The multiplayer classroom : designing coursework as a game / Lee Sheldon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheldon, Lee, author

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer games--Design.

Computer games.

Computer games--Programming.

Video games--Design.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 338 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This is your detailed guide to designing any structured learning experience as a game. Written for professional educators or those learning to be educators, here are the tools to engage and excite students by using principles learned in the development of popular video games. Learn how to create multiplayer games for any age on any subject.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author

Section 1 Introduction

Quest 1 Good Morning. You All Have an F.

Opening: The Slide

Middle Game: The Shift

Endgame: The Book

Quest 1 Walkthrough

References

Quest 2 Games in the Classroom

Educational Software

Education versus Entertainment

Quest to Learn

Game-Based Learning Software

Quest 2 Walkthrough

Reference

Section 2 Multiplayer Classrooms

Quest 3 IU Theory and Practice of Game Design

Flashback: Summer of 2009

Stay Flexible

Syllabus

Grading Procedure

Class

Zones

Avatars

Peer Review

Peer Review Secret Ballot

Quest 3 Walkthrough

Case Studies Introduction

Case Study 1

Waunakee High School

Introduction

Alliances, Nations, and Guilds

XPs and Levels

Assignments

Challenges

Boss Fights

Tokens

Side Quests

Achievements

Outcomes

Next Year

Quest 4 IU Multiplayer Game Design

Grading and Attendance

Roles

Mmos and Community

Motivation

Midterm Exam

Quest 4 Walkthrough

Case Study 2

Blend English Institute

Core Philosophy

Rewards

Procedure

Results

Positives

Negatives

Other Classes

Other Thoughts

Year 4 and the Future

Quest 5 RPI Introduction to Game Design

Theory and Design

2010 F All Syllabus

Brand New Parts to the Syllabus

The Prototype

Quest 5 Walkthrough

Intermezzo

Observations from Marie-Pierre Huguet

Beyond The Game

Case Study 3

St Patrick's Fine Arts Elementary School

About the Classroom

How Question VI Came to Be

Rules of the Game

Permeating the Classroom

Saving the King

Results.

Quest 6 RPI Designing Interactive Characters (Valeria 1)

A New Syllabus for a New Game

Using Backstories

Design Consistency

Home Sweet Home

The Geography of Valeria

Messages from the Unknown

Preparation for the Final Project

Presentation Quests

Another Message from the Unknown

Midterm Prep PVP

Midterm Boss Mob (Frost Lizard)

The Problem with the Snow Leopard

Quest 6 Walkthrough

Case Study 4

Solent University

Implementing A Game System for an HE Unit

Running the RP Sessions

Postmortem and Data

Conclusions, Final Impact

Quest 7 More RPI Quests: Interactive Characters &amp

Narrative (Archipelago 1)

Game: Ethos

Guild: Average America Ns

Game: Lost Frontier

Guild: Project Louder

Game: Mystic Islands

Guild: The Island Of Misfit Toys

Game: The Newcomers

Guild: God Tier

Game: Shades of Gray

Guild: Dai Lobster

Game: Waterbound

Guild: Segfault

RPI Spring 2012

Writing For Games I

RPI Fall 2012

Writing for Games II

RPI Spring 2013

Video Game Level Design

RPI Fall 2013

Character and Story for Games (Archipelago 2)

RPI Spring 2014

RPI Fall 2014

Character and Story for Games (Victorian London)

RPI Spring 2015

Quest 7 Walkthrough

Case Study 5

Azay-Le-Rideau Rural Community School

Operating System and Requirements

The Players

Project: Multiplayer

Before The Game

Mechanics

Feedback

Conclusion

Quest 8 WPI Writing For Games I: Characters (Valeria 2)

Writing For Games I: Characters (Valeria 2)

The Syllabus

Raid Strategies

Quest 8 Walkthrough

Case Study 6

Valentine High School

What I Learned From Early Iterations.

Socialization through Team Building

Choice

Learning through Games

Quest 9 WPI Writing Characters for Interactive Media &amp

Games (Sanctuary of the Sun)

Sanctuary of the Sun

Quest 9 Walkthrough

Case Study 7

Florida Gateway College

Learning Activities

Future Thoughts

Case Study 8

Columbusskolen

Humble Beginnings

Transition

The Social Space as a Game

Curriculum as a Game

The Road from Here

Section 3 Game Design and Development 101

Quest 10 Identifying Learning Objectives and Student Needs

How Students Learn

How Gamers Learn

Quest 10 Walkthrough

Quest 11 Student Demographics

Age

Gender

Income Level

Quest 11 Walkthrough

Quest 12 How Games are Designed

The Teacher as Game Master

Preproduction

Begin With the Theme

The Game's Story

Quest 12 Walkthrough

Quest 13 Production

Prep

Design

Collecting Assets

Alpha Testing

Beta Testing

Quest 13 Walkthrough

Section 4 After the Launch

Quest 14 Playing the Game

Lore

Rules

Scoring

Staying Flexible

Postmortem

Quest 14 Walkthrough

Section 5 After This Book

Quest 15 Designing the Future

Quest 16 Resources

Game-Based Learning

How to Succeed in Game Design

Applied Games (Aka Serious Games)

Related to Game Design (Game Designers Read these Books)

Writing Games

About Games

About The Future

Conferences

Organizations

Quest 16 Walkthrough

Appendix First Edition Case Studies

Appendix A First Edition Case Study 1

Appendix B First Edition Case Study 2

Appendix C First Edition Case Study 3

Appendix D First Edition Case Study 4

Appendix E First Edition Case Study 5.

Appendix F First Edition Case Study 6

Appendix G First Edition Case Study 7

Appendix H First Edition Case Study 8

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781000039122

1000039129

9780429285035

0429285035

OCLC:

1385505198