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computer games and language aims
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Statistics
There are 1 million gamers in UK
Average young person in UK will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of 21*
*Jane McGonigal - Reality is broken
Give examples of things you have learnt with technology that are not related to school work
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What is your favourite thing you do with technology at home
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What is your favourite thing you do with technology at school
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What do most learners do at school
Game culture is everywhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU
Specialist gaming language
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emote
virtual
click mouse
keys
MMO
Logoff
cyberspace
Hack &slash
quest
role
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Do you wanna date my avatar?She's a starAnd she's hotter than reality by farWanna date my avatar?
You can type commandsI've got slots for what I hold in my handsDon't care what's in your character bankHow 'bout, how 'bout a little tank and spank
Grab your mouse and stroke the keysHere in cyberspace there's no diseasePick a time, send a tell to meJust pay, just pay a small subscription fee
Lyrics
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The language of games
http://www.wowwiki.com/Tank_and_spank
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Gamify your classroom
http://www.chorewars.com
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Chore wars
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Chore wars
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Chore wars
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Epic win
http://www.rexbox.co.uk/epicwin
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http://plusoneme.com
Plus One Me
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Plus One Me
http://plusoneme.com
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No Computers
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Text adventure game
you are main character
interactive narrativeexploration
Collect / use objects
logic puzzles
many genres
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http://playspent.org
One Computer
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Multiple Computers
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What's it for?The aim of the game : The learners predict what to do with a list of pairs of game objects, check their answers by playing the game and then write down the answers using the passive voice.
Prepare to play: Choose an adventure game and start playing it. As you play, make a note of what you do with the objects that appear in the game (or use the walkthrough to save time) and produce a list similar to the example below. Make a copy of this list for each learner. You will also need to use online dictionaries.
Play: Hand out the list of objects and tell the learners they are to guess how they are used together in the game. Ask the learners to talk together in groups of three and to use the online dictionaries to find out the meaning of the words they do not understand. After fifteen minutes, stop them and ask them to tell you what they think the relationship is between each pair of objects in the game: e.g. I think you use the hairpin to open the shed, etc. They then play the game together. The game should be easier to play because they know which objects they need to use together, but if they get stuck, encourage them to read the walkthrough to find out what to do next. Finally, once they have played the game (or part of the game if it's long), ask them to look again at the pairs of words and to write about them. Encourage the use of the passive voice here: e.g. The hairpin is used to open the shed, etc.
Play on:The learners can continue playing the game and finish off writing passive sentences about the objects.
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http://jayisgames.com/archives/2010/04/hetherdale.php#walkthrough
Finding and using a walkthrough
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http://www.braid-game.com
Task design
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Task design
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Task design
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Games becoming more interesting
http://www.limbogame.org
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_(video_game)
Support for preparation of materials
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Procedure and practicalities
learner grouping – pairs or groups use handouts – clear instructions / task teacher uses game guide (walkthrough) encourage use of English during computer use learners explore, examine and pick up objects pause game and reflect on puzzles together those who solve puzzle tell whole class discuss where they been and what seen authentic information gap activity
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Skills
Practice possible on all 4 skills
Activity design - emphasise one:
e.g. authentic speaking for problem solving
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Recommended reading
http://janemcgonigal.com/
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Recommended reading
http://tomchatfield.net/
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Recommended reading
http://epistemicgames.org
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http://www.jamespaulgee.com
Recommended reading
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Win a copy of the book Digital Play
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