DRAFT – BEING UP-DATED!!
Lindenwood Squares
Lindenwood Squares ....................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1
Preparation For Participants ........................................................................................................ 1
Language Teaching and Learning Rationale .............................................................................. 1
Second Life technical preparation: ............................................................................................. 2
Template for the sequence …. .................................................................................................... 3
Appendices .................................................................................................................................. 7
International versions .............................................................................................................. 7
What has to be done list for organising the event ................................................................... 8
Introduction
Karelia has acquired a 3D ‘Game scenario’fro Second Life.
The SLExperiments group (and their tolerant friends!) will experience the game in order to
explore how a game show format can be used as a framework for language practice.
Preparation For Participants
Prior to the game, please
(1) see the YouTube video (13 minutes) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlbS1o6opY&feature=related
It is very important to watch this or a similar game to get the ‘principles’ of the game.
Wikipedia article here in Enlgish with links to versions in different countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Squares
Detailed, individual explanations on the evening would slow us down considerably!
Thanks!
(2) Look at the template below so that you can follow the basic pattern of the game
Language Teaching and Learning Rationale
The precise linguistic objective of the game can vary according to the level of the participants.
Possible objectives:
Participants will be able to ….
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[Listening & Reading] Understand basic questions; understand the gist of the quiz
questions
[Speaking & Writing] Give basic personal details; indicate agreement / disagreement
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The template below allows participation from all, whatever their linguistic level.
The minimum production needed
(a) from contestants is
- Say ‘heads / tails
- say the name of the person you want to choose
- say ‘I agree’ or ‘I disagree’
(b) from Lindenwooders is
- Say hello Lindenwooders (can we think of a shorter name?!!
- say your name, where you come from
- say ‘yes / no / true / false ‘ or repeat the correct response
(c ) from the audience
- gestures
The host can adapt the level according to the participant
Second Life technical preparation:
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Questions and answers already prepared on a notecard – Lindenwooders, host and standin hosts are passed copies! (but of-course, people are not meant to know this!!!!)
Everything can be done in voice and text [Host will have HUD and display board]
Squares will be lettered in case people cannot see names
If (when ..) people crash, host will assign replacement or do it herself!
If Karelia crashes there will be two people ready to take the role of host (names here) .
however, be aware that only Karelia has the HUD, so the noughts and crosses and scores
will have to be recorded on pen and paper at home!!!
Volunteers will take the following roles and their names will be clear for all to see!
o Technical support for people who have technical difficulties
o Audience leader (someone to tell the audience to cheer / laugh etc!!!)
o Prize giver (someone to pass the prizes to the winners – Karelia will think
something up . possibly a board with prizes to the value of X lindens .,, or perhaps
a donation jar for ‘Relay for Life’
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Template for the sequence ….
Directions in italics ..
Throughout, audience clap / laugh / cheer / catch breath / weep as appropriate ..!!
Section &
Purpose
1. Opening
2. Host intro
3. Host intro
Lindenwooders
4. Host intro
players
5. Host &
contestant 1
6, Link
7. Host &
contestant 2
Content
Shot
View of all squares
Voiceover:
From [place]
It’s / we have … [name]
[names wave]
they’re all here to play …
Lindenwood Squares!
[audience clap]
Full square
Goes to each square in
turn
and here’s the tsaress and master / mistress of the
Big Box Game …
Host Name (e..g Karelia Kondor!)
Thank you folks / ladies and gentlemen
Welcome to Lindenwood Squares .. the only show
to ask you really important questions like ….[e.g.:
why is the word abbreviated so long?]
OK then, where do we get the answers from?
We get the answers from 9 famous Lindenwood
friends ..
Hello Lindenwood friends
L: Hello [Host Name e.g. Karelia!]
Lindenwooders wave
H: I say good luck to you!
We would like you to meet our players for today
Contestant 1 [C1]
.. will you tell us about yourself?
C1:
 Hello Lindenwooders!
 I’m /my name is (name)
 I am from (Place)
 I am a .. (profession)
 One more detail if you like!
Optional for higher level:
H: Do you …? [question based on info given]
Y: Yes / No … I …[answer question]
H: Will you please
 let C1 feel happy
 applaud C1
 welcome C1
Contestant 2 [C2]
.. will you tell us about yourself?
Pan from sign of
Lindenwood squares
across audience
Zoom into Host [H]
Host
Then square
Host
Square
Host
Host
Host & C1
C1
H & C1
Host & C2
3
8. Decide who
starts
C2:
C2
 Hello Celebrities!
 I’m /my name is (name)
 I am from (Place)
 I am a .. (profession)
 One more detail if you like!
H: Do you …? [question based on info given]
Y: Yes / No … I …[answer question]
H: Who will start first?
Heads or tails ..? C1?
C:1 Heads / tails
H: Heads / tails
[if correctly guessed: Heads/Tails it is!
H & C2
So, C1/C2 won the toss and will start the game
9. Explanation
of the game
H
C1/C2 will be playing the nought
And C1/C2 will be playing the cross
The object of our players is to get three squares in a
row
up and down like this
Picture of vertical
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11. Explain who
starts
12 . H ask
Contestant to
choose
13 Contestant
selects celebrity
across like this
Picture of horizontal
or even diagonally from corner to corner
thus
Our contestants choose a Lindenwooder, I ask the
Lindenwooder a question, and it is up to our
contestants to decide whether our Lindenwooder is
giving a correct answer or is just making one up
…. and that is how they win the squares
Pictue of diagonal
Host
The squares are worth 50 Linden dollars each and
if you get a full line and win the game, you get an
extra 25 linden dollars.
[Optional .. may leave to second game ….]One of
our Lindenwooders is sitting in a secret square! If
a contestant chooses this square, they will get an
extra prize .. tonight, it is an exciting XXXX
Audience : oooooooo!!!!!
H: C1/2 Because you won the toss, you get to pick
a Lindenwooder first ..
C1/2, where
do you want / are you going
to put your nought/ cross
C1/2
If free choice ..(e.g first go)
 [B] please …
 I would like to pick /play with [B]
H & C1
4
If forced … (subsequent turns)
 I have got to pick [B]
 I’d better go for [B]
14 H if secret
square found
15 C if found
secret square
16a
Host/celebrity
banter
OR
16b
Audience
participation –
invented by
Karelia!!
17 Host asks
question
ah you’ve found it!
oh yeah!
Well done!
Congratulations
You have won ..
Great!
Wonderful!
I am so happy! / pleased / delighted
H: A, welcome from C1, great to see you
Square – focus on
H: [asks questions to A, e.g. where are you from,
Lindenwooder
what do you do, what’s your favourite X]
A: [answers questions]
Let’s have a question for A from the audience.
[e.g. write a question including the word
‘albatross’ .. A can choose any one to answer! The
audience member picked will get 10 linden
dollars!]
OK, so right, here is your question ..
Host
[Question 1/2/ etc .. important to say the number so
that the Lindenwooders can refer to answers!]
- alternative answer … was it (x) or was it (y)?
OR
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Lindenwooder
A
[Statement] - yes or no?
[Answers]
Lindenwooder
Could add:
Oh yes! This is easy!
Mmmm .. this is difficult, but ..
I think that the answer is ….
19 C1
20 H reveal
answer
I (would) disagree / agree
A is right, you are right to agree
A is right, you are wrong to disagree
21 H summarise
winnings
A is wrong, you are right to disagree
A is wrong, you are wrong to agree
0/X gets the square and 50 linden dollars is there
on your scoreboard
C
H
You have doubled your money
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This brings you total to XXX
Another 50 brings you to XXX
Repeat 12 - 21
22
Extra comments
to comment on
tactics ..
That’s successfully blocked your line ..
I can see where you are going …
this is to lock a winning line across the centre of
the gameboard /..
23 On winning
24 H: End of
game
this is a game point. .
you have just won this game with a 50 linden
square and a 25 linden bonus bringing you to a
total of XXX
well played
Thank you to our Lindenwooders ..
Thank you to our contestants …
Thank you to our audience for being with us
Thanks you to our viewers ..
Be with us next week!
25 End
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All wave
Photo calls ..
Square
Contestants
Audience
Host looking to
camera with a wink
(idea from Anna
Begonia!)
Credits
Ask people to stay for ‘re-run’ of key events to
capture …
- close up of lindenwooders waving
- aerial view of audience
- close up of host
- close up of contestants
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Appendices
Wikipedia:
International versions
Country
Arab World
Name
‫س ين ج يم‬
Sin Jim
‫م عجب عج يب‬
Mojab Ajeeb
Host
Channel
Year aired
Shareef El Alami
Dubai TV
1990s
Michel Kazi
Future TV
2009
Argentina
Ta Te Show
Leonardo Simons
Telefe
1992–1996
Australia
Celebrity Squares
Personality Squares
All-Star Squares
Ian Rogerson
Seven Network
1999
Brazil
Jogo da Velha
Fausto Silva
Rede Globo
1989–1993
France
L'Academie des 9
Antenne 2
1980s
Germany
XXO: Fritz & Co
Star Weekend
Sat.1
RTL
1995–1996
1999–2000
Italy
Il gioco dei 9
Canale 5
1988–1992
Italia 1
2004
Channel 1
1977–1982, 1993
‫תשע בריבוע‬
Tesha BaRibu'a
Jean-Pierre
Foucault
Fritz Egner
Marco Ströhlein
Raimondo Vianello
and Sandra
Mondaini
Enrico Papi
Uri Zohar
Tuvia Tzafir
Eyal Geffen
Malaysia
‫כוכבים בריבוע‬
Shai Avivi
Kokhavim BaRibu'a
‫חכמים בריבוע‬
Avri Gilad
Hakhamim BaRibu'a
Sharifah Shahirah
Celebrity Squares
Russia
Проще простого
Nikolay Fomenko
Celebrity Squares
Israel
Singapore
Spain
名人
Tic Tac Toe
VIP
Tres en Raya
2011
TBA
July 2002–2003
1994–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
2001
TBA
MediaCorp 8
2003
Emilio Aragón
Carolina Ferre
Telecinco
LaSexta
Sveriges
Television
Show TV
aTV
Fox Türkiye
ITV
1990–1992
2007
Prat I Kvadrat
Fredrik Belfrage
Turkey
XOX: Kare
Akademisi
Yalçın Menteş
Kandıramazsın Beni Vatan Şaşmaz
Celebrity Squares
1999
ntv7
MTK
Russia 1
NTV
MediaCorp 5
Sweden
United
Kingdom
Channel 2
(Keshet)
Bob Monkhouse
March 2, 1983–1986
July 2002–2003
1994–1996
2009
July 20, 1975–July 7, 1979
January 8, 1993–August 26,
Central Television
1996
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What has to be done list for organising the event
PREPARATION
PROCESS
 Decision making

Communication
WHEN
DURATION
ACTIVITIES
VENUE
SL objects
TRANSPORT
WHO INVITED
INVITATION
PUBLICITY
Select one person to be ‘overall
strategy decision maker’
Individuals in charge of various
elements
If email used, ensure ‘reply to all’
so that all kept in the loop
Preferable: a wiki where you are
notified of changes
1 hour
Freebies available on entry
(lindenwood T shirt? / hat?)
‘Warm-up’ chat between host and
audience
Game
Leave-taking
Question preparation & Notecards
(KK)
HUD preparation (KK)
Large flat space – no distractions /
obstacles for newbies (e.g. trees,
water)
Check prims allowed
Make landmark
Check security
Signage
Lindenwood squares game
Notecards for participants
(contestants, lindenwooders,
audience)
HUD for quizmaster
Letters for Squares (A-H)
Prizes [for boxes and secret
square]
Coin to toss for heads / tails?
Assign people to give TPs
Decide how widely to allow …
good to have lots of people!
Allow friends if at all possible
Venue
Time
Give guidance on what to expect
All channels inworld
Emails
Nings
Posters
Landmarks
Outcome
Karelia Kondor
SLExperiments wiki +
Avalon Ning
Wednesday 20th July 2011
7-8 GMT
Edunation 1 sandbox, bu
webheads HQ
SLExpeirments invited +
tolerant friends!
Lindenwood squares
reference sheet
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REGISTRATION
PRIZES
Interested groups
Contact person
Ning page
Central electronic
Sponsor?
DURING THE EVENT
Roles needed:
Check all can get there / contact for
TPs
Greeters - Text / chat / physical
Bouncers
i/c VIPs
i/c checking all included
Photographer / video
i/c technical help
Prize organiser
Karelia at the moment!!!
Greeters: XXX
Contact for TPs: XXXX
Bouncers(!!) XXXX
i/c VIPs : XXXX
Photographer: XXXX
Technical help: XXX
Prize organsier: XXXX
AFTER THE EVENT
Account
Evaluation
Photo album
SLExperiments / Ning?
Machinima
SLExperiments / Flickr accoint
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Invitation
Do you want to ..
- improve your English?
- meet people?
- win prizes?
- help language teachers to experiment with new methods?
- see Karelia’s new dragon avatar? (special request from Anna!!!)
Please come to our new game, provided by Jeff Beckenbauer, Guardian of the Green Lantern
Core:
‘LINDENWOOD SQUARES’
based on ‘Hollywood Squares’ (Google / YouTube to see an example!)
You can watch or play or help … you decide!
Date:
Start Time:
End time:
Place:
Contact:
Wednesday 20th July 2011
12:00 (20:00 in the UK; 21:00 in France /Germany
13:00 PDT
Edunation I sandbox [LM]
Karelia Kondor and XXXX
More information: weblink to document
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