Play2Read? Kirk Ramsay Director of Learning Technologies

Games Anyone who makes a distinction between games and education doesnt know the first thing about either one. Marshall McLuhan

The audience has changed Digital natives Digital immigrants There are behavioural accents

Attitude to learning with games? Currently using computer games as part of learning, training or development? How interested in particpating in learning that uses computer games? Masie Center

How are games being applied? Masie Center

Effectiveness of games for learning? Masie Center

Meeting expectations Merging good learning design with real games is NOT easy We have to match content to digital natives and technology We need to overcome immigrant thinking about games We need to understand and employ the principles of game design, especially gameplay and decision making, so as not to suck the fun out Marc Prensky

The Monkey Wrench Conspiracy How to teach engineers to use new 3 D design tools

How do we take advantage? Games Mods Games Engine Game Mod £5m? £10k? 2 years? 4 weeks?

Deus Ex Mods

Literacy Challenge

Game Structure CORE literacy/numeracy voting social benefits personal money mgmt …more themes Theme Level

Game/Learning Level (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) theme (voting) theme (literacy) (1) (5) (4) (3) (2)

The Characters

Building the Actors

The Environment

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Network Partnerships Core Game Editorial Board Local Developer Network Local Developer Network Local Developer Network LC