I've decided to postpone going back to the real world a little longer. Instead of graduating and getting a real job in December, I'm probably going to take the minimum number of classes for a bit and graduate at the end of March.
2 reasons why you care: First, if you guys all decide to get together out east in August, I should be able to fly out given enough notice. I promise I won't throw up on anyone's stuff. Second, one of the main reasons I'm doing this is so I have more time to work on my graduate project, and I'd like some ideas from you guys.
I started my project 8 weeks ago doing research and have narrowed it down to an area. It is a game for 1 - 4 players, age 6 - 12. The game will be designed to develop children in the areas of reflex, coordination, balance, and spatial relations. This summer I'll be spending a lot of time coming up with different concepts for the tasks involving the above abilities. If you think of any ideas crazy or plain, even impossible, I'd like to hear them. Good innovation often starts with ridiculous ideas.
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Tim, I'll do some brainstorming and let you know what I come up with re: reflex, coordination, balance, and spatial relations . . . It won't involve booze, I promise.
I suppose we could educate them on the wonders of alcohol and intoxication. I could create character cards displaying our wealth of experience, ie. don't cook drunk, you might burn your foot. Don't fall on your face, you'll go to the hospital. Don't play on the roof, you'll fall off.
I've got several ideas for reflexes and spatial relations, coordination and balance are the harder ones to make fun and fit in a box. I'm going to try and get ahold of some child development specialists in the near future as well for ideas, and to act as consultants throughout my project.
I think a good drill for kids working on "coordination skills" -- at least within the context of a board game -- would involve doing two things simultaneously: stirring a solution in a beaker, say, while tapping a little tune on a miniature xylaphone. Hmm, maybe not. As far as balance goes, I'd recommend blindfolding the little ones, spinning them around, then asking them to walk the line. It's not quite like being drunk, but it's an honest-to-God approximation.
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