Designing Games & Learning Activities in Second Life Dr. Cynthia Calongne Institute for Advanced Studies Colorado Technical University College Fair 2009 in Second Life October 25, 2009

Game Qualities and Types Interactive and fun Engaging, motivating, stimulating Measurable objectives, reward system, goals Types of games – can you think of other types? Trivia, word games, scavenger hunts, treasure hunts Social games, board games, card games, roleplaying games, improvisational theater Wargames, miniatures, arcade games, console games, first person shooters, strategy games, and massive multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs)

Interactive and fun

Engaging, motivating, stimulating

Measurable objectives, reward system, goals

Types of games – can you think of other types?

Trivia, word games, scavenger hunts, treasure hunts

Social games, board games, card games, roleplaying games, improvisational theater

Wargames, miniatures, arcade games, console games, first person shooters, strategy games, and massive multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs)

What is the name of this game? Colorado Technical University students examine the collaborative version of this popular game in Second Life.

What is the name of this game? (3 words)

This scene is set in a World of Warcraft instance. What is it? In the next slide, Dyr is ______ on a harpoon

What is the Second Life name of this avatar? Claudia Linden and this Linden employee offer support for education in Second Life Image of the instructional design model for the game simulation, developed by Dr. Andrew Stricker

Who are these people? Who is the lady with the pink hair on the far left? Hint: she co-authored the book Second Life for Dummies

Global Learning Design Studio from Air University Using their lunch money to make a dream come true

Entering the hostage rescue game on MyBase Zeta in Second Life

In WoW and Ultima Online, how do we recognize the enemy? (2 words)

Campus and urban sleuth storytelling game scenario Image courtesy of Judy Brown; projects: http://education.mit.edu/drupal/ar/projects#hargh

Second Life and mobile computing Blurring the boundaries Blending handheld devices with virtual worlds and games

Use of iPhone and IPodTouch on campus; image courtesy of Judy Brown http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/09/21/iphones

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