STUDENT ALREADY PAIRED WITH DEVICE

If the student has already been using this device and is already keeping track of the student’s health data, press Continue. The student will be directed to Kürzi’s environment where they can continue gameplay. 

WHY IS THE BPM AND O2 LEVELS BLANK? WHY IS THE TEMP GOING CRAZY?

The BPM and O2 levels will be blank and the temperature will fluctuate due to reading the temperature of the air before the sensor is able to take the player’s measurements.

HOW TO USE THE PULSE OXIMETER

To use the Pulse Oximeter, place a finger gently and steadily on top of the pulse sensor and red light until the BPM and O2 levels display a number. The student’s current BPM, O2, and temperature will briefly appear on the screen.

PULSE OXIMETER NOT WORKING / TROUBLESHOOTING

If the Pulse Oximeter still isn’t registering a BPM after the student has placed his/her thumb on the pulse sensor for a few seconds, try lifting the finger up, and trying again. If you’ve done this multiple times and the Pulse Oximeter is still not working, try restarting the device. 

EXIT PULSE OXIMETER

To exit the Pulse Oximeter and return to the Sensors & Info menu, press the left button again, or click on the left arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen.

NOTE: The BPM measured by the Pulse Oximeter will not be saved nor displayed in the Gameplay Info.

To get back to the Sensors & Info menu from Gameplay Info, press the left button again, or click on the left arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen. 

8. The number of times students played each game (in a Kürzi day) 

9. The number of books read (in a Kürzi day)

Instead of checking student Kürzi devices one by one, teachers can ask students to fill out their Day by Day data in a daily logbook and hand it in every day. This makes teacher oversight easier. 

Kürzi needs 8 hours of sleep each night to have a full Energy bar. After a restful night of sleep, the game time starts at 6am. The Energy bar will decrease over time to encourage Kürzi to get to bed by 10pm. Other stats like Nutrition, Mood, and Hydration need to be maintained by the student, but Kürzi's Energy will deplete by the end of the day. Energy will also decrease more quickly during exercise. The amount of time spent exercising will be converted into Kürzi time and subtracted from the Energy bar. If a player didn’t get Kürzi in bed by 10pm the night before, if the student exercised a lot, or if the student eats too many unhealthy foods that negatively impact their sleep, the student can take a nap during the day to get back 1 hour of Energy. Kürzi can only nap once a day.

Nutrition refers to calories. Active adolescents should consume 2300 calories a day, therefore a full Nutrition bar equates to 2300 calories. Students replenish this bar by selecting food to eat from Kürzi’s Fridge. Each food costs a certain amount of Kürzi coins. Therefore, a sufficient coin balance is needed to feed Kürzi. Students can replenish their coins by playing healthy decision-making Mini Games. More on this later. 

Mood is a representation of mood. 100 is the maximum mood a Kürzi can have. Mood is heavily influenced by other game stats, just as mood is heavily affected by other factors in life. For example, if both Nutrition and Energy are low, Mood will decrease more rapidly. Mood can be increased by sitting on the Couch, reading books, or doing healthy activities with friends (choosing a healthy response to Messages on the Bedroom PC). Sitting on the Couch for 1 real time second, or 1 in-game minute, equates to an increase in 2 Mood points. Variable points are gained by reading books from the Living Room Bookshelf. +20 points for a cool book, +10 points for an alright book, and +5 Mood points for a book with a genre Kürzi doesn’t love. 

Hydration refers to daily water intake. The standard, or a full bar of Hydration, equates to 8 glasses of water to follow the daily recommended amount. 1 trip to the Sink equals 1 glass of water. 

The menu displays how many coins the player has to spend. Coins can be won from playing Mini Games via the Computer in Kürzi’s Bedroom. For example, if the PC in the Bedroom is tapped, students can play the Fridger game where they make decisions on whether or not a certain food is healthy or not healthy. In Fridger, 1 correct answer = 1 Kürzi coin. Students can use coins to buy Hats from the Kürzi hat store, Hats4Dustballs.com, or buy food to eat.

The volume and brightness can be adjusted by tapping and dragging the bars. No volume is indicated by an empty bar. 100% Volume or 100% Brightness is indicated by a full green bar. 

On the bottom right corner of the Game Stats & Settings menu, there is a color spectrum orb icon that can be tapped and used to customize how Kürzi looks. Using the RGB (red, green, and blue) bars, students can tap and drag these bars to adjust the color of Kürzi’s body and eyes. 

Alternatively, students can also change the RGB bar levels by tapping on the bar they want to change, confirming that that bar is selected as indicated by the arrow pointing to the left of the bar, then using the left and right buttons to increment the bar levels. 

To exit out of the color spectrum settings, press the left arrow on the bottom left corner of the screen. You will return to the game stats menu. 

The battery bar indicates how much battery charge the device has left. 

The redo intro button at the bottom center lets you redo the new game sequence in case you forget how to play the Kürzi game.

The bottom right corner of the game stats menu has a save button. While the game does save every 30 seconds, you can save the current game session as it is immediately by pressing this button. 

WHY IS THE BPM AND O2 LEVELS BLANK? WHY IS THE TEMP GOING CRAZY?

The BPM and O2 levels will be blank and the temperature will fluctuate due to reading the temperature of the air before the sensor is able to take the player’s measurements.

HOW TO USE THE PULSE OXIMETER

To use the Pulse Oximeter, place a finger gently and steadily on top of the pulse sensor and red light until the BPM and O2 levels display a number. The student’s current BPM, O2, and temperature will briefly appear on the screen.

PULSE OXIMETER NOT WORKING / TROUBLESHOOTING

If the Pulse Oximeter isn’t registering a BPM after the student has placed their finger on the pulse sensor for multiple seconds, try lifting the finger up, and trying again. If you’ve tried this multiple times and the Pulse Oximeter is still not working, try restarting the device. 

EXIT PULSE OXIMETER

To exit the Pulse Oximeter and return to the Sensor & Info menu, press the left button again, or click on the left arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen.

To exit out of the Sensor & Info menu and return to Kürzi’s environment, press the left button again, or click on the left arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen.

PLACE THUMB ON SENSOR TO MEASURE PRE-WORKOUT BPM OR TAP SCREEN TO EXIT

A screen will appear, asking the student to place his/her thumb on the pulse sensor or tapping elsewhere on the screen to exit. 

Place the thumb gently and steadily on the pulse sensor (for a few seconds) until the next screen appears. This BPM measurement will be the student's pre-workout BPM.

EXERCISE WHILE KÜRZI IS JUMPING

Once the student's pre-workout resting heart rate BPM is measured, a new screen will appear, with an animated Kürzi jumping rope and lifting a dumbbell.

Now, the student can take their thumb off the pulse sensor, put the device aside, and exercise for the student’s desired amount of time. The real time amount of exercise will be measured and applied to the game, so 20 minutes of exercise by the player will translate to 20 in-game minutes. Calories burned for the exercise will be calculated using Kürzi’s age, weight, (13, 110lbs) and the player’s active BPM measured at the end of their exercise. The calories burned will be subtracted from the Nutrition bar to enforce the idea that refueling the body after exercise is important.

5% of the calories burned will be converted to coins.

PRESS RIGHT BUTTON ONCE DONE EXERCISING

After the student is done exercising, the student presses the right button to indicate to the device that Kürzi is done exercising.

MEASURE POST-WORKOUT BPM

 A new screen will appear, asking the student to take their pulse again (post-workout / active heart rate). The student will place a finger gently and steadily on the pulse sensor for a few seconds until the next screen appears. 

EXERCISE RESULTS

Once the post-workout BPM is measured, a brief pop-up will appear, displaying the difference between pre-workout and post-workout BPM, as well as the calories burned from exercise.

DOCTOR'S OFFICE

If the student's active heart rate increased less than 10 BPM from their resting heart rate, or their heart rate is below 125BPM, a Doctor's office event will be triggered. The game nurse will measure the player’s pulse again and then the Cardiologist doctor will give feedback on how to exercise more effectively by getting heart rate up and how to estimate workout effort using the Borg’s Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale.

This feedback is based on target heart rate for cardio exercises. The target heart rate for cardio exercises is 50-80% of the student's max heart rate, which is based on age. An easy short cut to calculate your max heart rate is 220 - your age.

EXIT EXERCISE ACTIVITY

If the post-workout BPM had a significant change from the pre-workout BPM, or is within the target heart rate range, the activity will automatically exit after displaying the pop-up results. 

To exit the activity from the Doctor's Office, continue tapping through or pressing the right button until the doctor feedback ends.

PLACE THUMB ON SENSOR TO MEASURE PRE-WORKOUT BPM OR TAP SCREEN TO EXIT

A screen will appear, asking the student to place the student’s thumb on the pulse sensor or tapping elsewhere on the screen to exit.

Place the thumb gently and steadily on the pulse sensor (for a few seconds) until the next screen appears. This BPM measurement will be the student's pre-workout BPM.

EXERCISE WHILE KÜRZI IS JUMPING

Once the student's pre-workout resting heart rate BPM is measured, a new screen will appear, with an animated Kürzi jumping rope and lifting a dumbbell.

Now, the student can take their thumb off the pulse sensor, put the device aside, and exercise for the student’s desired amount of time. The real time amount of exercise will be measured and applied to the game, so 20 minutes of exercise by the player will translate to 20 in-game minutes. Calories burned for the exercise will be calculated using Kürzi’s age, weight, (13, 110lbs) and the player’s active BPM measured at the end of their exercise. The calories burned will be subtracted from the Nutrition bar to enforce the idea that refueling the body after exercise is important. 

5% of the calories burned will be converted to coins.

PRESS RIGHT BUTTON ONCE DONE EXERCISING

After the student is done exercising, the student needs to press the right button to indicate that Kürzi is done exercising.

MEASURE POST-WORKOUT BPM

A new screen will appear, asking the student to take their pulse again (post-workout / active BPM). The student will place a finger gently and steadily on the pulse sensor for a few seconds until the next screen appears. 

EXERCISE RESULTS

Once the post-workout BPM is measured, a brief pop-up will appear, displaying the difference between pre-workout and post-workout BPM, as well as the calories burned from exercise.

DOCTOR'S OFFICE

If the student's active heart rate increased less than 10 BPM from their resting heart rate, or their heart rate is below 125BPM, a Doctor's office event will be triggered. The game nurse will measure the player’s pulse again and then the Cardiologist doctor will give feedback on how to exercise more effectively by getting heart rate up and how to estimate workout effort using the Borg’s Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale.

This feedback is based on target heart rate for cardio exercises. The target heart rate for cardio exercises is 50-80% of the student's max heart rate, which is based on age. An easy short cut to calculate your max heart rate is 220 - your age.

EXIT EXERCISE ACTIVITY

If the post-workout BPM had a significant change from the pre-workout BPM, or is within the target heart rate range, the activity will automatically exit after displaying the pop-up results. 

To exit the activity from the Doctor's Office, continue tapping through or pressing the right button until the doctor feedback ends.

MYPLATE ACTIVITY

Tap once on the Fridge, then confirm ‘yes’ to open the Fridge. The interactive MyPlate menu will appear. Each food group on the screen is selectable with each containing food options. There are 5 food groups: fruits, vegetables, grain, protein, and dairy. 

FOOD GROUP FOOD ITEMS: CALORIES

After clicking on a MyPlate food group, healthy and unhealthy options will appear with their name, picture, calorie amount per MyPlate recommended serving of real-life foods, and coin cost.

The number of calories eaten equals the number of Nutrition points gained. A full Nutrition bar equals 2300 calories; active students should aim to eat/feed Kürzi 2300 calories a day. There are both healthy and unhealthy food options to train students’ decision-making skills. Unhealthy food items will affect Kürzi’s ability to sleep, and Energy penalties will occur if more than 4 unhealthy foods are eaten in a day.

FOOD GROUP FOOD ITEMS: COST 

Each food costs a certain number of Kürzi coins, therefore, a sufficient coin balance is needed to feed Kürzi. Food students can’t afford are shaded in red. Students can earn more coins by playing healthy decision-making Mini Games located in the Bedroom on Kürzi's Computer.

RETURN TO FOOD GROUPS / SELECT MORE FOOD ITEMS

If the student has enough coins to purchase a selected food item, then confirms 'yes' to eat that item, the food will be added to their plate. Students can select more food to eat for their meal or exit the MyPlate food menu.

If the student does not have enough coins to eat a food item, the student can press the left button or the arrow on the bottom left corner of the screen to go back to the food groups to choose a different item that the student can afford.

EXIT MYPLATE ACTIVITY

From the food groups, press the left button or the arrow on the bottom left corner of the screen to exit the MyPlate Activity.

A gray menu with the foods just eaten will be displayed on the right side of the screen for a few seconds to display how many calories from which food groups were eaten.

DAILY WATER INTAKE

To replenish Kürzi’s Hydration bar, students can interact with the Kitchen Sink. Kürzi drinks 1 glass of water for each trip to the Sink. 8 glasses of water equate to a full Hydration bar. 

HOW THE ENERGY STAT WORKS

Kurzi was designed to have 8 hours of Kurzi energy a day (reference: 8 hours of sleep). A full energy bar equals 8 hours of sleep. In general, the energy stat cannot be controlled by in game activities that a student plays (except the 1 hr nap limit per day). While other game stats need to be maintained by the student, the energy stat will decrease over time and is meant to be drained around 10PM (bed time) each day. Certain activities (exercising) will drain Kurzi’s energy faster. Once the energy bar is depleted, doctor mode will be triggered. 

TAKING A NAP ON THE BED

Kurzi can only take 1 nap a day. 1 nap = 1 hour of Kurzi energy. When students click the bed, and confirm ‘yes’ Kurzi wants to sleep, the screen will fade to black then turn back on to indicate that Kurzi has completed resting. 

PC OPTIONS MENU

Once the student clicks on the PC and confirms 'yes' to using the PC, an options menu will pop up with 5 options: 

• Hats4Dustballs.com 
• Messages
• Fridger
• Which Burns More?
• Stressy Guess

The right 3 options are mini games (Fridger, Which Burns More?, Stressy Games). 

To exit from the PC Options Menu, press the left button or tap the arrow on the bottom left corner of the screen.

BUYING / CUSTOMIZING HATS

After tapping on the Hats4Dustballs.com option, there will be hat options players can buy to customize Kürzi. By default, Kurzi will not be wearing a hat. Choose the hat you want to wear or choose none for no hat.

If the player can’t afford a hat, the hat option is shaded in red. These options cannot be selected until the student earns enough coins.

If the student has enough coins for the hat, the student can select that hat and confirm 'yes' to purchase the hat. Kürzi will put the hat on and be able to wear it or take it off using the PC Hat Store.   

To exit the Hat Store, press the left button or tap the arrow on the bottom left corner of the screen.

MESSAGES

Kürzi receives a text message once a day at a random time from a friend. A notification will appear on the right side of the screen, and the player can read the message from the Computer in Kürzi’s Bedroom.

Players answer yes or no to participating in the activity the friend proposes. Saying yes to healthy activities will increase Mood and Energy levels (+30 minutes), while saying yes to unhealthy activities will increase Mood but decrease Energy.

After the activity, Kürzi will appear in the Living Room.