacts? Weapons? Who knows? Throw your lot in with our company, and you’ll be the first people to settle on this new planet. Vacation: Come to the idyllic planet of Aephaan for a fun-filled week of space tournaments, with a $200,000 prize for the grand champion across all competitions, with lesser prizes given to other winners. All expenses paid for competitors still participating. Exploration: The newly discovered molten planet Primordia offers a unique look into how planets form and what they look like in the early times. Any scientists concerned with this field will want to buy a ticket now.

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Rocket Works Graphics You may encounter these space ships. We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Callum, 11 & Ben, 11 Chenery School Belmont, MA Matthew, Ryan & Ellis Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Mark, Noah, Andrew Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Edward & Kelly Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA

Rocket Works Graphics Your partners in the rocket company … We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Callum, 11 & Ben, 11 Chenery School Belmont, MA Saul, 10 Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Chloe, 9 BB&N Cambridge, MA Erica, 9 BB&N Cambridge, MA

Rocket Works Graphics In your travels, you’ll have to deal with these aliens! Jonathan, 10 Open Window School Bellevue, WA Chloe, 9 Park School Cambridge, MA We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Kelly, 10 Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA

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Rocket Works The objective is to win fame, fortune, power and love running a smoking hot Rocket Works company. You earn or lose gold coins when exploring the universe. Founder, CEO, & Chief Dude Investors pledge 100 gold coins to Rocket Works. (your starting capital) Bank Galaxy

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Rocket Works Story Line At headquarters, you can register, sign in, join workshops, blog, sell ads, … Build-It-Yourself Rocket Works

Rocket Works Story Line You start with a rickety old rocket that gets you to the first galaxy. When you win gold coins, you can trade them in for a rocket that will go to more galaxies. c c c Build-It-Yourself Launch Pad

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Build –It-Yourself Register Ctrl2Ctrl 3ArchiveNews HTML Browser Computer screen for Headline news Expert blogs Registration Registering new planets Trading up for a new rocket rig Buying stuff Etc.

Rocket Works Story Line When you return to earth, all your earnings and loses are calculated. $56,735,000 Financial History Mission Report Balance Statement Bank Galaxy You continue to run missions until you become the richest, smartest, most famous, most powerful dude in the universe Or You run out of money.

Rocket Works Story Line After you have cashed in your gold coins at the bank, you can go to the junk yard where: 1.You can buy a more expensive rocket to go further into space. 2.You can buy premium quality junk. 3.You can trade stuff. Junk Yard

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Develop a game programming environment that: 1.Teaches teachers and students together. 2.Enables custom development with minimum supervision. 3.Teaches consistently good programming technique. 4.Enables complex projects to be built quickly. 5.Can be edited easily. The Problem The Challenge 1.Teacher training to use technology is costly and time consuming. 2.Managing large groups in which there are many different projects is difficult.

Build-It-Blocks Modular Construction Build-It-Blocks is an online library of reusable, functional building blocks, subroutines, and construction tips. Build-It-Yourself is collaborating with the MIT Media Lab to design and develop Build-It-Blocks. Build quickly. Change your solutions easily. Repair quickly.

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1.Many construction systems are expensive. 2.Many construction systems are closed platforms. 3.Some construction systems are discontinued. Develop a basic construction system that: 1.costs less than $100 / project 2.can be used with many construction systems and software applications. 3.enables playful BIY-style projects. 4.has a reliable supply channel. The Problem The Challenge

Overview Scratch Board Input Sensors ($50) Scratch Programming Language (Free) Scratch Board Motor Controller ($50) LEGO, K’NEX, Craft Materials, Premium Quality Junk

Playful, engaging, computer controlled, multi-media rich. Integration of the virtual and real worlds. Projects  Cuckoo Clocks  Door Greeters  Rock’n Robot Bands  Puppet Theater  Capital Gains Machines  Trivia Game Machines  Wii-like controllers

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Developed at the MIT Media Lab Scratch Programming Language 1.Intuitive 2.Inexpensive 3.Powerful 4.Windows and Mac OS

Developed at the MIT Media Lab Scratch Board (Sensors) 1.Light, sound, slider, switch and resistive sensors. 2.Inexpensive ($50) 3.Windows and Mac OS

Developed at Build-It-Yourself Motor Controller 1.Drives 5V. 2.Rest, forward or reverse states. 3.Powered by USB, AC/DC converter or 9V battery 4.Inexpensive ($50) 5.Works with any screen display, any OS and any resistive sensor.

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Game Land to kids … We have a Problem! Anti-fun parents are making life miserable... restricting time playing games and socializing on the computer! Why do parents think computers are bad for you? How can computers help you?

Your Mission: Convince your parents that you will learn valuable skills while programming your own computer games and projects. You could get scholarships to the schools of your choice. (That will get their attention!) You could make life-long friends from around the world. You could earn fame, fortune and happiness with your new skills.

Your Mission: The world needs you to help solve the colossal messes your parents' generation have created. You must convince your parents to give you a reasonable amount of time to learn the computer skills you'll need to be a player in tomorrow's high-tech world.

How to be famous, rich & happy You will be exploring the universe in search of treasures, knowledge and games. The Queen of MIT has staked you with a rickety old rocket ship and 100 gold coins. Your goal is to multiply that investment. Each planet you explore has a challenge where you can win (or lose) gold coins.

How to be famous, rich & happy 1.Engineers at Rocket Works will give you hot tips. 2.Launch a rocket to explore planets. 3.Go to the Bank to collect your gold coins. 4.Go to the Junk Yard to cash in your gold coins. 5.When you land on a planet, you launch a mini game where you can win or lose gold coins.