This document discusses using gamification and serious games in education. It defines gamification as using game elements in non-game contexts. Some strategies discussed are gamifying grading, homework, and assessments using points, badges and leaderboards. Serious games are described as simulations that can be used for virtual tours, labs, or assignments with game elements. Developing a multiplayer classroom is discussed as creating a story with avatars, roles, quests, and levels to gamify the learning process. Examples of tools and games that can be used are also provided.

1. Dr. Jason Murray

3. Gaming
 Gamification
 Serious Games
 Multiplayer Classrooms

4. Gamification
 The use of game elements and game
design techniques in non-game context

5. Fitness

6. Utility Companies

7. Points, Badges, & Leader
boards

8. Strategies
 Gamify grading, homework, &
assessments
 Award students with badges
 Group a series of badges into another
system of rewards (certificates, levels, etc)
 Create competition
 Teams
 Group projects

9. Unification
 Theme
 Common goal on top of learning objects
to invoke competition

10. Techniques
 Activities become quests
 Web quests
 Research becomes scavenger hunts
 QR codes
 Traditional assignments with a new twist

11. Mechanics
 Challenges
 Chance
 Competition
 Cooperation
 Feedback
 Resource acquisition
 Rewards
 Transactions
 Turns
 Win states

12. Examples
 Points, Badges, & Leader boards
 Board games
 Scavenger hunts
 QR codes
 Projects
 Quests
 Assessments
 Jump to #
 Learning Menus

13. Tools
 Badges
 Onlinebadgemaker.com
 Classbadges.com
 Class Dojo
 Kahoot
 Socrative
 Zondle

14. Serious Games

15. Serious Games -
Simulations

16. Example - Virtonomics

17. Other Examples
 Virtual tours
 Interactive spreadsheets
 Game shows
 Real time strategy game
 Virtual labs
 Assignments with spins
 Board games
 Life
 Monopoly

18. Multiplayer Classroom
 Story
 Characters
 Goals
 Obstacles
 Feedback

19. Development - Strategic
 Strategic approach
 Avatars
 Roles
 Crafts
 Quests
 Levels & Points
 Lands

20. Development - Implementation
 Crafting
 Blog post (15 pts)
 Podcast (10 pts)
 HW (20 pts)
 Quests
 Culminating Project (30 pts)
 Battles
 Quiz (pts based upon performance)
 Test (pts based upon performance)

21. Development - Restrictions
 Complete at least
 10 crafts
 5 quests
 2 battles
 Conquering a level
 Must score ?? on the last major battle
 Bonus
 Complete each example within a land (topic)

22. Assessment
Level Points Grade
10 2000 A
9 1700 B
8 1600 C
7 1500 D
6 1400 F
5 1200 -
4 1000 -
3 700 -
2 500 -
1 200 -
0 0 -

23. Alfonso Gonzalez
www.educatoral.com/wordpress

24. Questions
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