Learn the process of creating pottery in a Fun, Relaxing, and addicting way!

I believe that this application has potential. It is a fun way to engage students in learning around pottery in ancient history. In archaeology, pottery is one of the most used tools to gain information about a civilization. If the app included time periods, places and uses in certain cultures, I think it could be really useful in a social science classroom.

There a just a few areas where this app is lacking that, if remedied, could take it from a enrichment activity to a full-feature project activity. First, if there was a way to print the final design on paper through a printer it would allow students to have something tangible to show for their work without going through the costly ordering process. Secondly, I would like to be able to assign my own challenges to my students rather than just having them go along with the game-created designs. I suppose one other thing that could cause issues is that, in order to use all of the wonderful designs that I mentioned above, you have to play the game to unlock them using coins earned by selling your pottery in the game. The problem here is that, if you wanted to use the Chinese designs you would have to earn enough coins by playing the game. For this reason, it is impractical to buy the app and immediately expect to use it for Egyptian pottery etc. All things considered, I still think that this is a very worthwhile app to use in the art room as it gives students some experience creating virtual pottery and allows them to gain familiarity with varying styles from around the world and through time.