Vis Viva Week 2:
This week we met with Elizabeth Forward on Monday to discuss the project and see the energy lab. This was very helpful to answer some questions we had about the direction of the project. We also took a look at some of the curriculum that is used to teach energy and continued our research on fossil fuels.
We had several brainstorming meetings, where lots of good ideas came up. Ideas varied from a general overview of fossil fuels to breaking down the processes and focusing more specifically on one type of fossil fuel. It has been a challenge to pin down one idea that we really like because there are many different possibilities and directions for this project.
We’ve developed some major themes or areas of interest and decided that we are each going to expand on one type game experience for Monday’s team meeting, and then hope to pick something.
This week some mock-ups were also made for our branding materials, and will be polished up next week. The current theme is the relationship between oil, water and the earth. How our current existence relies on both water and oil, and how they both are powerful living forces on our planet, which ties in with our team name, Vis Viva.
Next week we will be meeting with the Elizabeth Forward teachers to talk about how the project will tie in with the curriculum. We also hope to pick an idea and get to work with designing and prototyping.