This document discusses games and gaming. It notes that games made $18 billion last year, more than the movie industry, with the average home having 2 game-enabled devices and 1 dedicated to gaming. It discusses how games can be used for understanding as well as collaboration and inspiration. It provides some examples of games like Train that were designed for understanding and notes they involve meaningful choices. It concludes by discussing how to design digital badges or achievements for a class.

1. Games
An Introduction to Games

2. Why?!
• More than Just Fun
• Collaboration
• Inspiration
• Resources

3. What
• Some Info
• Types of gaming
• Inspiration
• Make a…something

4. Numbers
• Games Made $18 Billion Last
Year. 8 More that Movies
• Average 2 game enabled
devices per home
• 1 Device Dedicated to Gaming
Per home
• Average Age is 34
• The spread between Male and
Female is 40%/60%

5. Fun Theory

6. Do Games Always Need to Be Fun?

7. Tokens: Tickets to Emotion
New World: by Brenda Romero

8. Gaming for Understanding
• https://www.ted.com/talks/brenda_brathwait
e_gaming_for_understanding?language=en

9. Train
Train By Brenda Romero

10. Series of Meaningful Choices

11. Race to the Top

12. That’s It

13. Lets Make a Badge/Achievement
• http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com/
• http://www.makebadg.es/

14. Where to Start
• What do you want your class to get excited
for?
• How do they earn it?
• Is it a secret?
• How many are you going to give out?
• What's it called?
• Can it unlock other badges?