games & tourism education in dubrovnik
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Gaming
New Curriculum for RIT Croatia
Elizabeth Lawley
RIT School of Interactive Games & Media • RIT MAGIC Center
lawley.rit.edu
Games & Tourism
New Curriculum for RIT Croatia
Elizabeth Lawley
RIT School of Interactive Games & Media • RIT MAGIC Center
lawley.rit.edu
WHY DUBROVNIK?
“I’m living in Assassin’s Creed.”
-my son, March 2013
The “Assassins’ Creed” Tour of
Italy
WHY ME?
PICTURE THE IMPOSSIBLE (2008-
09)
Designing a Game for Civic Engagement
Learn
Explore
Give
Socialize
Location Games
It was wonderful, but exhausting.
I swore I’d never
do anything like that again.
JUST PRESS PLAY (2011-2014)
Creating a Game for Student Engagement
play.rit.edu
Games Can Engage & Motivate(but often don’t)
Image: Scott Rigby
Self-Determination Theory
SO, WHAT’S THE PLAN?
Tentative Class Options
• Rochester & Croatia
– Introduction to Interactive Media (IGME-110)
– Game Design & Development 1 (IGME-220)
• Dubrovnik only
– Game Prototyping (being developed for 2016)
– Games & Tourism (being developed for 2016)
– Production Studio (IGME-580)
(Dubrovnik-specific focus)
• Also considering
– Social Media & Tourism / E-Tourism
– Game Industry Overview
Options for Croatian Students
• IHSM and/or International Business
– Five course sequence for a minor
• Information Technology Students
– Three course sequence for a concentration
• All Students
– Individual classes as free or professional
electives
Options for Study Abroad Students
• Game Design & Dev Students
– Games & Tourism + Production Studio
as advanced electives
– Not just RIT; courses would be attractive
to all game design programs
• Non-Technical Students
– Introductory courses as professional or free
electives
Study Game
Design
in King’s Landing!
RIT Croatia
Slides (will be) available at
slideshare.net/mamamusings
Coffee available by emailing
[email protected](I’m in Zagreb 8-9 May!)