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Sunday, February 26, 12

Lucas
Gillispie

On Twitter:
@PCSTech

www.edurealms.com


What game designers
know about learning...

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#1 PLAY IS POWERFUL


“The opposite of work is
not play, it’s depression.”
Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith
Author: The Ambiguity of Play

“It is paradoxical that many
educators and parents still
differentiate between a time for
learning and a time for play
without seeing the vital
connection
between them.”
Leo F. Buscaglia,
USC


Flow
An optimal state
of intrinsic
motivation, where
a person is fully
immersed in what
he or she is
doing.
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l y Cs iksze
Mihá


#2 IT’S ALL ABOUT MASTERY


Level 1

Level 50

Learning works best when
new challenges are
“pleasantly frustrating” in
the sense of being felt by
learners to be at the outer
edge of, but within their
“regime of competence”.
That is, these challenges
feel hard, but doable.
(Gee, 2007, p. 36).


#3 GAMERS CRAVE
ASSESSMENT


#4 IT’S OK TO FAIL

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“One of the counter
intuitive things I
needed to learn as a
designer was that
players enjoy
failures more than
success. As long as
it’s diverse, they like
to explore the failure
space of a game.”

-Will Wright, Game
Designer

Failure is different in the classroom...

#5 TOGETHER, WE CAN
OVERCOME THE TOUGHEST
BOSSES

Social Constructivism


#6 Epic Wins Are Possible


“In a good game we feel
blissfully productive. We
have clear goals and a
heroic sense of purpose.”

Jane McGonigal, Institute for the
Future


Are your learners challenged with real-world
problems?
Do they feel an epic win is possible?


12 Tips for
Bringing
Video Games
Into Your
Classroom


1. Read What The Experts Are Saying


#2 Talk to your learners about the
games they play.


#3 Let your own children teach you
about the games they play.


#4 Pick up a new game and play it.


#5 Put on your teacher lenses.


#6 Don’t overlook off-the-shelf games.


#7 Always start with your instructional
goals in mind.


#8 Collaborate and share with other
professionals.


#9 Make cookies for your IT staff; they
can be powerful allies.


#10 Get your principal on board.


#11 Start in a safe place to fail.


#12 Remember how to play.


Two Game-
Based
Projects
We’re Doing
With our
Learners

WoWinSchool

An Elective/Enrichment Class for
Middle School Students


Blended/Hybrid Course

P aper less
Granu
Porta lar
b le
Freely A vailable
Migrated to:
Originally built
in


Aligned to Common
Core Standards

The
Theme


Students
are
“Heroes”


Parallel
Reading
Assignment


Reﬂection
on
Life
Experiences


Gamifying The
Classroom


“Heroes”
Not Students
(Game
Players)

“Lore
Keepers” Not
Teachers


Instead of
Grades…


…experience points

I “Win” The Class

“Quests”
Not Assignments

Learner Choice

Stats and
Achievements

Sandbox
No Subcription
Game
Fees
Locally
Hosted
Servers
Appropriate
Flexible! for all ages
K-12

Buildings and
Structures


Contraptions


8-bit Art

A story about a
girl...


Questions?


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