Slides for the DSAI conference Keynote, Dec 2nd 2016

1. Sylvester Arnab, PhD
Reader in Game Science
Disruptive Media LearningLab(DMLL.org.uk)
CoventryUniversity, UK
@sarnab75 #gamification #BeaconingEU
Remixing play for
inclusive learning

3. Disruptions and Opportunities

4. http://dmll.org.uk/projects/

5. Motivation

8. https://youtu.be/zCt_MzsnIUk?list=PLH-T358uPi7fY1nz0B9d4BOMjXsHY6-Nc

12. Remixing play - Experience Design

13. “Games are a particular manifestation of
play, not its totality…
They happen to be a good starting point
for an investigation of play…
…because the formality of their rules
makes the machinery of play easier to
observe and analyse” (Upton, 2015 p.11)
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Looming-Gamification-of/233992

16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_09P3MB-D9s

17. Game design thinking for creativity
Needs
analysis
Pick
common
games
Strategy-
mechanics
mapping
Design a
gameplan
Pitch/imple
ment your
gameplan

18. Holistic approach

19. Individuality is important for Collective Creativity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHc0VdL-etM

20. Hybrid and Live Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKAchVcNsQE

21. Gamification for social good (PlayingForReal.eu)

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Breaking Educational Barriers with Contextualised,
Pervasive and Gameful Learning
• Start date: 01-01-2016
• Coordinator: Coventry University,
UK
• 15 partners
• 9 countries: UK, SP, DE, RO, FR, PT, IT, PO, FR
• Budget: EUR 5,902,772.13
• Duration: 36 months
• H2020 ICT-20-2015: Technologies for
better human learning and teaching
http://Beaconing.eu

24. www.beaconing.eu
LEARNING SHOULD BE...
Anytime
anywhere
1
Pervasive
and context-
aware
2
Pedagogically
driven
3
PLAYFUL
4
Accessible
and Inclusive
5
Analyzable/
traceable
6

26. Merging Physical and Digital

27. Crossings between
Pervasive Gaming
and Gamification?

28. Mission
A
Mission
B
Mission
C
Lesson path
Meta-Game Narratives
= level up point e.g. secret door, unlocking level, etc… = activities/quests e.g. location based tasks, mini games,
classroom work, etc…

29. Lesson path
Meta-Game Narratives

36. Pedagogy and Learner driven design of the gamified experience
Conclusions
Appetite for Playful, Gameful and Hybrid learning experience
Technologically challenging – blending context, assessment…
Holistic and Inclusive Participatory

37. Thank You!
@sarnab75 #gamification @beaconingEU
Sylvester Arnab, PhD
Reader in Game Science
s.arnab@coventry.ac.uk
Blog: https://sylvesterarnab.com/