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Serious Game Design Workshop
Rob Willems & Harro Leupen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Introduction
Harro Leupen, o Coordinator & Lecturer: Game On!, Game Innovation. o Co-developer major Game Design & Development o Member expert group of the international major Game Design
& Development (starting September 2014) o School of Communication, Media & IT o Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the
Netherlands.
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Introduction
Rob Willems, o Coordinator & Lecturer: Interaction Design & Usability,
GameOn! o Co-developer major Game Design & Development o Member expert group of the major Web & Mobile Services o School of Communication, Media & IT o Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the
Netherlands.
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Overview Program
Objective: develop a prototype card board game using game theory principles. • Kick off: Introduction serious games, objective of the
workshops • Day 1: What is a serious game? Game design
theory, defining the serious part, dice game, your game.
• Day 2: Paper prototype, card board game, play testing.
• Day 3: Presentation game concept.
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Objective
Objective: develop a prototype card board game about ……using game theory principles Game will be built on the 2nd of December, during class. Come prepared!!
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Serious games: South Sudan
Client: War Child, a Dutch NGO for helping war affected children by using creative therapy and social educational programs. Assignment: o Create awareness and acceptance about children with a disability among in-
school children in South-Sudan. o Create a learning experience in a “fun” way Target Group: o South Sudanese Children o Between the ages of 10-14 years o Female and Male school going children,
not disabled.
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Serious games: South Sudan
Raise awareness and acceptance for disabled children in South Sudan Features: o Flash based PC- game, low system requirements o Point and click, adventure game o Story: help and build a community by solving quests
(+20, random generated). o The main character is helped by handicapped
children and is confronted with a handicap (e.g. Illness/difficulty to walk).
o Identifiable environment/character. o The use of role models in the game (e.g. Mother,
Elderly people) o Reward: in-game and real life (e.g. instructions to
make a real toy or game)
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Serious games: South Sudan
Testing: o Paper prototype testing at a primary
school in The Netherlands o Final game tested in South Sudan o Questionnaires and interviews carried
out by War Child employees
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De ontdekker, GIN games
• De ontdekker (ppt) • Underwaterworld (video), Knieblessure
(video)
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Serious games: Kisumu (Kenya)
Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Kenya and it kills an estimated 34,000 children under five in Kenya every year. 77% of Kenya’s population lives in areas where the disease is transmitted. The disease is responsible for 30% of out-patient visits (requiring more than eight million out-patient treatments at health facilities each year) and 15% of all hospital admissions. About 3.5 million children are at risk of infection and developing severe malaria.
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Client: HelpHeal Organization, CBO (community based organization) Assignment: To develop a computer game in the battle against malaria, for children in primary schools (10 -15) in Kenya (Nyanza province). The game (s) would be a success if children are; o Able to tell signs of malaria clearly o Identify malaria transmission methods o Tell what times of the day mosquitoes bites occur o State cheap and effective ways of preventing malaria o The importance of going to the hospital and finishing drug doses
Serious games: Kisumu (Kenya)
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Computer games in Kenya?
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The result: three games
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Playtest at 3 schools
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Current status
o Games shipped to HelpHeal o Played at several schools o Effectiveness (in relation to the learning
objectives) evaluated at this moment
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Past project: hiv/aids
o HelpHeal (Kenya) o Subject: hiv/aids o Virtual collaboration in design and production with
JOOUST University (Bondo) and Woodbury University (USA)
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• Games for PC: Running for Hope,
Mabeshte.
Games hiv/aids
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Mobile hiv/aids
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Village Dr Adoyo’s practice Hospital
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Preparation for Day 1
Group assignment: description of your game (max 1 A4) • Subject of your game : what is the game about? • Learning outcomes: what will the game be teaching? • Target group: who is the game targeting? • Client: who is the client of your project? The goal of
the project?
Thursday, November 27th
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Rob Willems, Harro Leupen Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, [email protected] [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
Serious Game Design Workshop�IntroductionIntroductionOverview ProgramObjectiveSerious games: South SudanSerious games: South SudanSerious games: South SudanDe ontdekker, GIN gamesSerious games: Kisumu (Kenya)Serious games: Kisumu (Kenya)Computer games in Kenya?The result: three gamesSlide Number 15Slide Number 16Slide Number 17Playtest at 3 schoolsSlide Number 19Slide Number 20Current statusPast project: hiv/aids Games hiv/aids Mobile hiv/aids Slide Number 25Preparation for Day 1Rob Willems, Harro Leupen��Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, ��[email protected] �[email protected] �