Week 7 Development

Storybook Illustrations

Ideate

For the storybook I have redesigned the original sketch off the Kakariki into a vector image using shapes. The overall look of the bird illustration is still round and friendly which is what made the original sketch adorable. I wanted to keep the soft features in the vector image, however I haven't played around with textures yet. I will have to discuss with the rest of the group what they think.
 

I also looked at how to illustrate the trees and parts of the background for the story book, trying to keep the style consistent with the illustrative style of the Kakariki.

Tree House Puzzle

Kakariki are known for nesting in tree crevices or holes.

This is a stylised version of a tree and has 4 main pieces that are easy to put together. After meeting together as a team and talking to Tanya we came to the conclusion that the design was good, but we also came across the problem that the pieces are too heavy and the kids could jam their fingers in the slots. we decided in order to solve the problem we need to make the tree out of foam.

Week 7 Group Discussion

Delegating Roles

Define / Research 


For the upcoming weeks and execution of our play world, Ben, Scott and I discussed how we should go about we have split up different aspects of our play world for each member of the group to focus on and be in charge of:

Ben - Storybook illustrations, birdhouse and rule book
Sam - Bird masks, fusing sea crossing shapes, material bands
Sayydah - Storybook and proposal document and ice breaker
Scott - Sea crossing resources, rule book, beanbags

Week 6 Presentation

Proposal

Present / Feedback

We presented our idea to the class, Tanya and KCC representative.

From our proposal, the feedback we received included:

- change material of sea crossing shapes to make sure health and safety law is kept
- storybook to be fleshed out a bit more - in terms of translocation process
- might need another activity to relate to the translocation process - catching the birds
- excellent presentation of the idea - physical game for the children to immerse themselves in
- effective showing of the journey the Kakariki take in the translocation process - and imitating that physical journey with the children pretending to be these Kakariki
- including the younger siblings with the mask making is effective
- the storybook element allows a way for the KCO to manage the children more effectively - bringing them back to a quiet, calm playful environment to re-charge and get ready for the next activity
- need to research into what Kakariki nests look like to show that in the bird house
- storybook narrative will be key in the journey for the children - introduce new characters, talk about pests/ villains, rangers that are translocating the birds, finding a new home, finding a mate to make a family and reproduce

Week 6 Group Meeting

Refining for Presentation

Ideate / Refine

As a group we discussed our presentation and what prototypes to show. We also thought about how to demonstrate one of our activities of our game space in the presentation. We looked at videos, photos or a live demonstration involving the class. We decided to make use of the 20 minutes and involve the class in an interactive demonstration of our main activity which is the Sea Crossing. To make our presentation more fun and grab the classes attention we are also going to wear our Kakariki masks during the proposal. 

Mask development

Developing the initial mask idea a bit more and tying it in to the drawings of our bird that is going to be in our book. Making the mask more curved and flowing to match the drawing.

Nest puzzle

Tried to make a bird nest puzzle but didn't really work

 

3rd Birdhouse concept

Scott lazer cut a simplified design for the birdhouse that we think could be the final product for the puzzle stage of our game. 

Week 5

Illustrations of Kakariki

Ideate / Define

After our group meeting on Monday, I drew a few Kakariki figures in a fun and friendly way. I chose to draw the bird as a baby bird to reflect the children that will be attending the event and also quite rounded to make it look adorable and cutesy. 

The last two illustrations are the strongest and also the ones that the group has collectively agreed on as being the character of our story.