Cardboard Carnival -- Week 2
February 20, 2024
You will need a glue gun, building supplies, a circuit board, and motors inside the Cardboard Carnival Supply Kit to complete your game. All registered students can pick up their kit at either Evanston Public Library locations:
- Main Library - 3rd Floor Help Desk
- Robert Crown Branch Library - Library Help Desk
Kit pick up is available during regular library hours. Use this link for current hours.
When students follow the Engineering Design Process, they make sure they are covering all the bases to design a fun and functional arcade game.
- STEP 1: EMPATHIZE -- what do Kindergarten to 5th grade students want to see and experience in an arcade game?
- STEP 2: DEFINE -- does your arcade game include the key elements?
- STEP 3: IDEATE -- did you think of many different ideas until you came up with a creative and feasible game design?
- STEP 4: PROTOTYPE -- how is your sketch design? Do the rules and play work?
- STEP 5: TEST -- did you improve your game after getting feedback from others?
- STEP 6: SHARE -- will you show up to present your game for everyone to play at the Cardboard Carnival on April 6th?
Create a Theme
Earn a Prize Token by describing the story for your arcade game with the main characters and the setting.
Sketch your Game
Earn a Prize Token by creating a sketch diagram of your game and include labels to describe your game elements.
Get Feedback
Earn a Prize Token by sharing your sketch diagram with a friend or family member and ask them for feedback to improve your game design.
- MON, FEB 26 - 4:00 - 6:00PM: Getting started with buttons @ Robert Crown
- MON, MAR 4 - 4:00 - 5:30PM: NeoPixel Light Strips @ Robert Crown
- WED, MAR 6 - 1:00 - 3:00PM (HALF Day): Decorating with Cricut @ Robert Crown
- MON, MAR 11 - 4:00 - 5:30PM: Sound & Speakers @ Robert Crown
- MON, MAR 18 - 4:00 - 5:30PM: Support Workshop @ Robert Crown
- SPRING BREAK (MAR 23 - 31) -- Open Drop-in Support Hours at the Loft. No Registration Required
