Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world. Hewlett-EdArcade - Powered by Google Docs. Where ideas and people meet. DICE 2010: "Design Outside the Box" Presentation Videos. Explore tags on Delicious. Deep Learning Properties of Good Digital Games How Far Can They Go? Sustainability Games - Emerging Media Initiative. Video Games for Sustainability and Design Martha Hunt (Landscape Architecture) and Christopher Marlow (Landscape Architecture) Landscape architecture professors Martha Hunt and Chris Marlow have begun a long-term study of the use of video games to educate landscape architects and environmental designers in the area of sustainability (including human health) in design.
The initial phase of this research includes a background study on the potential of games in teaching sustainability concepts in landscape architectural and environmental design education, and the assessment of four video games that address different aspects of sustainability. A quick review of published studies indicates that games have been used in design education. However, no systematic study of the use (or potential) of games exists in these disciplines, and no published data exists on the use of video games in this regard. Background. Playing for a Good Grade. Franchise mode shows Madden NFL is more than tackles and touchdowns.
Simulation games are common in business classes, where they often focus on manufacturing and selling generic products like widgets. But when a Sports Business faculty member decided to run a simulation game pilot project, he skipped the widgets and went straight for an XBox 360. Paul Swangard, Managing Director of the James H. Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, is using Madden NFL’s franchise mode to help his SBUS 199 students grasp marketing and business decisions faced by NFL franchises. “Students make off-season decisions that an owner would make,” Swangard said. About half of the students in the class participated in the pilot project.
Chris Dukeminier, the course’s Graduate Teaching Fellow, said the game helps students recognize beginner’s mistakes. Swangard said the pilot project has two main criteria: “Does it keep the kids engaged? Dukeminier saw it as a success, with a few caveats. PeaceMaker - Play the News. Solve the Puzzle. PeaceMaker: Play the News.
Solve the Puzzle. For the latest news on PeaceMaker version updates and patches, check this post on our blog. About the Game PeaceMaker is inspired by real events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Be a leader and bring peace to the region before your term in office ends. PeaceMaker is two games in one: play both the role of the Israeli Prime Minister or the Palestinian President.Play the news: how would you react to the events in the Middle East presented using real news footage and images? For Mac or PC Make sure your machine complies with the required system and software specifications. SHASS: Research Portfolio - Comparative Media Studies. A New Genre of Game The Education Arcade, a research group of the School's Comparative Media Studies program (CMS), planned to find out, using a "curated game"—a new genre of game that combines gameplay with museum-going and social networking.
With major funding from the National Science Foundation, The Education Arcade and the Smithsonian Institution collaborated on the development of a new curated game about climate change. Called "Mass Extinction," this innovative new game is designed for middle school students. Playing for Real Over 8 weeks in the spring of 2011, the young "Mass Extinction" players explored a series of web pages, simulations, and live events at the Smithsonian and affiliate museums around the country. Together, players solved puzzles, collected data, did web searches, and engaged n on-line debate, all in the process of unraveling a mystery that blended a science-fiction scenario with the all-too-real issue of climate change.
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