from Tech@State:Serious Games 27-28May2011

1. A Brief Introduction to the Open Simulation Platform

2. A Brief Introduction to the Open Simulation Platform Lightening Fast

7. Working Toward A Goal Consider where you are and where you want to be.

8. Working Toward A Goal Consider the next/previous states closest to each end point.

9. Working Toward A Goal Finding a viable path is key.

14. A Simulation is a Set of Interactions over Time

15. A ‘One Stop Invisible Technology Shop’ Implies Many Perspectives

16. Author’s Perspective

17. The Printing Press Enabling terrible authors since 1439

18. Technology Spectrum From BOGGSATT to Holodeck The OSP currently creates simulations at the level of ‘Technology Enhanced Role Play’ (TERP). I also like to think of this as the ‘Strategic Communications’ level.

21. Stairways From TERP to GAME TERPs with enough intelligence may begin to look more like games. We are helping develop the user interface to help mere mortals write games.

22. Bringing it Down to Earth (Simulation Creation)

23. Student (After Playing in our Afghanistan Reintegration Simulation) This simulation made me realize that theory is so much different from practice. Even if we have a clear plan and good intentions, problems always happens… I have never been sensitive about how to write something as I was today. Instructor (Facilitating Simulation) Today was great - the kids were using the Simplatform during class while they did research, and they were getting a lot done. It was actually really interesting watching them. They also seem really into it - they're excited about trying out something new like this. "Thanks" doesn't seem like enough, but really, thank you! Student (After Partaking in Creating Simulations) The creation of online simulations through the OSP was surprisingly easy. Drafting the storyboard and materials are the hardest part of the process, but once those documents are completed they can be easily plugged into the online simulation platform. Programming a simulation is pretty straight-forward and does not require any in-depth training; and the online tutorial provides the basic information necessary to start the process. As a result the OSP is program suitable for novices to experts in the field, as it can produce simulations as simple or as complicated as the creator desires. Instructor (At GWU, where students authored simulations) Simulation design and facilitation has always been something that has been carried out in institutions, in universities, and in expensive training programs. It has been, until this point, only available to the elites. The OSP levels the playing field by providing access to these life changing skills for anyone with an internet connection.

24. OSP Con 2010

27. [email_address] Thank You! Tutorials Online at demo.opensimplatform.org

29. What Do You Mean by “Crystal” Linus Torvald did not contribute all 8,000 person-years. He created something ‘good enough’ for others to contribute to. He created the crystal. According to the web site of David Wheeler, if one were to develop Linux 7.1 from 2001, “ It would cost over $1 billion …” “ It includes over 30 million physical source lines of code (SLOC).” “ It would have required about 8,000 person-years of development time, as determined using the widely-used basic COCOMO model.”