taxonomy of serious games
DESCRIPTION
Confused about Serious Games? How and where to use them in your learning? Well, one size does not fit all. Serious Games and simulations come in many different shapes and sizes. Each will be more or less approriate depending upon your objectives etc. This presentation from Caspian Learning clearly describes different types of Serious Game. It gives examples of each one, how they differ and where and when they can be used to achieve your learning objectives.TRANSCRIPT
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Which Games Approaches will work for you?
one size does not fit all
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Session Flow
Background
A Broad Church
The Taxonomy
Considerations
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Who is Caspian
Europe's leading developer of simulations and games for education and training:
Motor Finance Technology
Delivering programs for organizations such as:
Pharmaceuticals Defense/Policing Education
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Thinking Worlds – Unique Engine
Browser Based Delivery 3D Thin Client Approach Standard Browsers Secure Architectures
Designer Centered Learning Focused Trainer Friendly
Enables Rapid Development Easy & Flexible authoring Template designs
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Background
Defence Academy commissioned
first ever UK MoD whitepaper on
“serious games”
Aims:
Capture and assess existing evidence for
serious games in education and training
Identify Options in Serious Games
Match learning tasks to an ILS
taxonomy
Assess the DCMT learning landscape
Recommend optimal projectswww.caspianlearning.co.uk/corporate/menu.php?id=29
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Session Flow
Background
A Broad Church
The Taxonomy
Considerations
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Many types of video game
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Many types of learning requirement
Learning Objectives
Planning StrategyProcessTeam skillsSpatialMotorCommunicationCritical thinking
Constraints
CashDevelopment TimeTraining timeUsersInfrastructureSkills
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Session Flow
Background
A Broad Church
The Taxonomy
Considerations
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A Useful Taxonomy Egocentric Sims
Branching Story Sims
Real Time Strategy Sims
Exocentric Sims
Episodic Sims
Resource Management
Virtual Worlds
Device Based Sims
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EgoCentic
http://www.thinkingworlds.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3
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Branching Story
http://www.thinkingworlds.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3
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Exocentric
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Real Time Strategy
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Episodic
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Construction & Management
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Virtual Worlds
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Device based
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Session Flow
Background
A Broad Church
The Taxonomy
Considerations
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Considerations
Objectives sought
Technical Deployment
Budgetary Realities
Urgency
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Which Games Approaches will work for you?
Questions