Games that Teach: Gyroball

The following game, Gyroball, is an excellent exercise in spatial reasoning on a 3D coordinate plane, as well as a keen test of eye-hand coordination. In using it with different students and people, I am fascinated by how different people initially approach it. The key to Gyroball is patient control, which is something that is hard for many people.

I am also continually fascinated by how much people, especially young people, like to play games. And different students like different types of games -- understanding why and how would be interesting to understand learning and cognitive differences amongst students.

Your task for this post is to complete the first 5 levels of the game, and answer the questions in the form beneath the game. To do so, you might need a review of 3-d coordinate geometry.