games & tourism: two fields that play well together

Games & Tourism

Two Fields That Play Well Together

Elizabeth Lawley, Rochester Institute of Technology

School of Interactive Games & Media

& the MAGIC Center

lawley.rit.edu

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

Why games and tourism?

PICTURE THE IMPOSSIBLE

(2010)

Designing a Game for Local Tourism

Location Games

http://bit.ly/ptivideos

JUST PRESS PLAY (2011-2014)

Creating a Game for Student Engagement

play.rit.edu

GAMES & TOURISM:

THE AHA! MOMENTS

Putting the Pieces Together

“I’m living in Assassin’s Creed.”

-my 16yo son, March 2013, Dubrovnik

An “Assassins’ Creed II” Tour of Italy

https://youtu.be/fvZIMH0M3bA

https://youtu.be/Ss-Z-QjFUio

Most of these games have failed.

Why?

Monetization/ROI

Boredom

Administrative Load

SO NOW WHAT?

TEACHING AGENDA

“Study abroad has a significant impact

on students in the areas of continued

language use, academic attainment

measures, intercultural and personal

development, and career choices. Most

importantly, […] this impact can be

sustained over a period as long as 50

years.”

Dwyer, M. M. (2004). More Is Better: The Impact of Study Abroad Program

Duration. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10, 151–163.

Study Game designin Dubrovnik, Croatia

Have your study abroad people

call my study abroad people!

RESEARCH AGENDA

In the beginner’s

mind,

there are many

possibilities.

In the expert’s mind,

there are few.

Motivation

User Experience & Service Design

Storytelling & Narrative

User-Generated Content

Globalization

Globalization

SO, NOW WHAT?

Contact info:

Elizabeth.Lawley@rit.edu

Slides:

slideshare.net/mamamusings