Hero machine - Tutorial

Heromachine is a website designed to allow people to create their own superhero, they have different software, some have more features than others, some are more complex than others, all of them are free but there are premium editions which include more features.  In this tutorial we will be working with Heromachine: Real life edition. Let's jump right into it:

The first step is to find the website by googling Heromachine or by going to the following link. Once here we will find the different software they offer but we are going to the search bar to the right and type in "real life" then press the button "search".

Then, we will click on the second result, which will take us to the following page:

If we see this sign instead of the actual generator, all we have to do is click on it which will make a pop-up notification appear on the top left corner. We will press allow.

Now, the generator will show up. We will see an image of a character to the left, in the middle there will be a list of body parts and accessories to modify and to the right, we will see a color palette, and the save and print options. Finally, at the feet of the character, we will find a yellow bar where we will be able to introduce our character's name.

In the middle panel, to the left of the list, we find an arrow that moves the list backward and an empty box which when pressed, deletes all changes made to that particular parameter. To the right, there is another arrow that moves it forwards and then there is a sun-like image which, when pressed, selects a random option from the selected parameter. To change the selested parameter's color, we first have to click on it and then on the desired color. Once you have finished, the result can be something like the following.

If you want to get your superheroe's certificate you can press on the "Print" button and a pop-up window will show up. We press on the third option: "View your superhero certificate on-screen". If you want to finish and print your superhero you click on either on the first or the second option.

I hope you liked this tool and that you use it in your lesson plan! If you want to see a lesson plan which using this tool head here! Thanks for reading!


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References:

HeroMachine Character Portrait Creator. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.heromachine.com/.

Smyth, T. (2018, May 8). 3 Ways to Use Comics & Superheroes to Teach Social Studies. Retrieved from https://classroom.popcultureclassroom.org/blog/3-ways-to-use-comics-superheroes-to-teach-social-studies/.

19th European Conference on Literacy 2015. (2015, July 22). Retrieved from https://fionalouisescott.com/2015/07/22/19th-european-conference-on-literacy-2015/.