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Making Museum Games
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
• National Endowment for the Humanities• Rochester Institute of Technology
A 19th century handball
Trust
Indirect vs direct narratives
Distribute content!
Player agency
Narrative (dramatic)
Game mechanics(formal)
Process
• Step 1: Pick your object• Step 2: What do you want the player to experience?
Educational goals– Affective or cognitive domains
• Step 3: Narrative, characters, supporting objects– Texts, objects, art work, maps, photos, etc
• Step 4: Game Mechanics and player activity• Step 5: Distribute narrative and educational goals
and objectives throughout narrative and game play elements.