Game Analysis 1

Learning Games

Presented by:Leena Maqsood

Game Name: Electrocardiogram

http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/ecg/

Situated Learning Theory

Pedagogical Scenario

To learn more about situated learning, you can go to http://otec.uoregon.edu/learning_theory.htm

Let’s play the game

http://screencast.com/t/DwUHcoBp4nv

Effectiveness of the game:

1- Is this game for an ordinary player?

2- Can we consider the game effective for its specified targeted audience which is a radiologist?

3- There is a general saying that games are playable because of fun and if there is any fun in this game?

Gems:

Gives an insight how to develop a game on scientific topic for a particular audience.

Anti – Gems:

The game interface almost seems dead. No sounds, no music.

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