Chapter 3 Evolution of the GamePages 62 to 69!
October 8, 2013
For Today:Characteristics of human beingsLook at Chapter 3 – Questions to
answer. Due before you leave class.
Project! Due Friday, November 2nd.
Unique characteristics of a human is:Ability to design.Ability to use tools.Adults sought out useful objects
for survivalChildren sought out the
entertainment used to build physical dexterity.
Physical DexterityIs skill or ability at performint
physical tasks.Help build hunting skills and
physical coordination.
CoordinationHow well your hands, feet,
eyesight, etc., work together to complete a task.
Benefits of play:Development of hand-eye
coordinationMuscle memoryBrain-extremity pathwaysMotor skills (these are your
smooth movement skills)
Hand-eye coordinationThis is when your are able to see
something and reach out and grab it!
Example: ◦Catching a ball requires hand-eye
coordination.◦Movement of your hand to the place
in the path of the ball.
Muscle MemoryIs how the muscles in the body
remember how to react.Example: Penmanship! The
drawing of letters. Or, typing!
Brain-extremity pathwaysAre the connections from the
brain to movement points throughout your body.
Example: Learning to walk!Your brain sent signals to the
correct muscle in your body and created a pathway. The nerves work together along the path to send a signal to the legs. If the wrong signal was sent your would trip or fall.
ReflexA quick, involuntary movement.Example:
◦Getting hit in the knee is to kick your leg.
SocializingIs interacting in a group
environment.
A game:Must included:An activity organized by rulesWith an objective, goal, or victory
conditionIn a game environment that
enables play or pretending
Or it is not a game!
PlayThe participation in an
entertainment activity.
Game EnvironmentIs a setting altered or designed to
play a certain activity.Examples:
◦To play soccer you need a field clear of trees and obstacles. This is your Environment!
PuzzlesRequire the player to mentally
analyze and solve a problem.Easy to make and play!Examples:
◦Wooden Peg Game◦These games had:
Rules! Victory condition! Game Environment!
Board GamesRequire two or more players to
engage in mental competition.Example:
◦Chess!
Random-number generator:Is any device used to fairly and
without bias create a number at random within a given range of numbers.
They are important to games! ◦Why? They allow different results
which keeps the game fresh and playable.
Card Games:Involve using a series of uniquely
printed cards within the set rules of a game.
Very Popular!Can play more than one type of
game with a single deck of cards.
Tarot Cards:Have mystical overtones as used
by psychics of today.Card game of chance!
Themed board game:
Began around 1900’s.Players enter an elaborate
pretending environment where they become the characters.
Use the dice/numbered cards as a random generator.
Examples:◦Monopoly◦Clue◦The Game of Life
ImmersionIs the degree to which the player
becomes fully involved with the game world.
Role PlayingAllow for a very deep immersion
as players assume a character (play a role).
Examples:◦Dungeons and Dragons