designing games and learning activities in second life

Designing Games &Learning Activities in Second Life

Dr. Cynthia Calongne

Institute for Advanced StudiesColorado Technical University

College Fair 2009 in Second LifeOctober 25, 2009

Game Qualities and Types

• Interactive and fun• Engaging, motivating, stimulating• Measurable objectives, reward system, goals

• Types of games – can you think of other types?

– Trivia, word games, scavenger hunts, treasure hunts– Social games, board games, card games, roleplaying games,

improvisational theater– Wargames, miniatures, arcade games, console games, first

person shooters, strategy games, and massive multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs)

What is the name ofthis game?

Colorado Technical Universitystudents examine the collaborative version of this popular game in Second Life.

What is the name of this game? (3 words)

This scene is set in a World of Warcraft instance. What is it?In the next slide, Dyr is ______ on a harpoon

What is the Second Lifename of this avatar?

Claudia Linden and this Linden employee

offer support for education in Second Life

Image of the instructionaldesign model for the

game simulation,developed by

Dr. Andrew Stricker

Who are these people?

Who are these people?

Who is the lady with the pink hair on the far left?Hint: she co-authored the book Second Life for Dummies

Global Learning Design Studio from Air UniversityUsing their lunch money to make a dream come true

Entering the hostage rescue game on MyBase Zeta in Second Life

In WoW and Ultima Online, how do we recognize the enemy? (2 words)

Campus and urban sleuth storytelling game scenarioImage courtesy of Judy Brown; projects: http://education.mit.edu/drupal/ar/projects#hargh

Second Life and

mobile computing

Blurring the boundaries

Blending handhelddevices with

virtual worlds and games

Use of iPhone and IPodTouch on campus; image courtesy of Judy Brown http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/09/21/iphones

Questions?

Teaching in Second Life Using Emerging Mediahttp://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/

Lyr Lobo’s Presentationshttp://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

Contact Lyr Lobo in Second Life calongne@pcisys.net

Thank you! *waves*