Links

=Links=

Sites that could serve as inspiration for our project:

Jelly Car 3 Draw your car and then drive it on tracks that are constantly added! //(contributed by Krista)//

Charadium A social drawing and guessing for the iPhone.. //(contributed by Krista)//

Apps for Fun and Games Apple's collection of iPhone games. Good inspiration! //(contributed by Krista)//

NCES Create-A-Graph tool for kids
This site's graphing tool might be a good model for us to follow or draw from. //(contributed by Krista)//

Discovery's How Stuff Works
This site is excellent in how it brings together science resources,social networking elements and also hosts games and quizzes. Students could spend hours on this site in a fun, self-directed learning experience. //(contributed by Beiyi)//

Levitated - The Exploration of Computation This site is just cool- the author / designer uses flash and other applications to artistically test the boundaries of online experiences. //(contributed by Krista)//

Crayon Physics I think this game is a good example of meaningful play and learning-by-creating. Players will try to solve physical problems by drawing, and the drawings will be transformed into "real" physical objects. It is "meaningful play" because the relationships between player's drawings (actions) and outcomes in the game are both __discernable__ and __integrated__ into the larger context of the game. I think the game at least offers 3Cs: Challenge, Curiosity, and Control. I think it is a good case of game design that worth studying. //(contributed by Beiyi)//

Nourish Interactive This site has tons of games where kids can build meals and learn about nutrition. Pros: They are great models for how to categorize food, and we can learn from their game mechanics, challenges and winning conditions. Cons: Many of them lack a constructionist and/or constructivist approach to learning. They have limited personalization/customizability options. And, a lot of their user interfaces aren't very intuitive or engaging. //(contributed by Krista)//

[|Nutrition Explorations] There are some interesting games related to nutrition. //(contributed by Yang)//

FFunction's Nutrition Facts Visualization Case Study: Visualizing nutrition data of milk in a visually informative and appealing way. //(contributed by Krista)// [] Some information about nutritions. //(contributed by Beiyi)//

[] A nutrition game on Whyville. //(contributed by Beiyi)//

[] An easy-to-use access to food information including calories and food groups. //(contributed by Beiyi)//

[] USDA Food and Nutrition Database //(contributed by Beiyi)// //[]// //Nutrition Database// //(contributed by Yang)// //[]//

//Nutrition Database// //(contributed by Yang)//