For my project I decided to create an arcade game.I went to Mrs. Hinojosa's blog and clicked on a link that took me to http://www.classtools.net. Creating a game on the site was easy and I learned that there were many different game templates that I could use. I created some sample games and after playing I was pretty sure that I learned something. I read that games created on the site can even be hosted on my blog. The other game creator that I compared this to was http://www.purposegames.com. What I liked about this site was that games created can be used by other students if set to public. I played other public games and found that these games can be created to teach you almost anything.
       I decided to use http://www.classtools.net.  for my project because my game can be easily accessed. The games at Purpose Games helped but the games maybe to hard to access for these sixth graders.

ClassTools

Measurement	Score (1-5)
Simplicity	5
Entertainment	5
Availability	3
Themes	3
Total	16

     Simplicity- I rated ClassTools with a 5 for simplicity. I gave it this rating because the site could be used by even amateur game creators, I believe that the sixth graders will easily understand this. The controls for the games are so simple, the player only has to use the arrow keys to make it function. The instructions for the game are very simple, get the questions right to advance to the next level. Creating games is so simple that I created one to test on some kids.

      Entertainment- The rating for entertainment is decided on how entertaining this would be for the kids. I created a game for testing on my cousins, and me. The grades of my cousins ranged from fifth grade to ninth grade, but most of them are fifth and sixth. After a bit of playing they said that they would give the game an average of 5 on entertainment.

       Availability- The rating for availability is very low since the kid must have Internet to access the game. Many children don't have an Internet connection, many don't even have computer at home. The only place that these children can play the game is here at school. Even if they do have an Internet connection they need to know how to get on my blog to play, because that is where the game will be based.

       Themes- ClassTools has a disgustingly low selection of game themes. The site has in total about 4-6 themes that a creator can choose from. On the bright side the themes that are available will attract the kids to play, have fun, and most importantly learn. There are some themes though that will actually frustrate the players, and/or repel the potential players.

       Total Score- After adding all of the scores ClassTools got a total score of 16. More than half of these points came from the entertainment and simplicity sections.