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Simon Game – PowerPoint 2010
You will be creating a game using PowerPoint based on the classic Simon Game where the user will be asked to repeat a series of color changes.
End in Mind
●How use animations very carefully
●Using Hyperlinks to Slides
●Using Consistency Measures
●Logical Organization
Creating a Master Template
●View > Slide Master
●Once in Slide Master View, select Insert Layout
●Shrink the width of the text box to about half the size using the sizing handle
●Rotate the text box 45° Clockwise using the rotation handle (green lollipop)
●Position the text box on the far left of the screen using the move tool
●Select Close Master View
Slide 1 - Welcome
●From the Home Ribbon, in the Slides section, select Layout > Custom Layout
- This will be the layout of the Master Slide you just made
●Select “Click to add title” and type “Welcome”
●Using the Insert tab, add Text Boxes, Word Art and Clip Art
- “Welcome to (Place Your Name Here) Simon Game”
- Use your Imagination – have some fun
●Include a Picture or Clip Art to act as a Start Button
- Should be obvious to user to Click Here to Begin
●Add a Background Color by selecting Design > Background Styles > Format Background
- Do Not use a Theme
- Check Apply to all
Slide 2 – Ready
●From the Home Ribbon, in the Slides section, select New Slide
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom Layout as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “Ready”
●Go back to Slide 1 and Right Click the Start Button and Choose Hyperlink
●On the left side double clickon Place in This Document
- Choose the Ready Slide and then click OK
●Go back to Slide 2
●Using 3 separate WordArt or Text Boxes, Give your user a brief prompt that the game is beginning
- “On Your Marks,” “Get Set,” “Go!”
●Animate the first Phrase
- Select Animations > Choose an Entrance
- Should be quick
- Set to Start With Previous in the Animation Pane
●Animate the remaining phrases
- Set to Start After Previous in the Animation Pane
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance Slide After and set to 00:01.00
- You may have to choose a slightly longer amount of time to accommodate animations
- This will prevent the user from having to click to move on.
Slide 3 – Base
●From the Home Ribbon, in the Slides section, select New Slide
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom Layout as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “Base”
●You will be creating the Base Game Interaction
●Choose a Shape that you would like to use from the Insert and Shapes menu
- You can use 1 shape with 4 colors or 4 different shapes
●Select the 4 Shapes at once by using a large square or CTRL + Click
●Add a simple, quick EntranceAnimation like fade
- This will differentiate when a new slide appears
- Select Animation Pane, in the drop down arrow, select Start With Previous
Slide 4 – Show Red (Color 1)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Base and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Change the title on the left from ”Base” to “Show Red”
●Select the Red (Color 1) Shape and select Animations > (Emphasis) Color Pulse
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance Slide After and set to 00:01.00
Slide 5 – Show Green (Color 2)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Base and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Change the title on the left from ”Base” to “Show Green”
●Select the Green (Color 2) Shape and select Animations > (Emphasis) Color Pulse
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance Slide After and set to 00:01.00
Slide 6 – Show Blue (Color 3)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Base and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Change the title on the left from ”Base” to “Show Blue”
●Select the Blue (Color 3) Shape and select Animations > (Emphasis) Color Pulse
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance Slide After and set to 00:01.00
Slide 7 – Show Orange (Color 4)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Base and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Change the title on the left from ”Base” to “Show Orange”
●Select the Orange (Color 4) Shape and select Animations > (Emphasis) Color Pulse
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance Slide After and set to 00:01.00
Time to Test…
Push the F5 button on the top row of the keyboard. You should see:
- Start Screen
- Click the “Start Game” button
- Ready Screen
- Should advance automatically
- Base
- You will have to click to get through this, we’ll fix later
- Show Color 1
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 2
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 3
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 4
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
Slide 8 – Game Over
●From the Home Ribbon, in the Slides section, select New Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom Layout as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “Game Over”
●Add the appropriate ClipArt, WordArt, Text Boxes, other Graphics and Animations to show that the player has lost the game
●Have a lot of fun with this slide as it will require little interaction from the user.
●Do they want to play again?
Slide 9 – Select Red (Color 1)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Base and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Change the title on the left from ”Base” to “Select Red”
●Select all 4 Shapes at once (big box, or CTRL + click)
●Add a Fade entrance in the Animations tab
●Right click the Red (Color 1) Shape and select Hyperlink
●Select Place in This Document on the left and then choose Next Slide
●Right click on each Non-Red Color (Color 2, 3, 4) Shape and select Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Game Over
Slide 10 – Select Green (Color 2)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Select Red and select Duplicate Slide
●Change the title on the left from ”Select Red” to “Select Green”
●Right click the Green (Color 2) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Next Slide
●Right click on the Red (Color 1) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Game Over
Slide 11 – Select Blue (Color 3)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Select Red and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
●Change the title on the left from ”Select Red” to “Select Blue”
●Right click the Blue (Color 3) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Next Slide
●Right click on the Red (Color 1) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Game Over
Slide 12 – Select Orange (Color 4)
●From the Slide Sorter (slides on the left), right click on Select Red and select Duplicate Slide
- Make sure this new slide is moved to the last position on the left
●Change the title on the left from ”Select Red” to “Select Orange”
●Right click the Orange (Color 4) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Next Slide
●Right click on the Red (Color 1) Shape and select Edit Hyperlink
- Select In This Document on the left and then choose Game Over
Time to Test…
Push the F5 button on the top row of the keyboard. You should see:
- Start Screen
- Click the “Start Game” button
- Ready Screen
- Should advance automatically
- Base
- You will have to click to get through this, we’ll fix later
- Show Color 1
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 2
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 3
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Show Color 4
- Appropriate color pulses and slide advances automatically
- Game Over
- Click through this for now
- Select Color 1
- Shapes flash and pause, click appropriate color
- Select Color 2
- Shapes flash and pause, click appropriate color
- Select Color 3
- Shapes flash and pause, click appropriate color
- Select Color 4
- Shapes flash and pause, click appropriate color
Slide 13 – My Turn
●In the Slides section, select New Slide
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “My Turn”
●Add a text box or word art to the Page that Says “My Turn” so that the user can read it.
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance After and set to 00:00.50
Slide 14 – My Turn
●In the Slides section, select New Slide
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “Your Turn”
●Add a text box or word art to the Page that Says “Your Turn” so that the user can read it.
●Select Transitions > check the box next to Advance After and set to 00:00.50
Slide 15 – You Win
●In the Slides section, select New Slide
- If you use the drop down list, make sure to select Custom as before
●Select “Click to add title” and type “You Win”
●Add the appropriate ClipArt, WordArt, Text Boxes, other Graphics and Animations to show that the player has won the game
●Have a lot of fun with this slide as it will require little interaction from the user.
●Do they want to play again?
Build the Game
●Change your view to slide sorter by selecting the View > Slide Sorter
●You will use the 15 Slides you have made to create the entire game.
●Use the copy and paste functions to build (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Right Click Copy/Paste, or Drag and hold the CTRL key)
●Below is a pattern for the game, make yours whatever you like, as long as you follow a pattern.
●The pattern must grow and build off of itself.
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- Slide 1 - Welcome
- Slide 2 - Ready
- Slide 13 – My Turn
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 14 – Your Turn
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 13 – My Turn
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 5 – Show Green
- Slide 14 – Your Turn
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 10 – Select Green
- Slide 13 – My Turn
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 5 – Show Green
- Slide 6 – Show Blue
- Slide 14 – Your Turn
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 10 – Select Green
- Slide 11 – Select Blue
- Slide 13 – My Turn
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 5 – Show Green
- Slide 6 – Show Blue
- Slide 7 – Show Orange
- Slide 14 – Your Turn
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 10 – Select Green
- Slide 11 – Select Blue
- Slide 12 – Select Orange
- Slide 13 – My Turn
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 5 – Show Green
- Slide 6 – Show Blue
- Slide 7 – Show Orange
- Slide 4 – Show Red
- Slide 14 – Your Turn
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 10 – Select Green
- Slide 11 – Select Blue
- Slide 12 – Select Orange
- Slide 9 – Select Red
- Slide 15 – You Win
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Finishing Touches
●Change your view to slide master by selecting the View > Slide Master
●Select the title box on the left side by clicking on the edge of the box.
●Select Drawing Tools / Format and select Text Fill > No Fill
- This will make your slide labels invisible
- This should be the last thing you do after testing for any errors.
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Above and Beyond
There is so much fun for you to have with this. Try adding any of the following:
●Additional slides / Longer Game
●Additional Animations
●Special Buttons
●Music
●Sound Effects
●A Movie
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