Geography Contest (Post Mortem)

[Bjoern_3D]

@SH_Designs

I think you could have a musical instruments game that still fits the theme and rules of the contest through.

@SH_Designs

A game in which you race to gain all the pieces of a musical instrument like a trumpet or a recorder or some type of actual working horn.

@SH_Designs

First player to complete their instrument wins.

…sure , and there’s the slippery slope I was talking about. First plate one long stick and one short stick. Print as many short sticks as you have players-1 plus one long stick. Take turns in mixing the sticks and holding them in your hand. Everyone draws, person with the long stick wins and gets to pick a piece of [contest item]. Winner now mixes up the sticks and you keep drawing until somebody has [contest item] completed. (Two player variant: print a coin and call heads or tails.)

For clock kit contest collect: clock kit, clock face, and individual clock hands. First working clock wins. For Corcelain contest collect: base and handle. First assembled cup wins. Variation of the game: two handles for French onion soup, three feet for plant pot.

@SH_Designs

The game could also include some basic songs to play with the instrument for fun after-game play.

Afterwards, educational bonus… learn to tell time. Have a tea ceremony, learn how to make French onion soup, do some gardening activity.

Judges’ Comments

What a meaningful [Contest Name]-themed game created by XYZ. It’s a fantastic way to explore the wonders of different [Contest Theme Items] while having fun. Fellow adventurers, have you had a chance to play this interactive game with your family?

Granted, drawing sticks or a coin toss is really lazy as far as game play … but even if you make it more complex, it remains a game first; albeit [Contest]-themed. Like I said, a model that uses gamification strategies would be a different story… but this way, it’s like adding articulated legs to whatever the contest item is… if the “game” is to collect the items of what the “contest theme” is.

You had it right in your first reply…

@SH_Designs

The musical instrument contest is clear: “We encourage creators to design a model of an instrument that can actually be played”. I don’t think a game would work here as it did with the Geo contest which was to “explore the integration of combining 3D printing with education.”

Actually, the full quote is not “explore the integration of combining 3D printing with education.” But…

@Bjoern_3D

In this contest, we will continue to explore the integration of combining 3D printing with education. In Geology/Geography classrooms, it is common to use graphics or videos to present key concepts to students. We hope to 3D print these visual models so that students can better understand and learn.

…with the “these” in “these visual models” referring to “it is common to use graphics or videos to present key concepts to students” from the previous sentence. If it weren’t for that little extra bit of info, I’d agree with you. But in this case…

@SH_Designs

I think their use of the word “model” is generally referring to an object that is 3D printed, not necessarily a specific geological model

…but you see… by saying “these visual models,” that is exactly what they were referring to though. Either they need to write better descriptions or start using their descriptions as criteria when judging the contest.