Functionality: 1.Flash intro (Sell Invention Universe 2.Explore universe 3.Registration...

Functionality:

1. Flash intro (Sell Invention Universe

2. Explore universe3. Registration (registration,

log in/out, personal informationmanagement)

4. Post projects5. Project page (create, modify,

commenting system)6. User bio/resume page

(create,modify)7. Collect monthly membership fees8. Wins awards and earn points and

money (Gold coin system)9. Forum for help and discussion10. Administration /usage monitoring

(user list/ online activity log, project list, view counts)

Selling Points:

1. Fun place to share inventions with others around the world

2. Serious place to build a valuable school portfolio.

3. Unique opportunity to collaborate with hot shot student artists and engineers.

4. Opportunity to earn fame and fortune.

Notes

We need to set the stage for 300K members (or planets) each having 1 to 50 projects? This is our 5 year business target.

The original idea of a google maps like navigation in an Invention Universe is very popular with the kids I have polled. What if the 1st screen has 150 galaxies? You zoom in on a galaxy and you see 200 solar systems. Then you zoom in on a solar system and you see 10 planets. Voila … 300K planets. If we need to expand beyond that, we could add quadrants that have 100 galaxies. Also if a member wants to expand, he/she could add moons to a planet. One for robotics, one for games, one for graphics, one for ...

Browsing:When you mouse over, you see pop-up window descriptions of the galaxies / solar systems / planets. Maybe there is a BIY solar system with most popular, newest, featured ...

Searching:What if you could search for a list of planets that have key words that an author identifies when uploading a project?

Targeting:What if you could set coordinates to go directly to a quadrant, solar system, planet? When you do this, the rocket goes to hyper-speed and zooms through galaxies, solar systems and then lands on a planet.

What if we set up bookmarking for future targeting?

Graphics:Graphics may be 80% of the reason visitors are attracted. What if we offer a library of user created graphics for rockets, planets, planet scenes and aliens? Notes

The profile/planet page is perhaps the main reason why parents would pay $15/mo for their kids to be members. This page should be like a modern, graphical resume that kids could use in a school application. From a kid's perspective, this page should be like a Facebook page to show off your projects and inspire collaboration.

Creating Planets/Aliens/ProfilesWhat if we enable a new member to pick from a library of planet scenes which they can modify or they could choose from a template or compile a planet scene from a menu of planet elements.

What if we enable a member to create their own HTML planet scene.

See next page for all the functions that should be on a planet scene.

UploadingA new planet could be automatically stored in quadrant/galaxy/solar system co-ordinate by:- Country / state / after-school program- Date created- Type of project- Most popular- Featured- NewestI love the way MySpace makes it so easy to go to your page:www.myspace.com/barackobama

Maybe you apply to join your planet in a particular solar system.Notes

www.build-it-yourself.com

Game Land to kids … We have a Problem!

Anti-fun parents are making life miserable ... restricting time playing

games and socializing on the computer!

Why do parents think computers are bad for you?

How can computers help you?

Your Mission:

Convince your parents that you will learn valuable skills while programming your own computer games

and projects.

You could get scholarships to the schools of your choice. (That will get their attention!)

You could make life-long friends from around the world.

You could earn fame, fortune and happiness with your new skills.


Your Mission:

The world needs you to help solve the messes your parents' generation have

created.

You must convince your parents to give you a reasonable amount of time to learn the

computer skills you'll need to be a player in tomorrow's high-tech world.


How to be famous, rich & happy

You will be exploring the universe in search of treasures, knowledge and games.

The Queen of MIT has staked you with a rickety old rocket ship and 100 gold coins. Your goal is to multiply that investment.

Each planet you explore has a challenge where you can win (or lose) gold coins.


How to be famous, rich & happy

1. Engineers at Rocket Works will give you hot tips.

2. Launch a rocket to explore planets.

3. Go to the Bank to collect your gold coins.

4. Go to the Junk Yard to cash in your gold coins.

5. When you land on a planet, you launch a mini game where you can win or lose gold coins.


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1. Pick the rocket you want to ride.

2. Pick a Galaxy, Star and Planet to explore or type a key word to find inventions.

3. Click on GO.

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In a galaxy called Massachusetts live colonies of hot shot inventors. Their aim is to save the universe from vile villains and scurrilous scoundrels who make a big mess.





Galaxy Star PlanetGoGoHomeHome UploadUpload GoGoKey Word Search

In the Solar System, Concord Academy Summer Camp, the summer of 2009 was the Revolution of Invention.




Build-It-Yourself

Star SystemRevolution of InventionConcord AcademySummer 2009




Ruler: JonathanHeroes: BatmanFavs: ScratchingProjects: 11




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Project Lab




John-- Email --

Bio Projects Skills Resume

John’s BioEmail

Heroes:Muhammad Ali, don Quixote, and Popeye because at great peril, they stick to their moral compass.

Quote Fav:“You can't win if you don't bet.” Anonymous

Most Fun:- Playing Antonio Palafox at the Forest Hills Nationals- Swatting a tennis balls on the Spanish circuit and chasing senoritas- Jamming with Duke Robillard- Running the Bermuda marathon- Moving earth for a water garden- Sailing an RC pirate ship on the Thames in a model boat regatta- Building a nipa hut in the Philippines- Building action contraptions with kids

Book Favs:- Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged - The World is Flat- Donald Duck comics

Home

John’s Projects Email

Rocket WorksScratch Game

Soap Box Racer Pirate Ship

Home

John’s Skills and Awards Email

General Programming Languages> 20 projects Learning

ScratchRobolabLogo, BasicJava Script, JavaC, C++, C#Vector Graphics > 20 projects Learning

Power PointIllustratorPixel Graphics > 20 projects Learning

PaintPhotoshopAnimated Graphics / Video > 20 projects Learning

FlashiMovieDatabase > 20 projects Learning

MS SQL, MySQLWeb Page Design > 20 projects Learning

HTMLASP, PHPFrontPage, DreamweaverGeneral Tools > 20 projects Learning

WordExelAudio RecordersMS Project

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John’s Awards1) > 10,000 gold coins2) > 10 projects posted3) Most popular project May 20094) > 10 recruits

John Email School: Cornell MEE, BEE

Favorite Courses:

- Philosophy of religion- Arc Welding- Digital circuit design- Principles of graphic design

Describe a problem you would like to solve.

Adults have left some big messes for the next generation to fix, including a mucked up environment, nasty diseases, illogical wars and toilet economics. Entrepreneurs using complex technology will be needed to solve many of these problems. What if we could create a global laboratory to inspire and empower the next generation of builders and problem solvers?

Project Experience:

- Lunar Excursion Module- SAM-D display controller- Submarine detection system- Telemetry for a Venus fly-by- $500,000 electronic drawing board- Electronic chess terminal- Alarm clock that dumps water on your bed

Goals: - Play drums in a blues band.- Design a database driven Web site.- Speak and write Spanish fluently

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Invention Universe Feedback

1) What is the most interesting part of the UI prototype?Google Map explorationIntegration of popular Internet apps- Spore- FaceBook (customizable squarespace.com)- YouTube- Make your own planet

2) What is the least interesting?Avatar

3) What functionality would you most want to work on?- Kentaro - Templates- Jonathan - Scratch templates, Flash and HTML- Nathan - Scratch templates- Nathaniel - UI / Google Maps

4) If you described the Invention Universe to a buddy, what would be the 2 or 3 features you would focus on and how would you describe these features?

- Google maps navigation- Make your own planet / profile page-

5) What components should be on your profile page?- Flexible essay section- Establish fixed fields for index and search

Register Ctrl2 Ctrl 3 Archive News

Invention Universe


HTML Browser Computer screen forHeadline newsExpert blogsRegistrationRegistering new planetsTrading up for a new rocket rigBuying stuffEtc.

Pluto or Bust

Second to the right and straight on ‘till morning


Noah’s Planet


Chloe’s Planet


Worm holes or planets

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