Brainstorming Part 2 Questions

The Methodology Circle

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning

Sample Workshop Evaluation Survey

Sample Workshop Agenda

1. Introduction to the conceptual framework.
2. Planning, facilitation and resources for a participatory game design workshop.

• The pre-production phase, during which brainstorming among team members takes place, leading to the design of a paper prototype of the game;
• The production phase, when the game is developed; and
• The post-production phase, during which the game is tested and refined before being offered to learners.

1. Learning refers to the content to be learned by players through the game with specific and measurable learning outcomes.
2. Storytelling refers to the background story of the game and includes a description of the character(s), the setting, and the ultimate goal of the game.
3. Gameplay refers to the way in which the player interacts with the game, or with other players (if a multiplayer game). It encapsulates the type of activity (e.g., puzzle, trivia, etc.) found in the game.
4. User Experience refers to the player’s emotions and attitudes while playing the game, as well as how the player interacts with the game.

1. The innermost Design layer symbolizes the designer’s “story,” or all the elements that the designer introduces to the game that will allow the player to play the game. According to Winn (2009), the designer has direct control only over the design.
2. The middle layer, Play, which symbolizes the “mediated experience” between the player and design input through play, is influenced by the design and the player’s background brought into the play experience.
3. The outermost Experience layer symbolizes the varying play experiences that players can have depending on their backgrounds, as well as the choices and actions made during game play.

Idea generation: Brainstorming Part 1

Idea generation: Brainstorming Part 2

Designing a paper prototype

Materials

• The Art of Serious Game Design cards (grouped into decks for Brainstorming Part 1 and 2)
• The Art of Serious Game Design methodology circle
• Sticky notes (in colours corresponding to the quadrants of the methodology circle)
• Pens/pencils
• Flipchart paper
• Markers