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[[User:KnightMearh| Jonathan Meschino]] (4th Year)
 
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→ 09.22.09 - Current GIT repository can be found [http://git.sugarlabs.org/git/project-xavier/mainline.git here].
 
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→ 10.01.09 - Watch a brief demo of our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGt9UZZgE18 game] on youtube.
 
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→ 11.12.09 - MPG has become Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter (MAFH)! This name change is permanent.
 
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→ 11.12.09 - Fortune Hunter now has a [http://mathFortuneHunter.blogspot.com blog]!
 
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→ 11.12.09 - Join the Fortune Hunter [http://groups.google.com/group/fortune-hunter mailing list] via Google Groups and stay up to date with our progress and news info!
 
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= Introduction =
 
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Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter draws on teaching children of a global scale fourth grade mathematics through the guise of a dungeon styled adventure game. Players will be able to explore dungeons and fight fearsome battles with various monsters, each pertaining to a unique mathematical concept. The player controls a protagonist that must progress through maze-like dungeons, solve puzzles / problems, and defeat enemies in a two dimensional world. It is a single player adventure with room for ad hoc cooperative play in the future.
 
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MAFH follows the story of Arith, a determined young researcher dedicated to finding all of the world’s best hidden secrets. One day she stumbled across a piece of blank papyrus during the time she spent studying in Egypt on a dig site. She quickly brought it to her best friend and colleague, Lytic. They were determined to find out more about this strange paper, but the two could not unearth its secrets in such a short time.
 
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Three months later, the dig ever deeper into the earth, Arith noticed a faint glow emanating from a random pile of dirt. “What’s that over there?” she asked Lytic, who was standing nearby with his shovel. Digging it out, Lytic noticed that it was a small amulet. It let off the strangest beautiful teal glow. “Strange,” he remarked. Lytic stared deep into the light, his eyes widening as if in a trance. "Just what are you?" he questioned. The glow got even brighter and then went dim again. Now the amulet appeared to be as plain as any other stone. Confused, the two left the site to turn in for the night.
 
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Upon bringing this find to back to their living quarters, Arith tossed it lightly on the table. It landed near the old blank papyrus that she had found months earlier. Only this time, the papyrus wasn't blank. The light seemed to be the key and filled the papyrus with teal characters and symbols. The two stared amazed at the sight. Nothing made sense. It was no language they’d ever come across before. Upon closer inspection, only one thing was certain. The image of a giant pile of treasure, larger than anything you could imagine. The other familiar symbol was an image of a human mind and mathematical symbols surrounding it. Apparently, those who desired this treasure must be intelligent and versed in the ways of math. The first leg of this treasure hunt was underway.
 
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The next day, Arith and Lytic, found themselves in a strange place face to face with a mysterious and ancient building, relics in hand. “You wait here. I’ll go take a look around,” Arith told Lytic. “Okay. Good luck.”
 
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The objective of this project is to reiterate teachings of fourth grade mathematics to students in a fun and unique way, primarily through the use of creative interactive software. The project is intended to be used as supplemental material to classroom education. See [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter#Curriculum_Elements Curriculum Elements] for incorporated curriculum topics and [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter/LessonPlan Lesson Plan] for a lesson plan to use in the classroom.
 
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There are many vocabulary terms used in this wiki and the game. They are listed here for clarification and understanding.
 
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* '''Dungeon''': The game world that the player is exploring which covers the lesson the student is currently on.
 
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* '''PC Mode''': PC Mode is when you are using the laptop with the keyboard.
 
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* '''GB Mode''': GB Mode is when you are using the laptop with the buttons on the monitor piece and not using the keyboard.
 
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* '''HP''': This represents the player's health within the game world. When it reaches 0 the player loses and their character dies.
 
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* '''Power''': this is a bar that starts out full for each attack and slowly diminishes until the attack is completed. When the attack is completed the amount of damage it does is based on how much was left in the power bar. Each attack does some minimum amount of damage that is increased if the power bar is not at 0.
 
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* '''Critical Hit''': An especially effective attack that gives the student the chance to do more damage to their opponent if they solve a simple multiplication problem.
 
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* '''Attack''': This is how the player does damage, and defeats an opponent.
 
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* '''Basic Attack''': A move that the student can make when in battle that has a chance of either hitting the opponent, missing the opponent  or producing a critical hit. It requires no math unless the student gets a critical hit.
 
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* '''Fraction Attack''': This is an attack which requires the player to solve a problem using fractions to perform a successful attack.
 
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* '''Geometry Attack''': This is an attack which requires the player to solve a problem using geometry and/or graphing ideas to perform a successful attack.
 
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* '''Shop''': This is where the player can purchase new equipment, and items to use in battle, in the game using the in-game currency.
 
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== Controls / Input (default) ==
 
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Setup the XO monitor so it is rotated 180* and fold it back down into the XO. Players will then utilize the directional pad and four buttons located on either side of the monitor for game input. This configuration is known as GB mode. The directional pad on the left of the monitor is used for movement and to change the cursor position when player input is necessary. The check mark button to the right of the monitor acts as a select tool. The circle, square, and X buttons will vary depending on the activity / situation at hand and will be defined during.
 
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Setup the XO monitor so it is open, with the keyboard to its front. Players will then utilize the keyboard and touchpad for game input. This configuration is known as PC mode. The touchpad, up, right, down, left keys, and W, A, S, D keys are used for movement. Players can point and click on on-screen elements to interact using the touchpad or simply move using the abovementioned keys. The keyboard is used when player input is necessary. The enter / return key acts as a select tool. Other keyboard functions will vary depending on the activity / situation at hand and will be defined during.
 
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The new game option starts a new game from the first level.
 
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The continue option directs the player to the continue menu (see below). The player will be able to view their class stats from here so they may see how well their classmates are doing in the game, as well as their current game progress.
 
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• Basic Attack - This performs a basic attack. If the player gets a critical hit it brings them to the Critical Hit Screen.
 
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| Select, use, and explain models to relate common fractions and mixed numbers (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, and 11/2), find equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals, and order fractions.
 
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MAFH follows the story of Arith, a determined young researcher dedicated to finding all of the world’s best hidden secrets. One day she stumbled across a piece of blank papyrus during the time she spent studying in Egypt on a dig site. She quickly brought it to her best friend and colleague, Lytic. They were determined to find out more about this strange paper, but the two could not unearth its secrets in such a short time.
 
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Three months later, the dig ever deeper into the earth, Arith noticed a faint glow emanating from a random pile of dirt. “What’s that over there?” she asked Lytic, who was standing nearby with his shovel. Digging it out, Lytic noticed that it was a small amulet. It let off the strangest beautiful teal glow. “Strange,” he remarked. Lytic stared deep into the light, his eyes widening as if in a trance. "Just what are you?" he questioned. The glow got even brighter and then went dim again. Now the amulet appeared to be as plain as any other stone. Confused, the two left the site to turn in for the night.
 
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Upon bringing this find to back to their living quarters, Arith tossed it lightly on the table. It landed near the old blank papyrus that she had found months earlier. Only this time, the papyrus wasn't blank. The light seemed to be the key and filled the papyrus with teal characters and symbols. The two stared amazed at the sight. Nothing made sense. It was no language they’d ever come across before. Upon closer inspection, only one thing was certain. The image of a giant pile of treasure, larger than anything you could imagine. The other familiar symbol was an image of a human mind and mathematical symbols surrounding it. Apparently, those who desired this treasure must be intelligent and versed in the ways of math. The first leg of this treasure hunt was underway.
 
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The next day, Arith and Lytic, found themselves in a strange place face to face with a mysterious and ancient building, relics in hand. “You wait here. I’ll go take a look around,” Arith told Lytic. “Okay. Good luck.”
 
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Each dungeon will introduce a distinct mathematical concept, and each dungeon will be comprised of several levels of increasing difficulty. 
 
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At the beginning of each level, the player will face the entrance of the dungeon.  In each room, if there are no enemies left, the player will have a decision as to where to go next based on where in the dungeon they are.
 
  
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As the player moves through the dungeon, they will face enemies which they will have to fight by solving math problems.  If the player answers enough questions correctly in a battle, they will win the battle.  However, if they continue to answer questions wrong, they will be damaged and eventually die.  When the player dies, they will be faced with the option to quit to the main screen, or to restart the level.  Once the player answers enough math problems correctly or defeats enough enemies, a teleporter will appear which will take them to the next level of the dungeon.
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When the player reaches the end of the dungeon, they will encounter a boss which will confront them with numerous timed math problems to ensure mastery of the dungeon's concepts. There is also a possibility of an end of level puzzle which will require players to solve geometry based puzzles to progress.
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:Effective education is an important and serious issue in all regions of the world. The focus of Fortune Hunter is to provide and promote additional educational tools through technology to make knowledge more fun, interesting, free and available to students of the world and make recognizable this new means of future public service. Fortune Hunter provides supplemental educational mathematics material to its players. We are consulting the effectiveness of education through unconventional means, specifically video games. People learn easily through experience more than standard teaching methods. We stray away from standardized questioning and focus on inherent problem solving skills via various mathematical concepts. One of the highlights of this process is the ability to commit to an open community of users, developers, and interest groups and spread awareness. The project will not reach a finite state ever, which allows for continual growth and development, primarily based on constructivist feedback of students. It's hard to make useful software free and widely available. We will provide thousands of children with additional learning resources. MAFH players will learn in and out of the classroom while having fun simultaneously. Being available for an entire world of learners (on XO and PC), we provide statistic tracking and analytical models for teachers and students to easily follow and understand. There was a 20% increase in math scores for students who used educational math games in 2009. Education is a valuable tool and to provide a new free learning experience that catches on will alter the world.
  
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A player's game is completed when they find all of the fortune hidden within the dungeon.
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== Getting Started ==
  
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:Welcome to the Fortune Hunter™ experience! Please use the '''[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter Navigation Panel]''' located at the top and bottom of each page to move around the wiki. A '''Table of Contents''' is located in the upper-right corner of each page as well.
  
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Each dungeon will introduce a distinct mathematical concept, and each dungeon will be comprised of several levels of increasing difficulty.  
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:Also note that in order to get the full extent of our efforts, we have divided the project into two separate XO activities. Fortune Hunter is a playable adventure game and Fortune Maker™ is a custom level / story creator. They are both available and work hand in hand.
  
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At the beginning of each level, the player will face the entrance of the dungeon. In each room, if there are no enemies left, the player will have a decision as to where to go next based on where in the dungeon they are.
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:Here is a brief outline of what to expect on each page of the Fortune Hunter wiki:
  
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As the player moves through the dungeon, they will face enemies which they will have to fight by solving math problems. If the player answers enough questions correctly in a battle, they will win the battle. However, if they continue to answer questions wrong, they will be damaged and eventually die. When the player dies, they will be faced with the option to quit to the main screen, or to restart the level. Once the player answers enough math problems correctly or defeats enough enemies, a teleporter will appear which will take them to the next level of the dungeon.
 
  
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When the player reaches the end of the dungeon, they will encounter a boss which will confront them with numerous timed math problems to ensure mastery of the dungeon's concepts. There is also a possibility of an end of level puzzle which will require players to solve geometry based puzzles to progress.
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:''Home'' - This is the central hub for Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™. Come here to check out the latest news, info, releases, to learn about the project, and to brush up on your Fortune Hunter™ vocabulary.  
  
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= Critical Path =
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:''Developer's Corner'' - This is the developer's hub for Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™. Go there to contact / learn about the team, submit ideas and comments, join the team, and keep track of the milestones and objectives during production.
  
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== Main Menu ==
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:''Game Mechanics'' - Learn about the game play. Anything related to the game's functionality is located here.
  
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Once the title screen appears, scroll down to the 'NEW GAME' option and push the select button to begin your quest.
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:''Game Elements'' - Learn about the characters, enemies, items, weapons, armor, etc. here!
  
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== Dungeon 1 ==
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:''Game Features'' - Here is the place to check out details on some unique Fortune Hunter™ game features.
  
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being updated...
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:''Fortune Maker'' - Learn everything there is to know about Fortune Maker™, the user custom level creator.
  
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= Developer's Section =
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:''Dungeon Guide'' - Follow the story arc of Fortune Hunter™, as well as view a detailed play through guide outlining each dungeon, level, cutscene, and FMC.
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== Meet the Team ==
 
  
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[[User:KnightMearh| Jonathan Meschino]] (4th Year Student @ RIT)
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:''Education'' - Interested in utilizing Fortune Hunter™ in the classroom? Learn about the educational material in the game and check out customizable lesson plan! Also learn how to use Fortune Hunter™ as reinforcement material outside of the classroom.
  
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[[User:esk7610| Eric Kenvin]] (3rd Year Student @ RIT)
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:''Media'' - Come here to see pictures, videos, and read articles showing others having fun with Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™!
  
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[[User:prestonj| Preston Johnson]] (3rd Year Student @ RIT)
 
  
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[[User:DaveSilver| David Silverman]] (3rd Year Student @ RIT)
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== Helping Out ==
  
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You can do your part! Would you like to help us? We are seeking people of all skills to help in any way possible. We would like some python programmers, artists, designers, testers, translators to name a few things. Nearly anything can and will be useful to us, so don't be shy about saying HEY! To get started, send an email to [mailto:jmeschino@mail.rit.edu jmeschino@mail.rit.edu].
  
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Interested in joining our development team? [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter#Contacts Contact us] for more information.
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== News Feed ==
  
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:This spot is dedicated to news announcements regarding the project.
  
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'''''Consultants'''''
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:→ 11.14.10 - We are currently out of active team members, so progress is expected to halt for a while. If you are interest, please contact [mailto:jmeschino@mail.rit.edu jmeschino@mail.rit.edu]; we would love to have you help out. Jon Meschino is always available for questions or help and you can keep an eye on his [http://knightmearh.blogspot.com/search/label/Fortune%20Hunter blog] for Fortune Hunter updates. If you want to jump into it, you can find a to-do list at our [https://fedorahosted.org/fortune_hunter/report/1 Trac page]! Thanks, and I'll update again when there is need.
  
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[[User:Mchua| Mel Chua]] (Red Hat)
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:→ 10.10.10 - We are currently working on Fortune Hunter release 3.0!
  
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[[User:Sdz| Sebastian Dziallas]] (Sugar on a Stick)
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:→ 02.05.10 - New links added to MEDIA section.
  
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:→ 02.02.10 - Our first public release of Fortune Mather™!! Please scroll down this page to the DOWNLOAD section to get a copy for yourself.
  
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We appreciate all of your help and suggestions. Thank you!
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:→ 01.27.10 - Our first public release of Fortune Hunter™!! Please scroll down this page to the DOWNLOAD section to get a copy for yourself.
  
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== Meetings ==
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:→ 01.15.10 - Yet another wiki reformat. We have spread the pages more thin to increase ease of access and use. The Navigation Bar has all of the pages listed.
  
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Developer meetings:
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:→ 01.06.10 - User testing day! We held a preliminary user trial to work out game play elements at a school district in New Jersey. The game was played by fifth grade students, who provided us with constructive feedback. Pictures of the students playing will be posted shortly...
  
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Where: Game Design Labs - Building/Room No. 70-2500 @ RIT
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:→ 01.01.10 - Happy New Year!!
  
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When: 5-8pm Thursdays
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:→ 12.16.09 - Rearranged the wiki into sections and added [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter navigation] at the top of the page.
  
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6-8pm Saturdays (TBA - only if needed that week)
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:→ 12.07.09 - Created a working XO activity file. [http://groups.google.com/group/fortune-hunter/files File can be found here]
  
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Meeting times and locations are subject to change as needed. For more information, contact someone on the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter#Meet_the_Team Team].
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:→ 12.04.09 - Watch game demos on [http://www.youtube.com/user/maFortuneHunter our youtube channel]
  
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== Milestones ==
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== Download ==
  
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''Today is {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.''
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:Download the newest release of '''Fortune Hunter'''™ and '''Fortune Maker'''™!
  
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* denotes topic
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'''PYGAME Library''' is required for play. Should be already installed on XO.
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To install Pygame on other OS, visit the [http://www.pygame.org/download.shtml pygame download page].
  
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→ denotes subtopic of above-listed topic
 
  
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:[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4272 Download Fortune Hunter™]
  
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'''Precursor → Weeks 1 - 2''' (September 6 - September 26, 2009)
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:[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4274 Download Fortune Maker™]
  
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* <s>familiarize with OLPC XOs</s>
 
  
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* <s>familiarize with open source community</s>
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=== Release Notes ===
  
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* <s>familiarize with git versioning</s>
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<table>
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<tr><td>
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">'''''Fortune Hunter''™ - Release Version 4'''</div>
  
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* <s>familiarize with python</s>
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&rarr; Coming soon! This release will see the game leave the experimental phase.
  
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</div>
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4272 '''''Fortune Hunter''™ - Release Version 3''']</div>
  
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'''Week 3''' (September 27 - October 3)
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&rarr; Alpha public release! Improved game stability. Game now public on activities site.
  
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* <s>mess with GB mode</s>
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&rarr; Python Imaging Library no longer a requirement to run game.
  
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* <s>set up and familiarize new git repository</s>
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&rarr; Removed implemented FMCs for further testing/work efficiency.
  
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* <s>class structure</s>
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&rarr; Added / updated GUI graphics.
  
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* <s>review python</s>
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&rarr; Minimap updated.
  
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* <s>familiarize with pygame</s>
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&rarr; Updated combat system. Removed item usage/equipment from combat. Added SEARCH option in combat. This allows players to obtain data on enemies. Can be viewed in Bestiary (coming soon).
  
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* <s>cannibalize!</s>
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&rarr; Inventory menu changed to Pause Menu. Press check and square with menu open to switch between on screens. This allows for more space/ readability.
  
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&rarr; Merchant graphics updated.
  
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'''Week 4''' (October 4 - October 10)
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&rarr; Merchant shop screen updated for easier use.
  
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* work on prototyping of tougher game elements
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&rarr; Dungeons graphic types added! Ice, Astral, Sand dungeons now in game!
  
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* <s>create class structure</s>
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&rarr; Dungeons properly broken up into 5 levels.
  
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* <s>begin coding world (map)</s>
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&rarr; Added 3 more dungeons to content.
  
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&rarr; Added more enemy types! Cave Yeti and Bonesprout now in game!
  
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'''Week 5''' (October 11 - October 17)
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&rarr; Adjusted game difficulty. Should be easier to play.
  
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* <s>begin coding travel system</s>
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&rarr; Added ice audio soundtrack to ice dungeon!
  
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&rarr; <s>ability to move from room to room</s>
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</div>
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</td><td valign="top">
  
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* <s>begin coding combat system</s>
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">'''''Fortune Maker''™ - Release Version 2'''</div>
  
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&rarr; get the 'combat stage' set up for functionality
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&rarr; In progress...
  
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* <s>work on placeholder graphics to be loaded into game</s>
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</div>
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4274 '''''Fortune Maker''™ - Release Version 1''']</div>
  
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&rarr; Initial release for preview!
  
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'''Week 6 - 7''' (October 18 - October 31)
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&rarr; Basic GUI implemented.
  
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* <s>finish travel system</s>
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</div>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>
  
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&rarr; <s> debug any issues or conflicts</s>
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">'''''Fortune Hunter''™ - Release Version 2'''</div>
  
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&rarr; <s> text notifications of choices</s>
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&rarr; Alpha public release! This release is a bit buggy. Noticeably the introductory animation. Game runs smoother with VM than it does on the XO.
  
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&rarr; <s> polish it off to fully working</s>
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&rarr; Travel system working.
  
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* finish combat system
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&rarr; Combat system working.
  
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&rarr; have exchange of turns
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&rarr; Inventory and menu system working.
  
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&rarr; menu that works for choices
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&rarr; Merchant system working.
  
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&rarr; text notification for choices
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&rarr; 7 implemented levels.
  
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&rarr; basic battle is functional from start to finish
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&rarr; Initial graphics and audio in place.
  
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</div>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>
  
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<div style="border: 1px solid black; width: 275px; padding: 5px;">
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<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">'''''Fortune Hunter''™ - Release Version 1'''</div>
  
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'''Week 8''' (November 1 - November 7)
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&rarr; Closed release.
  
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* begin working on GUI and Menu systems
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</div>
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</td></tr>
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</table>
  
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&rarr; set up in game
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=== License ===
  
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&rarr; make functional
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[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/88x31.png]
  
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'''Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter™ by Jonathan Meschino, Eric Kenvin, Justin Lewis, Kevin Hockey, David Silverman, Preston Johnson, Mike DeVine is licensed under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License].'''
  
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'''Week 9''' (November 8 - November 14)
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Sugar Labs has our express permission to use this work for commercial purposes.
  
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* work on actual graphics (sets) and load them into game (replace placeholders)
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== Navigation / Important Links ==
  
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* finish off all primary projects to ensure one play through of one level can happen start to finish
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:* [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/project-xavier Sugar Labs Git Repository - "Project XAVIER"] - Fortune Hunter & Fortune Maker
  
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* game design documentation!
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:* [http://mathFortuneHunter.blogspot.com Fortune Hunter Blog]
  
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&rarr; extremely detailed account of current project and future goals/ directions.
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:* [https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/fortunehunter Fortune Hunter Mailing List]
  
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* work on data recognition
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:* [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=MAFH Fortune Hunter IRC Channel] (#mafh)
  
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:* [http://www.youtube.com/user/maFortuneHunter Fortune Hunter Youtube Channel]
  
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* additional features:
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:* [https://fedorahosted.org/fortune_hunter/ Trac Bug Tracker]
  
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&rarr; student vs class progress, class vs class progress - data analysis
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== Introduction ==
  
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&rarr; multiple levels
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:Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter draws on teaching children of a global scale fourth grade mathematics through the guise of a dungeon styled adventure game. Players will be able to explore dungeons and fight fearsome battles with various monsters, each requiring special attacks pertaining to unique mathematical concept to defeat. The player controls a protagonist that must progress through maze-like dungeons, solve puzzles / problems, and defeat enemies in a two dimensional world. It is a single player adventure with room for ad hoc cooperative play in the future.
  
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&rarr; multiple graphic sets (region based)
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:MAFH™ follows the story of Arith, a determined young researcher dedicated to finding all of the world’s best hidden secrets. One day she stumbled across a piece of blank papyrus during the time she spent studying in Egypt on a dig site. She quickly brought it to her best friend and colleague, Lytic. They were determined to find out more about this strange paper, but the two could not unearth its secrets in such a short time. To them, it was just a blank piece of ancient material.
  
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&rarr; possible alternate game modes
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:Two months later, the dig ever deeper into the earth, Arith noticed a faint glow emanating from a random pile of dirt. “What’s that over there?” she asked Lytic, who was standing nearby with his shovel. Digging it out, Lytic noticed that it was a small amulet. It let off the strangest beautiful teal glow. “Strange,” he remarked. Lytic stared deep into the light, his eyes widening as if in a trance. "Just what are you?" he questioned. The glow got even brighter and then went dim again. Now the amulet appeared to be as plain as any other stone. Confused, the two left the site to turn in for the night.
  
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:Upon bringing this find to back to their living quarters, Lytic tossed it lightly on the table. It landed near the old blank papyrus that Arith had found months earlier. The amulet began to glow again. This time, the papyrus wasn't blank. The light appeared to be the key and filled the papyrus with teal characters and symbols. The two stared amazed at the sight. Nothing made sense. It was no language they’d ever come across before. Upon closer inspection, only one thing was certain. The image of a giant pile of treasure, larger than anything you could imagine. The other familiar image was of a human mind with mathematical symbols surrounding it. Apparently, those who desired this treasure must be intelligent and versed in the ways of mathematics. There was one other hint on the old Egyptian paper. It was extremely cold to the touch. The two agreed this meant it must be somewhere on Earth in a very cold or dark place. At last, a massive treasure hunt was underway.
  
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'''Week 10+''' (November 14 - November 28)
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:Four days after, Arith and Lytic found themselves in a strange place face to face with a mysterious and ancient building, relics in hand. “You wait here. I’ll go take a look around,” Arith told Lytic. “Okay. Good luck.”
  
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* TESTING!
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:Arith entered the chilly, dark structure alone; unaware of what lay in wait…
  
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* KEEP TESTING AND ADDING CONTENT
 
  
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=== Objectives ===
  
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'''Week 11''' (November 29 - December 5)
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:The objective of this project is to reiterate teachings of fourth grade mathematics to students in a fun and unique way, primarily through the use of creative interactive software. The project is intended to be used as supplemental material to classroom education. See [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter#Curriculum_Elements Curriculum Elements] for incorporated curriculum topics and [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter/LessonPlan Lesson Plan] for a lesson plan to use in the classroom.
  
  
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'''Week 12''' (December 6 - December 12)
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== Terminology ==
  
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:There are many vocabulary terms used throughout this document and the game. They are listed here for clarification and understanding.
  
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'''Week 13+''' (December 13 - January 2, 2010)
 
  
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:• '''Accessory''': An item that can be equipped for bonus affects.
  
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'''Week 14''' (January 3 - January 9)
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:• '''Akhal''': The in-game currency units.
  
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:• '''Amulet Search''': A search executed by using the amulet to uncover hidden secrets.
  
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'''Week 15''' (January 10 - January 16)
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:• '''Armor''': An item that can be equipped for additional defense.
  
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:• '''Attack''': What the player uses to deal damage to enemies.
  
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'''Week 16''' (January 17 - January 23)
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:• '''Attack Power''': The strength of an attack. The higher the attack, the more damage dealt.
  
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:• '''Basic Attack''': A very basic attack that deals a minimal amount of damage to enemies and is ineffective to most.
  
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'''Week 17''' (January 24 - January 30)
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:• '''Bonus Power''': Additional affects added to the basic statistics of the player.
  
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:• '''Boss''': This is a rather powerful enemy which requires completion of specialized problems found within the dungeon.
  
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'''Week 18''' (January 31 - February 6)
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:• '''Combat''': A sequence in which the player must fight enemies.
  
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:• '''Combat Timer''': This bar is found within battles and is a bonus effect timer for your current attack. It starts out full and slowly diminishes, decreasing the bonus effect over time.
  
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'''Week 19''' (February 7 - February 13)
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:• '''Critical Attack''': An effective attack that gives the player the chance to deal additional damage to enemies providing the player solves a multiplication problem.
  
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:• '''Cutscene''': A halt during game play to provide story elements and hints to the player.
  
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'''Week 20+''' (February 14 - March 7)
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:• '''Damage / dmg''': The amount of health points lost during a successful attack.
  
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:• '''Defense Power''': The ability to minimize damage dealt. The higher the defense, the less damage is received.
  
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'''Future+''' (March 8+)
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:• '''Dungeon''': A series of levels connected to one another following the same theme, ending with a boss fight.
  
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== Future Development ==
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:• '''Enemy''': A hostile opponent faced in the game.
  
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updating...
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:• '''Equipment''': Refers to items that are currently equipped to the player for use.
  
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== Progression ==
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:• '''FMC (Full Motion Comic)''': A video that interrupts game play to show story progression. This video is in the style of a motion comic.
  
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- Input read from handheld mode
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:• '''FMV (Full Motion Video)''': A video that interrupts game play to show story progression. This video is in the style of a typical movie.
  
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- Preliminary GUI coding:
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:• '''GB Mode''': Setup the XO monitor so it is raised and rotated 180* and fold it back down into the XO. Use the directional pad and four buttons located on either side of the monitor for game input.
  
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  Full GUI with placeholder images
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:• '''Health Meter''': This meter shows the current health status.
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  Text field with scrolling text
 
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  Image swapping for traversal with placeholder images
 
  
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- Dungeon
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:• '''HP''': Health points. The player’s game is over when their health points reach zero.
  
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  Reads list of rooms from text file
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:• '''HUD (Heads Up Display)''': Refers to the graphical elements presented on screen.
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  Forms dungeon using this list
 
  
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- Traversal
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:• '''Inventory''': All of the items and equipment that the player is currently holding.
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  Player can traverse a dungeon set up from the text file
 
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  Placeholder graphics used
 
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  Player's viewpoint changes when they enter a room
 
  
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- Battle
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:• '''Item''': Usable items that can be used at any time and have various affects.
  
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  Basic class hierarchy finished
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:• '''Key Item''': Important items found in the game required for progression.
  
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- Shop
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:• '''Level''': A map consisting of multiple rooms which the player must explore in order to find the exit.
  
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  Conceptual stage
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:• '''Macro Map''': A larger version of the mini map. It allows players to see a greater area.
  
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- Graphics
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:• '''Magic Attack''': This type of attack requires the player to solve geometry and graphing related problems.
  
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  Placeholder images for rooms
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:• '''Mini Map''': A small on-screen map used for navigational purposes.
  
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- Sound
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:• '''PC Mode''': Setup the XO monitor so it is open, with the keyboard to its front. Use the keyboard and touchpad for game input.
  
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  'Door opening' SFX.
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:• '''Shop''': In-game shop. The player can travel to the shop to purchase or sell items or equipment.
  
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== Bugs/ Fixes ==
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:• '''Special Attack''': This type of attack requires the player to solve fraction related problems.
  
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Not yet. Will release a working version upon completion.
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:• '''Weapon''': An item that can be equipped for additional attack power.
  
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== Game Suggestions ==
 
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{{Fortune_Hunter/Navigation}}

Latest revision as of 03:03, 15 November 2010

Home | Developer's Corner | Game Mechanics | Game Elements | Game Features | Fortune Maker™ | Dungeon Guide | Education | Media


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Status: Released Prototype
In Rewrite Process (In Progress) 		Group Members: Jonathan Meschino, Eric Kenvin, David Silverman, Kevin Hockey, Justin Lewis, Mike DeVine, JT Mengel, Travis Cole, Somara Atkinson
Fortune Hunter draws on teaching children of a global scale fourth grade mathematics through the guise of a dungeon styled adventure game. Players will be able to explore dungeons and fight fearsome battles with various monsters, each requiring special attacks pertaining to unique mathematical concept to defeat. The player controls a protagonist that must progress through maze-like dungeons, solve puzzles / problems, and defeat enemies in a two dimensional world.

For more information or to download, visit our wiki site.

Abstract

Effective education is an important and serious issue in all regions of the world. The focus of Fortune Hunter is to provide and promote additional educational tools through technology to make knowledge more fun, interesting, free and available to students of the world and make recognizable this new means of future public service. Fortune Hunter provides supplemental educational mathematics material to its players. We are consulting the effectiveness of education through unconventional means, specifically video games. People learn easily through experience more than standard teaching methods. We stray away from standardized questioning and focus on inherent problem solving skills via various mathematical concepts. One of the highlights of this process is the ability to commit to an open community of users, developers, and interest groups and spread awareness. The project will not reach a finite state ever, which allows for continual growth and development, primarily based on constructivist feedback of students. It's hard to make useful software free and widely available. We will provide thousands of children with additional learning resources. MAFH players will learn in and out of the classroom while having fun simultaneously. Being available for an entire world of learners (on XO and PC), we provide statistic tracking and analytical models for teachers and students to easily follow and understand. There was a 20% increase in math scores for students who used educational math games in 2009. Education is a valuable tool and to provide a new free learning experience that catches on will alter the world.

Getting Started

Welcome to the Fortune Hunter™ experience! Please use the Navigation Panel located at the top and bottom of each page to move around the wiki. A Table of Contents is located in the upper-right corner of each page as well.
Also note that in order to get the full extent of our efforts, we have divided the project into two separate XO activities. Fortune Hunter is a playable adventure game and Fortune Maker™ is a custom level / story creator. They are both available and work hand in hand.
Here is a brief outline of what to expect on each page of the Fortune Hunter wiki:


Home - This is the central hub for Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™. Come here to check out the latest news, info, releases, to learn about the project, and to brush up on your Fortune Hunter™ vocabulary.
Developer's Corner - This is the developer's hub for Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™. Go there to contact / learn about the team, submit ideas and comments, join the team, and keep track of the milestones and objectives during production.
Game Mechanics - Learn about the game play. Anything related to the game's functionality is located here.
Game Elements - Learn about the characters, enemies, items, weapons, armor, etc. here!
Game Features - Here is the place to check out details on some unique Fortune Hunter™ game features.
Fortune Maker - Learn everything there is to know about Fortune Maker™, the user custom level creator.
Dungeon Guide - Follow the story arc of Fortune Hunter™, as well as view a detailed play through guide outlining each dungeon, level, cutscene, and FMC.
Education - Interested in utilizing Fortune Hunter™ in the classroom? Learn about the educational material in the game and check out customizable lesson plan! Also learn how to use Fortune Hunter™ as reinforcement material outside of the classroom.
Media - Come here to see pictures, videos, and read articles showing others having fun with Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™!


Helping Out

You can do your part! Would you like to help us? We are seeking people of all skills to help in any way possible. We would like some python programmers, artists, designers, testers, translators to name a few things. Nearly anything can and will be useful to us, so don't be shy about saying HEY! To get started, send an email to jmeschino@mail.rit.edu.

News Feed

This spot is dedicated to news announcements regarding the project.
→ 11.14.10 - We are currently out of active team members, so progress is expected to halt for a while. If you are interest, please contact jmeschino@mail.rit.edu; we would love to have you help out. Jon Meschino is always available for questions or help and you can keep an eye on his blog for Fortune Hunter updates. If you want to jump into it, you can find a to-do list at our Trac page! Thanks, and I'll update again when there is need.
→ 10.10.10 - We are currently working on Fortune Hunter release 3.0!
→ 02.05.10 - New links added to MEDIA section.
→ 02.02.10 - Our first public release of Fortune Mather™!! Please scroll down this page to the DOWNLOAD section to get a copy for yourself.
→ 01.27.10 - Our first public release of Fortune Hunter™!! Please scroll down this page to the DOWNLOAD section to get a copy for yourself.
→ 01.15.10 - Yet another wiki reformat. We have spread the pages more thin to increase ease of access and use. The Navigation Bar has all of the pages listed.
→ 01.06.10 - User testing day! We held a preliminary user trial to work out game play elements at a school district in New Jersey. The game was played by fifth grade students, who provided us with constructive feedback. Pictures of the students playing will be posted shortly...
→ 01.01.10 - Happy New Year!!
→ 12.16.09 - Rearranged the wiki into sections and added navigation at the top of the page.
→ 12.07.09 - Created a working XO activity file. File can be found here
→ 12.04.09 - Watch game demos on our youtube channel

Download

Download the newest release of Fortune Hunter™ and Fortune Maker™!
PYGAME Library is required for play. Should be already installed on XO.
To install Pygame on other OS, visit the pygame download page.


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Release Notes

Fortune Hunter™ - Release Version 4

→ Coming soon! This release will see the game leave the experimental phase.

→ Alpha public release! Improved game stability. Game now public on activities site.

→ Python Imaging Library no longer a requirement to run game.

→ Removed implemented FMCs for further testing/work efficiency.

→ Added / updated GUI graphics.

→ Minimap updated.

→ Updated combat system. Removed item usage/equipment from combat. Added SEARCH option in combat. This allows players to obtain data on enemies. Can be viewed in Bestiary (coming soon).

→ Inventory menu changed to Pause Menu. Press check and square with menu open to switch between on screens. This allows for more space/ readability.

→ Merchant graphics updated.

→ Merchant shop screen updated for easier use.

→ Dungeons graphic types added! Ice, Astral, Sand dungeons now in game!

→ Dungeons properly broken up into 5 levels.

→ Added 3 more dungeons to content.

→ Added more enemy types! Cave Yeti and Bonesprout now in game!

→ Adjusted game difficulty. Should be easier to play.

→ Added ice audio soundtrack to ice dungeon!

Fortune Maker™ - Release Version 2

→ In progress...

→ Initial release for preview!

→ Basic GUI implemented.

Fortune Hunter™ - Release Version 2

→ Alpha public release! This release is a bit buggy. Noticeably the introductory animation. Game runs smoother with VM than it does on the XO.

→ Travel system working.

→ Combat system working.

→ Inventory and menu system working.

→ Merchant system working.

→ 7 implemented levels.

→ Initial graphics and audio in place.

Fortune Hunter™ - Release Version 1

→ Closed release.

License

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Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter™ by Jonathan Meschino, Eric Kenvin, Justin Lewis, Kevin Hockey, David Silverman, Preston Johnson, Mike DeVine is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Sugar Labs has our express permission to use this work for commercial purposes.

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Introduction

Mathematical Adventure: Fortune Hunter draws on teaching children of a global scale fourth grade mathematics through the guise of a dungeon styled adventure game. Players will be able to explore dungeons and fight fearsome battles with various monsters, each requiring special attacks pertaining to unique mathematical concept to defeat. The player controls a protagonist that must progress through maze-like dungeons, solve puzzles / problems, and defeat enemies in a two dimensional world. It is a single player adventure with room for ad hoc cooperative play in the future.
MAFH™ follows the story of Arith, a determined young researcher dedicated to finding all of the world’s best hidden secrets. One day she stumbled across a piece of blank papyrus during the time she spent studying in Egypt on a dig site. She quickly brought it to her best friend and colleague, Lytic. They were determined to find out more about this strange paper, but the two could not unearth its secrets in such a short time. To them, it was just a blank piece of ancient material.
Two months later, the dig ever deeper into the earth, Arith noticed a faint glow emanating from a random pile of dirt. “What’s that over there?” she asked Lytic, who was standing nearby with his shovel. Digging it out, Lytic noticed that it was a small amulet. It let off the strangest beautiful teal glow. “Strange,” he remarked. Lytic stared deep into the light, his eyes widening as if in a trance. "Just what are you?" he questioned. The glow got even brighter and then went dim again. Now the amulet appeared to be as plain as any other stone. Confused, the two left the site to turn in for the night.
Upon bringing this find to back to their living quarters, Lytic tossed it lightly on the table. It landed near the old blank papyrus that Arith had found months earlier. The amulet began to glow again. This time, the papyrus wasn't blank. The light appeared to be the key and filled the papyrus with teal characters and symbols. The two stared amazed at the sight. Nothing made sense. It was no language they’d ever come across before. Upon closer inspection, only one thing was certain. The image of a giant pile of treasure, larger than anything you could imagine. The other familiar image was of a human mind with mathematical symbols surrounding it. Apparently, those who desired this treasure must be intelligent and versed in the ways of mathematics. There was one other hint on the old Egyptian paper. It was extremely cold to the touch. The two agreed this meant it must be somewhere on Earth in a very cold or dark place. At last, a massive treasure hunt was underway.
Four days after, Arith and Lytic found themselves in a strange place face to face with a mysterious and ancient building, relics in hand. “You wait here. I’ll go take a look around,” Arith told Lytic. “Okay. Good luck.”
Arith entered the chilly, dark structure alone; unaware of what lay in wait…


Objectives

The objective of this project is to reiterate teachings of fourth grade mathematics to students in a fun and unique way, primarily through the use of creative interactive software. The project is intended to be used as supplemental material to classroom education. See Curriculum Elements for incorporated curriculum topics and Lesson Plan for a lesson plan to use in the classroom.


Terminology

There are many vocabulary terms used throughout this document and the game. They are listed here for clarification and understanding.


• Accessory: An item that can be equipped for bonus affects.
• Akhal: The in-game currency units.
• Amulet Search: A search executed by using the amulet to uncover hidden secrets.
• Armor: An item that can be equipped for additional defense.
• Attack: What the player uses to deal damage to enemies.
• Attack Power: The strength of an attack. The higher the attack, the more damage dealt.
• Basic Attack: A very basic attack that deals a minimal amount of damage to enemies and is ineffective to most.
• Bonus Power: Additional affects added to the basic statistics of the player.
• Boss: This is a rather powerful enemy which requires completion of specialized problems found within the dungeon.
• Combat: A sequence in which the player must fight enemies.
• Combat Timer: This bar is found within battles and is a bonus effect timer for your current attack. It starts out full and slowly diminishes, decreasing the bonus effect over time.
• Critical Attack: An effective attack that gives the player the chance to deal additional damage to enemies providing the player solves a multiplication problem.
• Cutscene: A halt during game play to provide story elements and hints to the player.
• Damage / dmg: The amount of health points lost during a successful attack.
• Defense Power: The ability to minimize damage dealt. The higher the defense, the less damage is received.
• Dungeon: A series of levels connected to one another following the same theme, ending with a boss fight.
• Enemy: A hostile opponent faced in the game.
• Equipment: Refers to items that are currently equipped to the player for use.
• FMC (Full Motion Comic): A video that interrupts game play to show story progression. This video is in the style of a motion comic.
• FMV (Full Motion Video): A video that interrupts game play to show story progression. This video is in the style of a typical movie.
• GB Mode: Setup the XO monitor so it is raised and rotated 180* and fold it back down into the XO. Use the directional pad and four buttons located on either side of the monitor for game input.
• Health Meter: This meter shows the current health status.
• HP: Health points. The player’s game is over when their health points reach zero.
• HUD (Heads Up Display): Refers to the graphical elements presented on screen.
• Inventory: All of the items and equipment that the player is currently holding.
• Item: Usable items that can be used at any time and have various affects.
• Key Item: Important items found in the game required for progression.
• Level: A map consisting of multiple rooms which the player must explore in order to find the exit.
• Macro Map: A larger version of the mini map. It allows players to see a greater area.
• Magic Attack: This type of attack requires the player to solve geometry and graphing related problems.
• Mini Map: A small on-screen map used for navigational purposes.
• PC Mode: Setup the XO monitor so it is open, with the keyboard to its front. Use the keyboard and touchpad for game input.
• Shop: In-game shop. The player can travel to the shop to purchase or sell items or equipment.
• Special Attack: This type of attack requires the player to solve fraction related problems.
• Weapon: An item that can be equipped for additional attack power.


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