On the day of the field trip, the class went to  allez up, a rock climbing gym for rock climbers.  The gym itself is for people to train themselves or allow beginners to be part of a thrilling experience. Beginners that have no experience in rock climbing will be unaware of the techniques and will be assisted by the employees in the institute. The employees helps the rock climber beginners get prepared, such as they inform the rock climbers the level of difficulty, give tips and also helps the rock climbers get ready by suiting them up with the right equipment.

Some levels have machines where it will hold you when you go back down, however, some higher levels would require a partner. The levels that would require a partnership is where players will have to hook the checkpoints themselves in order to shorten the fall on the ground and avoid injuring themselves.

 

During my experience at the rock climbing after a decade, I felt very loose.  I received a lot of tips from the employees such as, instead of using arms to pull up and reach the goals,  I should use my hands to grab onto a rock and use my feet to push upwards. It was pretty hard at first because it has been quite a while, however with some time, I got used to it. Beginners will go through a tough experience due to lack of knowledge and training. Even if they have viewed some rock climbing montage or practice videos, they will not be able to mimic the players in the montage because reality is far different. What I learned from that day is that I should train my analytical skills and as well as my climbing skills. When I would reach to a point where I was stuck, I would only try to find a way to go upwards, however, the more time it takes for me to find a way out, the more I get worn out. Rock climbing requires a lot of stamina and its pretty physical from my point of view and experience.

 

The discussion between the host and the group, the most important thing that I kept in my mind is that the host mentioned that it would take approx.. 3-4 months of training before in order to become eligible in a competition.  To my understanding, to train for 3-4 months consecutively is to allow the individual to train its muscle memory and as well as to analyze quick.

 

The rock climbing experience is quite similar to a game called Dance Dance revolution. The game “Dance Dance revolution”, is where a player is placed on a mat with arrows and must hit the arrows precisely on the screen. Both games are physical and require a huge amount of stamina and practice. Therefore, my team and I decided to make a game called the Dance of the Narwhals. The players each have a horn (noodle) on their head and their goal is to hit the balloons off of the opponent with the noodle in order to win. The players are not allowed to use their hands; so instead, they put their hands on top of their noodle cap. Both activities were very similar. The dance of the narwhals itself is pretty physical and requires a lot of stamina, which is similar to allez up. Players in the field must be analytical as well as active in order to make a strategy in order to eliminate their opponent.

Overall the relationship between Allez up and the Dance of the Narwhals is that both game requires a good amount of physical stamina and strategies. The Allez up requires the players to be analytical sometimes in order to overcome the obstacle. In the dance of the narwhals, the players must figure a strategy in order to tire the opponent out in order to get the upper hand. Thus, both games are pretty physical and have pretty similar aspects.

Here is a link for the dance of the narwhals project.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x9qol25xhl1b815/AABWHcKNcpfs1Z1uNyabxyyia