The Real Robots of Robot High is a video game to help kids understand relationship systems and prevent teen dating violence. This is our presentation from Games for Health

1. The Real Robots
of Robot High
HOW GAMERS, EDUCATORS AND KIDS
ARE USING JERSEY SHORE AND GAMES
TO TRANSFORM CLASSROOM-BASED
HEALTH EDUCATION.
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2. sojourner IS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
house
ADVOCACY CENTER IN
RHODE ISLAND
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3. IN 2008, SOJOURNER HOUSE GOT THE
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO CHANGE
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
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4. START
STRONG
BUILDING HEALTHY
TEEN REALTIONSHIPS
THE CHALLENGE:
TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE, YOUTH-DRIVEN
PROGRAMS TO HELP 11-14 YEAR OLDS BUILD
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND PREVENT TEEN
DATING VIOLENCE.
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5. “For months I
thought I was
talking to this
cool guy online.
Turns out it was
some girls from
my school
trying to make
me look
stupid.”!
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6. “I’m a guy
dating another
guy. Yesterday
he put our
relationship
status on fb. I
wasn’t ready to
tell my
parents.” !
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7. “my boyfriend
says that if I’m
not going to
have sex, the
least I can do is
send him nude
pix.”!
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8. MISSION: HELP
KIDS DEVELOP
A CRITICAL THINKING
APPROACH TO BUILDING !
HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS

9. how can we
change the game?
BE AUTHENTIC
Featuring real stories and
characters that are relevant to
young people
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10. how can we
change the game?
BE SMART
Encourages kids to think about
relationships from a critical and
systems thinking perspective
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11. how can we
change the game?
BE ENGAGING
Taps into kids natural interests in
entertainment and for creation
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12. Game-based products and services that
engage, educate and empower
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13. Empowering youth through passion for playing and making games
systems-thinking
21st century skills
motivation for STEM learning
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15. Games are systems
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16. Playing, making and remixing games
can be used to model real-world systems
Mechanical Ecological
Social
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17. @turninggearsedu

19. PLAY/REMIX:
Learn about complex social systems by playing games that challenge students
to understand and apply concepts like influence, communication and respect
to solve social problems. Modify and redesign games to demonstrate mastery
of in-game social dynamics.
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20. create:
In their very own online game design studio, players create their own games
to represent social situations and stories that are personally meaningful to
them.
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21. share:
Players can share their games in a closed social network with peers and
experts to spark critical discussion about real life relationship issues.
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22. discuss:
In the “Talkback’ section, students will be able to vote on polls, respond to
videos and comment on memes that take a closer look at relationship issues
such as break ups and cheating.
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23. enough
talk!
let the
game
begin
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24. • how
we’ve
worked
with
young
people
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25. join
us! SUMMER BETA
Educators (including teachers,
advocates and afterschool
providers) can help us test out
the game this summer.
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26. join
us! FALL 2012
RELEASE
The Real Robots of Robot High
will be available everywhere in
Fall 2012.
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27. join
us! FOLLOW THE
PROGRESS
Follow the youth-driven development
of The Real Robots at
turninggearseducation.tumblr.com
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28. kate reilly
@kategalloreilly
kreilly@sojournerri.org
WHAT I’M PLAYING?: Softball
BRIAN ALSPACH
@brialsp
brian@elinemedia.com
WHAT I’M PLAYING?: Skyrim