Presentation to the eLearning Consortium of Colorado April 12, 2017 by Dr. Cynthia Calongne. Game design by Dr. Andrew Stricker, research contributions by Dr. Barbara Truman, and team support by The Air University's Ms. Toni Scribner and Mr. Brad Aldridge.

1. Game Simulation Design
From SurvivalSim to the
Enigma Challenge
Cynthia Calongne, D.CS
CTU & CCCOnline

2. Andy Stricker as Spinoza Quinnell
Lyr Lobo
as Cynthia Calongne
Barbara Truman
as Delightful Doowangle
Mastermind
Toni Scribner
&
Brad Aldridge
AU Team Members

7. Which item is most important?
Chocolate bars, Liquor or Crisco?

8. Before the crash
In the DC3 plane

9. Rank by Survival Importance
• Cigarette lighter
• Compass
• Sectional air map made of
plastic
• Loaded .45-caliber pistol
• Quart of whiskey
• Newspapers (one per
person)
• Small ax
• Family size chocolate bars
(one per person)
• 20 x 20’ piece of canvas
• Extra shirt and pants for
each survivor
• Can of Crisco shortening
• Ball of steel wool

11. Every player gets a
certificate
Survival success is rare
Few survive during their
first game

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16. Yellow Spheres Define the Grid Labels
From Heart – to – Mind From Focus on Self – to – Focus on Others
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17. How Strongly Do Team Members Represent a Virtue?
Team members click a disk to rate the strength of a virtue for each other
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18. Character Strengths Rise As Columns
Participants discuss the virtues & make observations about their strengths
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19. Team Members reflect on their core virtues
and observations
Kiosk displays the values after the disks behind it receive responses
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20. Why Use This Method? To Understand Yourself & Others
Enriching Team Relationships, Team Outcomes & Savoring the Experience
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24. Presencing Institute Research
MIT’s Action Research Global Wellbeing and Gross National Happiness Lab
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26. For More Information
Calongne, C. (2017, April 11). Game simulation design: From SurvivalSim to the
enigma challenge [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
https://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations
Schwartz, R. (2013, March 12). Tribal leadership: What is a triadic relationship? [Blog
post]. Retrieved from http://highperformanceadvocates.com/what-is-a-triadic-
relationship/
Stricker, A. (2016). Inquiry into the Use of 3D learning simulations to help assess and
develop triadic-tribal learning teams and leadership [Slides]. Retrieved from
https://schd.ws/hosted_files/opensimulatorcommunity20162882/c1/Tribal%20leadershi
p%20chart%20Inquiry-using-survival-simulation.pdf
VIA Institute. (n.d.). Character strengths: The VIA survey. Retrieved from
http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey

27. Game Simulation Design
From SurvivalSim to the
Enigma Challenge
Cynthia Calongne, D.CS
CTU & CCCOnline
Questions?