I'll be in Alabama visiting my parents this week so I figured I'd post now for Saturday, 2/23 in case their Internet is being temperamental. Have a good week everyone :)
I originally planned to use the Wii in order to learn a game, however, after experimenting with it a little I changed my mind. I wasn’t sure if the games I had would allow me to become a “master”. Since Dr. Dana had mentioned Diner Dash I decided to give that a try. I didn’t end up with the original, but got “Flo on the Go” where the main character, Flo, is going on a cruise. She loses her suitcase and ends up having to help in the restaurant. I have played the first 5 levels so far and am enjoying the game. This game definitely requires you to be able to multitask and see different things at once. If you have 3 tables seated, you need to notice when they are ready to order and when their food is ready to be served, all while helping the other tables also. An entire service for one table includes: seating them (preferably in corresponding colored seats to gain more points), taking their ordering and brining it to the cook, picking up the food when it is done, bringing them the check, and finally clearing the table for the next guests.
Each group has a row of hearts, which is how you can tell if they are happy or not. As they get angry because they had to wait too long for something, their hearts decrease. One way I have been able to keep them happy is by serving them drinks. This option appeared after the 3rd level I think. It can be a bit overwhelming to see three groups of people waiting to be seating, and all of their hearts decreasing. I feel like I can only serve the tables so fast and get them cleaned for the next group. If people have to wait too long, they even walk away. At the end of each level, you see how many tables you lost.
As I play the game, I am noticing that I’m becoming faster and more attentive. At first I thought I couldn’t try to move Flo while she was doing something else. Now I realize that if I click a series of locations she moves in that order to get everything done. I guess the hardest part is just waiting for the customers to be ready or done so that I can seat those waiting in line.
At the end of each level, you see a report of how you did. There was a certain score needed to make “expert” for that level. I have a feeling that is represented by a different symbol on the level map. I have two symbols that look like stars and two that look like buoys I think. I will have to pay attention next time and take note of whether I was an expert and what symbol I received. I will also attempt the levels again to see if I can change the symbol.
Until next week…happy gaming everyone!
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Hey Sam, I was ijust reading your blog about Diner Dash and I made some similar comments about the game last week. It definitely requires you to multi-task. Maybe one day when it's convenient for both of us, we could meet at Montclair to brainstorm and discuss our papers if you'd like. Have a safe trip.
Yeah, I said something about being able to "master" your game but I'll tell you right now, there's no way I can master mine. I think I picked one that was a) too different from what I had played before and b) doesn't let me succeed as quickly. I'm used to being good at something, fast. And this is hard. : )
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