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Pick your modality. Read about how <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/workshops/" data-type="page" data-id="1607">workshops</a> can go. Then turn to tactics and tools:</p> <figure class="wp-block-table alignleft is-style-regular"><table><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.hivemechanic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/finalLeftPuzzle-1-1024x548.png" alt="" width="308" height="164"></td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.hivemechanic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/finalRightPuzzle-1.png" alt="" width="248" height="164"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">1. <em><strong>Imagine</strong> what’s possible:</em> See a few examples of <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/examples/">successful games</a>. <br><br>2. <em><strong>Narrative</strong>:</em> <br>* <strong>Planning</strong> with <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/guides-and-tutorials/demo-post-its-planning/">post-its for a branching story</a> (animated). Aim for Minimum Viable Joy (MVJ)! <br>* <strong>Tactics for engagement and recruiting:</strong> <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/qr-tactics/"><strong>QR code inspirations</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/guides-and-tutorials/tactics-engagement-recruiting/" data-type="page" data-id="468">mini-tactics</a> to boost engagement<br><br>3. <em><strong>Carving Time & Roles:</strong></em><br>* <strong><a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/team-and-role-balancing/">Team formation</a></strong> and balancing responsibilities, including with Hive Mechanic<br>* <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/carving-time-and-creating-momentum/" data-type="page" data-id="1939">Carving time</a> and creating momentum<br>* Partnerships for new projects: Tips for Starting the Conversation, Planning, and Sustainability<em> (coming soon!)</em><br><br>4. <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/playtesting/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/playtesting/">How to <strong>playtest</strong></a> your activity or story<br><br>5. Advanced/Open-Ended: <em>Pick your<strong> Technology</strong>:</em> Activities to <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/guides-and-tutorials/alternative-storytelling-systems/">“Bake Your Idea” in Three Steps</a>. This thought exercise will help focus your idea, and turn it from good to great for our particular tools and the power of playful engagement.</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">(a) What does the editor <strong>look like</strong>? See <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/editor-in-action/">sample images and a quick tutorial</a><br> <br>(b) <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/overview/guides-and-tutorials/basic-certification/" data-type="page" data-id="503">Basic certification</a> and short <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/videos/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/videos/">video tutorials</a> for using Hive Mechanic — including for <strong>changing text</strong>, adding <strong>cards</strong>, using <strong>phone numbers</strong>. <br><br>(c) <strong>Quick reference</strong> for the editor in Hive Mechanic: Card <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FA_NO8NnaJndZIEvCIjPGdKfYVJq7qO-KcUINDDGJjc/edit?usp=sharing">Dictionary Slides</a> (includes editor tips); <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/faq-cards-and-use/">Card FAQ</a> for frequent questions about the editor; <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/screenshot-explanations/">annotated screenshot</a> of the editor<br><br>(d) <strong>Power tools</strong> and sample code for Hive Mechanic: <strong>using the <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/super-action-pack-template-how-to/" data-type="page" data-id="1270">power template</a></strong>/Super Action Pack. <strong>Editor tips</strong> are located in the second half of the Card <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FA_NO8NnaJndZIEvCIjPGdKfYVJq7qO-KcUINDDGJjc/edit?usp=sharing">Dictionary Slides</a>. <br><br>(e) <strong>Advanced examples</strong>: <span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/weather-game-example/" data-type="page" data-id="1334">using the weather</a></span> to choose your own adventure (and 3rd party services/APIs); <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/?page_id=6223" data-type="page" data-id="6223">data overview</a>; <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/audio-in-hive-mechanic/">audio overview</a>.<br><br>(f) Physical <strong>Storytelling Box</strong> <a href="https://www.hivemechanic.org/guides-and-tutorials/storytelling-box-components/" data-type="page" data-id="1231">component assembly</a> and fabrication ideas <em>(evolving!)</em>. 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