Rodrigo Borgia - Teaching Games in Argentina
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- 1. Teaching games in Argentina Or A little story on how to
gamifiy a class with low-to-no-budget
- 2. What is gamification? Gamification is the use of game
thinking and game mechanics in a non-game context to engage users
in solving problems and increase retention / learning
- 3. Why Gamification for K-12? Allows teachers to engage a
student in a subject from a different perspective Lets students
have fun while learning
- 4. How to gamify a class? Goalkeeper is field player Tactics:
1-2-1, 2-0-2, 2-1-1, 3-0-1 Always short distances (no offside) Best
player defends Play is ground level
- 5. How to gamify a class? (cont.) Getting away from the classic
Points, Badges and Leaderborads Or The science of micro-engagement
Decision Challenge Achievement Reward
- 6. Ways to gamify a course Introduction Course presentation On
boarding On going History of games Game creation Play game /
history Completion Certification Game show
- 7. Landscape Program presented in November, approval in March
Cool school, zero financial support First class, expected 15
Inscription of 50
- 8. Basic rules No punch, No kick, No bites No blood outside the
body No gum in someones hair
- 9. Typical Lesson Outline History of games 5 minutes Game
creation 30 minutes Play game / history 5 minutes
- 10. Technology
- 11. Examples
- 12. Are there cultural differences? At an Argentinean school
without all available technology, yes! School with Windows 7,
Students with iPhones 5, 6 / Galaxy phones, playing Minecraft at a
Master Level.
- 13. Lessons learned Group of students: less than 15, please!
Older mentoring youngers: does not always work Engagement loop: 10
minutes Step by step learning, slow increments
- 14. Lessons learned (cont.) Some theory, some programming, some
play Pong: how many of them can we find? 3 basic steps: Sprite,
Object, Room Are you tired? Get some sleep
- 15. Thank you! Gracias!
- 16. Play. Learn. Optimize Rodrigo Borgia rborgia@gamifica.net
+0054 341 4818539 Espaa 1734 - 2000 Rosario - Argentina