Hey guys my name is Karla B! Wes and I giving you guys an update on what we are doing this week in class. On Monday, our instructor Heather, introduced us to our third experiment: Game Walk.

The concept behind this assignment was to start thinking about different ways of brainstorming such as when you are showering, meditating, drawing, walking, etc.

One method that Heather introduced to the class was a mind map (basically a spider web of ideas). The purpose of this exercise was to simply jot down any and all crazy, wacky, unrelated things that came to mind that could pertain to a single word or concept.

After wards, everyone was given the task of taking a 30 min walk, looking for a physical object, something we could make a game about. The goal was to seek places and things you normally wouldn't think about, challenging the definition of what games are. There were 2 rules we had to follow in this walk:

1.We had to be open to possibilities, be mindful

2.We had to walk alone

Although these rules seemed fairly simple and easy, they were actually quite hard to follow. I am not much of a walking alone type of person. Once we had completed this assignment we got into our groups and started discussing our experiences, and what we came up with.

My group came up with the idea to have a capture the flag, tag type of game called Nest Quest. There are two teams: the Birds and the Bees. The object of the Birds is to hide their eggs and capture the Bee's by grabbing the bee's bandana. Meanwhile the Bee's are trying to capture the Birds eggs and bring that egg back to the hive. The team that completes their task first wins.

So far this is our rough model for a game. I will keep you beautiful readers updated as the week goes by on more class adventures and projects.