[game_edu] curious

[Ian Schreiber]

We had a couple presentations at GDC on gamifying the Freshmen Orientation, should be available in the Vault. In conversations I had at GDC, 
there are others out there doing similar things - it's not ubiquitous 
but it's not an isolated thing either.

I gave a talk at AltDevConf on some of the techniques I've used in my classes, why I think they shouldn't have worked, and why I think they worked anyway (short version: I changed the grading system and rubrics to use more game-like terminology, it shouldn't have worked because it's just replacing points with other kinds of points, and it worked anyway because I approached it in a playful manner, and it's the playfulness that the students responded to) - will have to check to see if those videos ever got posted like they should have.

I haven't had the opportunity to teach an advanced game design course on-ground recently (that is where I'd add gamification, along with other special topics like serious games, design for specific genres, etc.) but I think it certainly deserves mention in the curriculum somewhere. Not sure it I could justify an entire course devoted to it though - there's just too many unsolved problems and it doesn't feel like we know enough about what works to teach 10 to 15 weeks of best practices... but that's just my opinion.

- Ian



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 From: Susan Gold <goldfile at gmail.com>
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv <game_edu at igda.org> 
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:49 AM
Subject: [game_edu] curious
 

Is anyone using gamification in their game education curriculums? Are you students leveling up? Do you know of examples in education using gamification as incentives or grading? Of course I already know of Lee Sheldon's example but am looking for others. Also, has anyone added sections on gamification to their courses? 

Thanks in advance,

Susan


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