Getting to Know Shmitta!

by Eytan Spevack

Last week, we played games about shmitta. They were on a CD-ROM on Shmitta which was made in Israel. One game taught us about some details of shmitta that we may want to incorporate into the app. We learned about the source of shmitta in the Torah, and how to sell your land. Also, we learned about the holiness of the produce and the ways you are allowed to eat, but not do business with it . We learned about the institution of the Otzar Beit Din.

Beginning to Find the Content

By Hillel Schwab

 Today,(October 7th) we looked over a few halachot related to Shmita. We chose Halachot out of literature we read that we wanted to include in the game.  We thought of ways we could educate players about these halachot. We had a few ideas. The Otzar Beit Din could be the store, and you could also find "Shmita Scrolls" that give you hints from the Tanach and the Talmud for Shmita trivia. We had a lot of fun this session and worked hard. 

שנה טובה! 

Looking for the Features of the Ideal Game

JT here. I wrote this a few weeks ago.


Last week we discussed several different popular video games to see which features we wanted to include in our own. We looked at Angry Birds, Temple Run and 2048, and then Sparks of Eternity. We skyped with Corinne and decided to make an RPG based on Sparks of Eternity. The reason we

chose ah RPG is because it's not repetitive and you can choose your own path.