Construction Instructions

PLEASE NOTE LAST MINUTE TITLE CHANGE.

We decided "Poo-lution Revolution" had a better ring to it than "Poo Wars."

Images of Final Play-test - green labeled kids only.

Videos of Final play test.

Review of final Play-test.

Positives,
Our was the most active game and helps kids engage with our meta theme in an active physical way.
The children had the best suggestions for how to deal with cows, they did not need any direction from us.
Children were willing to engage with the Eco-warrior and the cow objective, teamwork was also encouraged to achieve the two goals.
Objects and costumes were received well, from participants and parents alike.
The Poop box did slow the eco-warriors down. On one occasion the cows won by completely polluting the filed, because 'processing poops' took so long. A good message for the realities of the water situation in NZ.

Negatives,
If children were tired or felt unevenly matched it was hard to engage them in the game. The game favoured the physically fit and coordinated.
The box sleeves, easy for adults were too long for the children. Many required assistance.
Our game was unexpectedly physical. With so much going on in terms of other players and props, a couple of kids were overwhelmed or fell onto the concert floor.
We do not recommend playing this game in a small concrete area, a large grass space would help.
Enforcing rules and focus was challenging, some children would get lost or confused in the excitement of the game. This resulted in intentional and unintentional cheating.

Construction documentation

All smiles at the after hours seat shop. 

Potty Spots: 

Material is called magic grip, material to stop rugs from slipping. This is a alternative to the problematic poop hoops prototype. 

These pads can be tramped and they will keep their position. It is also less likely for the children to accidentally pick up the pad when picking up poops. The value colour also helps create a visual connection to the stream environment this game is based in. 

This is a cheap, water proof, and durable material.

The processing sleeves construction. Three layers of glue joining the sleeves to the box holes. Sturdy enough to resist tugging and wear and tear. Also easy to fix. The material is stretchy and cheap, allowing the passing through of a poop. 

In hindsight the sleeves are too long for children's arms. If they were 60% as long. It would act as a slowing down mechanism for the eco-warriors. The kids required a lot of assistance to use them. 

Relating to the difficulty of dealing with excess amounts of cow poos in real life, and the bizarre ways people are inventing to get rid of it. 

construction for week 12

Reinforcing the straps and stitching the poops for the final product.

All present in the sweat shop.

play test week 10 - Otari bush

Notes from play testing,

-key narrative needed. script or what to say would be more structured,
-waistbands! prevent cheating and mishaps if the farts or leaves fall out. Also stops clothes grabbing
-enforcing rules, trying to keep kinds in the designated play area is tricky
-with an even match warriors are far too fast still, and have a easier task, the poop and fart box will have to be made trickier.
-kids respond well to material poops, many were thrown and laughed at, good.
-costumes were also good, and should be kept simple as we switch teams so often.
-poop hoops get picked up accidentally a lot,
-poops often dont stay in the hoops, unsure as to how lenient we should be about this.
-ice-breakier and poop and scoop camp are being edited out or ditched all together.
-parents and kids alike found this game funny, success.

all team members present