1. ISAT Research Forum
Friday, February 13, 2015, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM in CASA Building C0111
Hosted by
School of Information Systems and Applied Technologies (ISAT) – www.isat.siu.edu
College of Applied Sciences and Arts (CASA) – www.asa.siu.edu
Faculty Presentation (25 min.)
Gamers and Wizards and Geeks! Oh My!
Tom Hovatter, PhD
Project Coordinator
Nurse Aide Testing Project
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
The Nurse Aide Testing Project has exploded from being “just” a paper-based certification
exam project to encompass online registration, online testing, online training courses,
serious game development, motion capture, green screen technology, success academies
for instructors and students, a home-grown LMS, and a whole lot more. We utilize
graduate students, student workers, interns, and others to drive all of these projects.
Several of our successful 2014 projects will be described as well as our 2015 project plans.
Student Presentation (25 min)
Gamification Implemented Through Construct 2
Eric Essen
Graduate Student M.S. Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
Learning Systems Design and Technology
Research Assistant Nurse Aide Testing
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
This presentation is an overview of the research conducted on Construct 2. Items presented will include
tutorials, sources of information, collaboration between individuals, game code, obstacles overcome, and the
results of the created game. A PowerPoint presentation will be used to show the progress of this research. The
Construct 2 game demonstration will provide the audience with a working model of gamification in the
educational setting.
If you are interested in sharing your research with others, please contact Dr. Andrey Soares at
asoares@siu.edu. Undergraduate and graduate researchers under your supervision are welcomed.