immersive learning: tying virtual to real
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Leveraging games & virtual worlds for engagement. Presentation for #TechCamp Mumbai, February 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Josephine Dorado Josephine Dorado #TechCamp Mumbai, February 2013#TechCamp Mumbai, February 2013Twitter: @funksoup www.funksoup.comTwitter: @funksoup www.funksoup.com
Immersive Learning:Immersive Learning:Tying Virtual to RealTying Virtual to Real
Immersive Learning:Immersive Learning:Tying Virtual to RealTying Virtual to Real
Over 80 million players
Virtual goods Virtual goods Real-world relief Real-world relief
Players raised over $1.5 million in just five
days
Foldit: crowdsourcing health solutionsgamers deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an
AIDS-like virus
This Spartan LifeThis Spartan Life
What do these experiences have What do these experiences have in common?in common?
CollaborationImmersion
Tying online actions to ‘real world’
What do these experiences have What do these experiences have in common?in common?
CollaborationImmersion
Tying online actions to ‘real world’
Deep engagement
Immersive LearningImmersive Learning
integrative approach collaborative processes physical and online presence
examples:games, virtual worlds, blended learning, mixed reality, augmented reality
Game cultureGame culture
There’s a reason our desktops look like thisThere’s a reason our desktops look like this
Because we really want this…Because we really want this…
Our brain thrives in 3DOur brain thrives in 3D
Key ingredientsKey ingredients
the game keeps people interested: persistent, episodic
the virtual world platform = immersive
the NGO community that evolves around the social actions – connects it to the feel-good factor and sustains it
Consent!Consent!
Genome IslandGenome Island
Taking it to the ‘real’ worldTaking it to the ‘real’ world
Mapping real-world actions to gamesMapping real-world actions to games
Transmedia storytellingBreakthrough’s America 2049
DIY mobile storytellingDIY mobile storytelling
http://7scenes.com http://7scenes.com
http://gamesforchange.org http://gamesforchange.org
Interaction Unlocks EmotionInteraction Unlocks EmotionGame Design Create Engagement with Emotion and FunGame Design Create Engagement with Emotion and Fun
People FunWork Together Amusement Amici Admiration Ameiro Schadenfreude
Hard FunMaster Challenges FrustrationFiero
Easy Fun Chase Wonder CuriosityWonderSurprise
Serious FunCreate Meaning ExcitementRelaxationValues
Four keys to fun and engagementFour keys to fun and engagementhttp://4k2f.comhttp://4k2f.com
WoWWoWOnline == Offline CollaborationOnline == Offline Collaboration
Strangers in the fight
Structured collaborations with friends and strangers
Parties, raids, friends list; guilds, battlegrounds, duels and trades
Random acts of fun
Epic win recipeEpic win recipe
4 Keys to Fun http://4k2f.com4 Keys to Fun http://4k2f.com
Gamebuilding platformsGamebuilding platforms
encouraging creative problem-solving & social entrepreneurship
http://gameful.orghttp://gameful.org
International exchangeInternational exchange
International exchangeInternational exchange
Cultural awarenessCultural awareness
Cultural awarenessCultural awareness
InspirationInspiration
KnowledgeKnowledgeToleranceTolerance
CuriosityCuriosity
ProblemProblem
Not everybody can go abroad
Virtual cultural exchangeVirtual cultural exchange
Playback TheatrePlayback Theatre
Opening the windowOpening the window
Opening the windowOpening the window
Mixed realityMixed reality
Exploring identityExploring identity
Exploring communitiesExploring communities
Mixed reality danceMixed reality dance
Differences…Differences…
and samenessand sameness
Immersive identityImmersive identity
#IdentityMashup #IdentityMashup
Immersive identityImmersive identity
Movement gamesMovement games
Collaboration through movementCollaboration through movement
Collaboration through movementCollaboration through movement
Failure is goodFailure is good
Josephine Dorado Josephine Dorado #TechCamp Mumbai#TechCamp [email protected] Twitter: @[email protected] Twitter: @funksoup
Josephine Dorado Josephine Dorado #TechCamp Mumbai, February 2013#TechCamp Mumbai, February 2013Twitter: @funksoup www.funksoup.comTwitter: @funksoup www.funksoup.com
Immersive Learning:Immersive Learning:Tying Virtual to RealTying Virtual to Real
Immersive Learning:Immersive Learning:Tying Virtual to RealTying Virtual to Real