designing educational games using the rpg genre:
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Designing Educational Games using the RPG genre:. Student-Gamer Involvement and RPG Affordances. Student-Gamer Involvement and RPG Affordances. Role Playing Games (RPG) Student – Gamer Involvement. How can we use the motivational elements of video games to educate?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Designing Educational Games using the RPG genre:
Student-Gamer Involvement and RPG Affordances
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
Role Playing Games (RPG)
Student – Gamer Involvement
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
Student-Gamer Involvement and RPG Affordances
How can we use the motivational elements of video games to educate?
Educational games so far Fun with a bit of educational content thrown in Educational tool with fun bolted on Lacks the essence of what motivates one to play games in the first place Fails to harness the potential
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
Characteristics of an RPG
Open World / Non linear / Quest Based Explore / Discover (Locations) Interactions (NPC & Environment) Storyline :Narrative / Dialogues / Books Music /Aesthetics / Graphics Verisimilitude Challenge / Flow Fairness / Rules / Goals Achievements / Rewards
The Student Research Group (Sep 2011 – Ongoing)
The Participants• 15 students from a 1st year BTEC Game
Design course (Media)• Key Skills working together class
The Tasks (Groups of 2-4)• 3 quests • Expansion of main storyline
Starting Point (Weogorna Civitas)• Basic world developed and in place
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
What is Weogorna Civitas?
A role playing educational game (RPG)
• Total Conversion of an existing game Oblivion Elder Scrolls
• Open World• Quest Based
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price
Quests
Main Quest and Sub – Quests Retrieve Rescue Solve
Aims, Objectives and Feedback Fairness (and Consistency) Achievement Reward Challenge
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Cat on Fire Quest: Strange Happenings
Initial Design Storyboard and script
Design and Development Phase AbbiChris Village Quest
Prototype
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Storyboard By Abigail Evans for Cat on Fire
Cat on Fire Quest : Strange Happenings
Rescue the heir and receive your rewardFind the scientistGet information from the CathedralGet the elemental ring to get to Earth
Solve puzzles and negotiate the dungeonsTalk to the Arch Mage to find out moreTalk to Skye in the Cat on Fire InnStrange happenings in AbbiChris Village
Cat on Fire Prototype Phase
Jan -Apr 2012
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Ethics
Ethical issues Internal Validity and Causal Effects• Bias and subjectivity• Vested interest in the results
• Other Ethical considerations• What students may come up with
Sherry O'Sullivan & Dr. Colin Price