Design and Development of Games for Learning

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 9 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: MITx 授课老师： Eric Klopfer Jason Haas Paul Medlock-Walton Scot Osterweil

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/design-development-games-learning-mitx-11-127x-0

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The field of learning games is rapidly growing, with interest from academics, publishers, schools and startups. But what makes a good learning game? Where do ideas come from and how do you create them? These are the questions that this course tries to answer.

The premise of learning games from some perspectives seems like a perfect and easy solution - get people to learn things they don’t want to by motivating them through game play. To others it seems like an oxymoron - if learning is hard then it can’t possibly be fun at the same time. The key to designing good learning games is to reconcile these perspectives by creating games that focus on creating environments based on “hard fun.” This idea will be a central tenet of this course.

Through six units comprising nine weeks, we will look at the evolution of educational video games and hear from experts working on many aspects of learning games from design to development to implementation. For the course project, participants will create their own learning game. This course utilizes Gameblox, a game editor that uses a block based programming language to allow anyone to create games.

课程大纲

• Characteristics of a “learning game” and an understanding of ways that games can provide meaningful experiences
• How to design, develop, and test a learning game, utilizing educational frameworks and incorporating feedback
• Types and kinds of challenges regarding implementation and assessment of learning games
• Current state and emerging trends of the educational games market

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