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Steam Summer Sales 2014 |OT3| Sale over, new thread tonight/tomorrow

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Salsa

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Indie recomendations!

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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841250

Daily Deals:

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Flash Deals:

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Community Choices:

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Metagame:

http://store.steampowered.com/promotion/summer2014faq/

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How to gift games inside this thread:



ModBot is a robot that can securely and conveniently give away Steam keys for games. Made by fellow mod sensation Stumpokapow.

>>>>CLICK FOR MORE INFO<<<<

How do I make my sales experience easier, knowing what games I already own, if they have been cheaper before, and so on?

download this bidness:



Enhanced Steam is an Extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that adds many new features to the Steam website.

Made by poster sensation and future Valve employee jshackles

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And finally.. what's the number 1 rule of buying things during the summer sale that im totally not gonna follow cause im not reading this right now?



You should wait until the game is either a Daily, Flash, or Community Choice deal.
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MikeDown

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Reposting:

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Gonna mix things up a little this time, I will be giving away two of the games depicted in the banner, one per category.

Rules/Gist of things *please read it is important

- There will be several ways to enter, you can either draw a picture (one catagory), do a dramatic reading or write a fanfiction (the ladder two being grouped together).

- The theme for the artwork will be pin-ups of your favorite video game characters. Hint: Mine is Mistral from Metal Gear. ;) That or you can be creative and draw propaganda for the various teams of the Steam Sale.

- Yes, I am trying to get you to draw porn for me!

- But seriously if you do go for pin-ups, try to keep it appropriate for this site.

- As for the second category the only requirement is that the fan fictions need to be at least 500 words long, aside from that be creative as you want.

- Like last time please PM me when you post you submission, so I don't miss any. Apologizes for any that I missed last time.

- The deadline is until when ever the timer at the bottom of this post runs out.

- My sister will judge the artwork, while some other guy I know on Steam will judge the fanfics/dramatic readings.

- Sister might live stream the selection for the drawings here, though she's not sure yet.

- Will post who won sometime after the deadline and will gift you your prize through Steam.

EDIT: Also Vulcano's Assistant is banned from this giveaway cause he won last time, though you can still draw a sexy pin-up for me if you want, hint, hint. ;P

Also thanks to Chariot with some of the ideas!

And extended deadline by few hours!



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Reposting for Speevy's contest in case he missed it.

Project Bridge

Subject: Engineering (Sciences, if Engineering does not have its own dedicated course)

Target Age Group: Middle Schoolers (7th and 8th Graders), though changes to lesson depth can be made to adjust to older or slightly younger students.

Goal: The goal of this project is to introduce students to basic structural engineering by teaching them some of the aspects involved in the structure of a bridge.

Synopsis: Students will foster an interest in structural engineering by using video game programs to help them create and simulate realistic bridges. They will gain knowledge from lessons to help them understand basic aspects of bridge structure. Using the knowledge they gain from the video game program, as well as the lessons they learn from the instructor, they will form groups to build their own miniature bridges using tools provided to them,

Video Game Program: Bridge Project (there are multiple alternatives available, though one using realistic physics and structures is required)

Outline:

Part 1

Students will be introduced to structural engineering with the video game program, and instructed to experiment building different kinds of bridges. This step is to ease the students into the lesson, so as not to intimidate them with any difficult topics; rather, to create an interest in how to build bridges.

Part 2

The instructor will take a more important role here by teaching students about aspects of bridges and common bridge structures found around the world. From this lesson, students will be able to use the knowledge they gain and apply it to the video game program and even to real-life situations.

Part 3

Students will now form groups of 3-4 students to build a miniature bridge (roughly 3 feet) using a certain amount of tools provided by the instructor to each group. Using the limited tools they have, each group will attempt to create a bridge that can withstand the most weight. This lesson will require them to use critical thinking and group work, and will allow them to use the knowledge they have gained so far.

Test: In order to ensure students have gained the appropriate amount of knowledge from this project, they can be asked to write a short explanation on why they chose to build the bridge the way they did, what aspects of structural engineering did they use, and what they would have done differently if they had more time and tools.
 
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Diggeh

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Team Pink here we go!

Here's to less creepy PopGAF images.
 
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Speevy

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Okay guys, contest over.

Before you freak out Ventara, I have read your response.

Guys, give me a few minutes to read over the responses again so I can select a winner.

This was tough.
 
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Dongs Macabre

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Speevy said:
I'm a teacher, so I thought I would design a contest that mixes gaming and teaching in a fun way.

Free $25 game to the best entry to this contest. Contest ends in two hours.

Here's the scenario. You are a teacher and your students love video games. You want to teach them something that incorporates their interests into your instruction.

To make this appropriately challenging, let's stick with K-12. That's all the grades before college. If you're from a country aside from the US, just translate these grades into however your school system is structured.

This project must

  1. -Have several elements of choice on the part of the student
  2. -Give students the chance to interact socially in some way, either through groups or as a whole.
  3. -Have at least three steps so it takes students more than one day to complete
  4. -Integrate video games in some way, while still teaching the required content.
  5. -Teach some concept in one or more of the following areas: English-Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Physical Education, Art, and/or Music. Classes such as Biology, Algebra, Economics, etc. fall into these categories.
  6. -Have a way to test to see if the students learned what you taught them This does not have to be a written exam. Just describe what they'll do.

***I don't want a lesson plan.*** You are most likely not a teacher. I want you to tell me how you would make video games relevant to what the students are learning.

Bear in mind that I have successfully taught game-related lessons in Math and Social Studies so I know such a project can be done.

Your entries will be judged on the basis of thoughtful response and creativity. If you are unfamiliar with state or Common Core standards, just consult a website. However, I'm more interested in how you design the project. I just want a description of what you'll do.
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Show the students examples of future tech from multiple science fiction games, such as Halo and Civilization Beyond Earth. Have the students discuss what their favourite inventions from those games are. Explain the scientific concepts behind them and how these concepts have been applied in current technology. Then, have the students discuss how these concepts can be used in the near future, and whether or not they think the technology from the games is plausible to achieve in the time between the present and the time the game takes place in. If so, have them think it over and explain why and if not, have the students think up how the game could be altered to be more plausible and present their alterations.

EDIT: Am I too late? :( I posted this after the post saying it ended, but before 2 hours from the original post.
 
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dot

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When Blue wins first place again, i'll repost my Sanic picture.

Because everyone needs to see it.
 
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