This was the slideshow shared at the ICE 2014 Conference. The content within this slides was meant to get teachers thinking like game designers when creating coursework for their students. There is a lot here.

1. http://goo.gl/1qNeLT
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2. Would you rather...
learn or play video games?
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3. Level 1: Change Agents
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4. Get reasonably
comfortable
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10. Mission
• Tweet using the hashtag #gamice14
• Badge for Top Three Prolific Tweeter
• Badge for Top Retweet
• Possible badge for Creative use of Tweets
• Cross-pollination of hashtags is
appreciated too
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12. Level 2: Defining
Games
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13. Games
A game is a series of meaningful choices.
- Sid Meier (Civilization)
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14. GBL
Game-Based Learning is defined by a
learning outcome with a balanced
amount of instruction to gameplay.
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15. Serious Games
Serious Games are games designed for a primary
purpose other than pure entertainment and are used to
transform players behaviors through educational
simulations and/or scenarios.
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16. Gamification
Gamification encompasses the idea of adding game
elements and game thinking techniques to non-game
contexts.
“Gamification is bullshit.” - Ian Bogost
- Karl Kapp and Kevin Werbach
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17. Gamification Loop
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18. Level 3: Gaming the
Game
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19. Education is a Game!
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20. It’s just a poorly designed game.
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21. Gamify the Classroom
• Narrative or theme
• Points, Badges, and
• Promote teamwork
• Give players a sense of
• Fun, Friends, and Feedback
• Encourage Problem
• Reward out-of-the-box
Leaderboards
Solving
• Break down big challenges
into manageable steps
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control
thinking
• Reduce the fear of failing

22. Game Elements
Dynamics
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Reward
Rank (Status)
Progression
Individuality
Competition
Altruism
Narrative
Mechanics
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Points
Levels
Challenges
Virtual Goods
Leaderboards
Gifting
Win Conditions

23. What Game Elements do you see here?
Progress
Support
Points
Social
Trophies
Maps
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Shop

24. Story/Narrative
• Create an Alternate Reality in
your classroom
• Quests, Missions, Challenges
• World Concepts
• Avatars/nicknames
• Storytelling
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25. Leveling with Grades
Level
XP
Letter Grade
Level 12
Level 11
Level 10
Level 9
Level 8
Level 7
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
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1660
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1340
1260
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26. Levels Toward Mastery
• Level 1 - Orient to Game-like Experience
• Level 2 - Learning Level (self-paced)
• Level 3 - Assessment Level
• Level 4 - Project Level (varying challenges)
• Bonus Level - Teach Others
• Badges awarded throughout
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27. XP Examples
Action
Points
For each point above 80% on an exam.
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Promoting online discussion.
50
Assisting the class with understanding a concept better.
50
Helping others by using one’s powers.
75
Being positive and hardworking during an entire class period.
100
Demonstrating mastery of an important concept.
100
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28. Badges
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29. Status behind
Leveling Up
Level 1
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Level 11

30. Warning:
Don’t Gamify Worksheets!
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31. Level 4: Flow and Go
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32. How do games usually start?
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34. Level 1
• Provides a guide
• Praise, feedback, and guidance
• Limited options, monsters and features
• Pathway to mastery
• Designed to keep you competent
• Impossibly easy and difficult to fail
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35. Success
What people think
it looks like.
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What it actually
looks like.

36. Games are a fairly linear path to success
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38. Linear Design
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39. What keeps you playing a game?
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40. Dopamine Drip
Challenge
Dopamine
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Achievement

41. Fiero Moments!
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42. http://www.mrtoledano.com/gamers/10
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43. What about
failure?
Challenge
Dopamine
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Fail
Achievement

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45. Level 6: Game
Thinking
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46. I am a Game Designer.
But, am I? Am I really a “game
designer?” (insert air quotes)?
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47. Warning, this might occur.
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48. 1. Main Goal
• Get your players playing
• Keep them playing
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49. 2. Behaviors
• Describe the behaviors, actions, or learning
objectives to promote within your game
• What behaviors could we improve?
• What behaviors are going to be rewarded?
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50. 3. Fun
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Winning
Problem-solving
Exploring
Socializing
Collecting
Achievements
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Teamwork
Relaxing
Recognition
Triumphing
Surprise
Imagination
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Role playing
Customization
Goofing around
Sharing
Narrative
Discovery

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52. 4. Players
• Describe your players.
• Who are the players?
• What are these players like?
• What do players want?
• They are the center of your game.
• Journey from novice to mastery.
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53. Bartle’s Character
Theory
Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Test
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54. My Favorites
1. Nintendo - Contra and Super C
2. N64 - 007 Golden Eye
3. PC - Red Alert
4. Play Station - Grand Theft Auto
5. Xbox - Halo
6. Facebook - Mafia Wars
7. Wii - Wii Sports, Guitar Hero
8. Xbox 360 - Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto series, and
Call of Duty series
9. iPhone - Clash of Clans
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55. Survey Mission
Make a Top Ten List of your favorite video games. What
games do you like to play and what games do you love
to play? List them in order of importance with number
10 being your least favorite and 1 being your favorite.
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56. 5 (a). Components
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Points
Badges
Leaderboards
Rewards
Achievements
Levels
Time Limitis
Progress bars
Missions
Avatars
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Virtual Goods/Currency
Real Goods
Inventory
Randomness
Social Experience
Teams
Boss Fights
Gifting
Content Unlocking
Collecting

57. 5 (b). Mechanics
• Describe the rules of the game in relation to
components for creating game dynamics.
• How will these game components develop
desired behaviors?
• How can the mechanics be explained to players?
• How can we increase difficulty overtime?
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58. 5 (c). Dynamics
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Constraints
Emotions
Narrative
Relationships
Appointment
Status
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Progesssion
Reward
Identity
Productivity
Creativity
Altruism

59. 6. Revenues
• Describe the point systems and the leveling.
• How will you measure success in the game?
• What results do we hope to achieve from the game?
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60. 7. Aesthetics
• Describe the emotions you want to evoke.
• What elements will grab players attention?
• How can these elements add to players fun?
• How can we include randomness?
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61. 8. Platforms
• Describe the platforms on which to
implement game-based elements.
• What platforms have the different
mechanics you are looking for?
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62. Level 7: Eyes Peeled
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63. CaptainUp
http://www.hoosier-teacher.blogspot.com/
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64. BadgeOS
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65. BadgeOS Examples
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66. ClassBadges or Credly
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67. iTunes U + Badge + XP
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68. Gamified Apps
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69. Be MacGyver!
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Use multiple platforms
LMS + Google Spreadsheet +
Badging System + Narrative
Theme + Avatars + Reward
structure + Levels + More
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70. World of ClassCraft
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72. Level 8: Learning
Quest
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73. Reality is Broken
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Varying examples of
ARGs
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Varying reasons for
playing games
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Tons of ideas and
inspiration
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74. The Multiplayer
Classroom
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Gets into the classroom
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Perfect relation to
learning
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Examples from many
classrooms

75. The Gamification of
Learning and Instruction
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Gamification of training
and education
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Business world and
eLearning heavy
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But, everything you need
to start
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76. For the Win
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Easy read!
All the basics covered
Perfect supplemental
material if taking the
Gamification Coursera
course

77. MOOCs to Consider
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78. EdGamer
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79. Twitter
Hashtags
Google+
Communities
• #GBLchat
• #LevelUpEd
• #GBL
• #Gamification
• Gamification in
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Education
• Gamification

80. Pin Board
http://www.pinterest.com/hoosierteacher/games-learning/
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81. Boss Level
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82. Audience Choice
Quiz
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Discussion

83. Go to...
Kahoot.it
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84. Game-Storming
In whatever it is that you do for your district, where
can you see the potential for using game thinking or
game elements to enhance or transform learning.
•Points
•Badges
•Leaderboards
•Fun
•Friends
•Feedback
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85. Bonus Level
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86. Screw the #HourofCode
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87. Design a Game with Coding
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88. Learning Games
Network Course
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89. Game Kit
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90. GameStarMechani
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91. Kudo Game Lab
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92. Spolder
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93. MakeGamesWith.u
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94. To End
• Start small
• Play games
• Pick a storyline
• Team up with colleagues
• And don’t forget to just do it
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