Gaming for Learning Name 5 games you know. Were these games board games, sports, computer, etc?

Are they single player or multiplayer?

How many of you had on your list? Monopoly World’s Most Popular Game

Over 1 billion people have played it!

37 languages

Various novelty versions

Monopoly definition:

the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service. Monopoly - Invented by...

Invented in 1933 by Charles Darrow or in 1903?! Lizzie Magie’s version

Patented in 1904, “The Landlord’s Game”

Designed to be an education game as a protest to heads of the economy

- Set #1: Anti-monopolist - rewarded when wealth was created - Set #2: Monopolist - goal was to create monopolies and crush opponents - Wanted to teach Set #1 was morally sound - Set #2 became more popular!

Made $500 on the game Charles Darrow’s version

First released in 1935 with Brothers (since bought by )

Heavily based on The Landlord’s Game

First game designer to make a million dollars ($$$) and his family continues to receive royalties Why does this matter?

Most games evolve from an earlier version, similar to Monopoly.

- Grand Theft Auto … we’re on version 5 - Warcraft … started on the computer and now available on many game consoles - Angry Birds … released in 2009 and over 3 BILLION downloads by 2015, when official Angry Birds 2 version released Gaming for Learning

Gaming is used to

- convey messages - teach people - have fun

Became popular when indoor electricity was available

- Social time indoors Designing a game is HARD. Designing Games

IDEAS → PROTOTYPE → TRIAL → CHANGE REPEAT (LOTS) What do Who are we they need What kind of designing a from the game? How game for? game? will it work?

HOW THE PROCESS Game design!

WORKS…. Conceptualise

Change Prototype

AWESOME Play/Test GAME! #gamefulpraxis Design Process

Four parts:

Empathy - Get to know your client!

Define - Pick apart games and what they can be/do

Ideate/Protoype - Design your game concept

Test - The 3 minute pitch! Empathy -- Who is the game for (client)?

Client Profiles

- Brainstorm some ideas of you want to make a game for - Fill out the Client Profile Template in groups of 3-4. - Be specific when filling out the template so there is detailed information. Empathy -- Who is the game for?

Client Profiles

- What did you come up with? - Present to the class. - Were any of the clients similar? How so? Why not?