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Play2Read?

Kirk RamsayDirector of Learning Technologies

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Games

“Anyone who makes a distinction between games

and education doesn’t know the first thing about either

one.”

Marshall McLuhan

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The audience has changed

• Digital natives

• Digital immigrants

• There are behavioural accents

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Attitude to learning with games?

No, 62%Yes, 20%

Exploring, 14%Developing, 4%

Currently using computer games

as part of learning,

training or development?

How interested in particpating in

learning that uses computer games?

Not at all, 2%

Somewhat, 28%

Very, 70%

Masie Center

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How are games being applied?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Single player vs computer

Team vs team

Cooperative play

Team vs computer

Multiplayer

Team multiplayer

Single vs s ingle

Other

Masie Center

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Effectiveness of games for learning?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Very effective

Effective

Somewhat effective

Not effective

No response

Masie Center

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Meeting expectations

• Merging good learning design with real games is NOT easy

• We have to match content to digital natives and technology

• We need to overcome ‘immigrant’ thinking about games

• We need to understand and employ the principles of game design, especially gameplay and decision making, so as not to suck the fun out

Marc Prensky

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The Monkey Wrench Conspiracy

How to teach engineers to use new 3 D design tools

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How do we take advantage?

Games Mods

Games Engine

Game

Mod

£5m?

£10k?

2 years?

4 weeks?

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Deus Ex Mods

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Literacy Challenge

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Game Structure

CORE

literacy/numeracy

voting

social benefits

personal money mgmt

…more themes

Theme

Level

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Game/Learning Level

(5)

(4)

(3)

(2)

(1)

theme (voting) theme (literacy)

(1) 1 2 3 4 5

(5) 1 2 3 4 5

(4) 1 2 3 4 5

(3) 1 2 3 4 5

(2) 1 2 3 4 5

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The Characters

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Building the Actors

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The Environment

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HQ

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Network Partnerships

Core GameEditorial Board

Local Developer

Network

Local Developer

NetworkLocal Developer

Network

LC

LCLC

LC

LC

LC LCLC

LC

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Email: kirkr@learndirectscotland.comwww.lds4b.comwww.learndirectscotland.com