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Society Learning GamesDrew Davidson
A Little About Me
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Games Learning Society
Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Games Learning Society
Society
Learning
Games
Make an Impact
Cultural Impact
Social Impact
✤ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Games & Learning
✤ Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.
Games & Learning
✤ Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.
Games & Learning
✤ Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.
Games & Learning
✤ Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.
Hard to Do
✤ Games are HARD
Hard to Do (Seriously)
✤ Games are HARD!
✤ Learning is HARD
Learning Levels
Learning: Beginning Intermediate Advanced
Game Mastery
Games: Noob Casual Hardcore
Learning & Games Together
Difficulty: Easy Medium Hard
Learning: Beginning Intermediate Advanced
Games: Noob Casual Hardcore
Hard Truth
✤ Things Go Wrong!
✤ Unfortunate Misconceptions
Just Add...
✤ …Some Fun To Learning!
✤ …Some Learning To Fun
Just Us
Academic Fallacy
✤ Not Everyone Is A Designer
Don’t Believe the Hype
Reality Check
Gamification Sucks!
Be Careful
✤ Creepy Treehouse!
✤ Bad Learning Games = Suckn
For Instance
For Instance
Make the Magic
✤ Design Process!
✤ Learning Goals
World’s Best Playground
✤ With an Electric Fence!
✤ Learning needs Challenges
Critical Creation
Creative Constraints
Be Good | Be Pleasant | Be On Time
Interdisciplinary Process
Collaboration
Not So Much
More Like It
Yes, And…
Less Talk, More Rock
Less Talk, More Rock
Less Talk, More Rock
Transformational Games
✤ Games for Impact!
✤ Changes in Daily Lives
Transformational Game Design
Goals
Challenges
Rewards
Transformational Game Design
Goals
Challenges
Rewards
Motivations
Assessments
Transformations
Games
Games Learning
Games Learning Society
Entertainment Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
… and Beyond (?)
DiT
An Example
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
http://etc.cmu.edu/engage
*Thursday - 10:30am - Class of ‘24
Make Connections
Build a Field
✤ Forums!
✤ Organizations!
✤ Colleagues
Forums
✤ Websites!
✤ Journals!
✤ Conferences
Organizations
✤ Centers!
✤ Networks!
✤ Affiliations
Colleagues
✤ Collaborators!
✤ Mentors!
✤ Community
Exceed Expectations
✤ Go Further!
✤ Do it Together
Change the World!
Initial Steps
✤ Games for Impact!
✤ Best Practices
http://gamesforimpact.com
And Beyond…
And Beyond!
Beyond the Beyond
Beyond the Beyond
*Fireside Chat - Today - 10:30 - Capital View
GLS 20 (2024)