Creating A Model Factory Town

Name of the town: Hillwood Town

Company Name: Hillwood Coal Mining

Resources available: Coal, water, crops, and shelter

Elements of the town: Big mining tunnels, coal, and factories,

Population: 563 people

Explanation / Brief History: 60 years ago a man named John Hillwood was looking for a large piece of land so he could start a business and stubbled upon a perfect place. The land was large and it was right beside a huge river he knew that’s were he would settle. Long before John wanted to start a business he was helping his father with their coal factory that they owned. Suddenly one morning his father passed away and John and his mother couldn’t pay all the debts so they had to sell their business. Then John made enough money to start his fathers business again and knew what he had to do. John built huge factories and partnered with many rich men. The town was getting popular and many people came to get a job at the coal mine. This was an amazing achievement for John and he knew his father would be proud so he decided to name the town Hillwood.

Media Fluency Reflection

1. How was the ease of access in building the town, despite this being a very super basic software? I thought it was really easy to build a town the instructions weren’t hard and it wasn’t very difficult to figure it out you just have to play with it. I was able to figure out how to add building and change backgrounds.
2. Were you able to apply the skills you learned in the planning stages appropriately to a digital environment? Yes I was able to apply the skills we learned to my digital environment. I had to make some changes at first but I was able to use things we learned and complete it.
3. What were the sources you researched that made this an “authentic make-believe” town? I mainly took things we learned in class about the factory towns and how they were built. We learned the surrounding and how they lived which gave me an idea of how my town would be.
4. Is there other software online that could have done the job better? Explain. Their are so many sites that could have done a the job better by adding more creativity, and making it unique. I personally liked this software because it was quite simple and easy to learn. This program still had all components and got the job done so I would definitely use it again.