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Designing online, educational games about: Microbes, Hand and Respiratory Hygiene and Prudent Antiobiotics Use for Junior Pupils in Europe 1 City eHealth Research Centre (CeRC), City Community and Health Sciences, Tait Building, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB 2 Health Protection Agency, Primary Care Unit, Microbiology Department, Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN David Farrell , DM Lecky , S Beveridge, N Lai, P Kostkova and CAM McNulty on behalf of the e-Bug working group 1 1 1 1 2 2 Project Introduction teaching resource. the benets of prudent antibiotic use. senior schools and a website with educational games. Objectives own discretionary time e-Bug pack domain experts Methods scientic validity of game designs and implementation Contact Details David Farrell email: [email protected] telephone: 0044 207 040 4136 Donna Lecky email: [email protected] telephone: 0044 845 422 5062 Web: http://www.e-bug.eu Learning Outcomes Introduction to Microbes Good and Bad Microbes Hand, Respiratory and Food Hygiene intake and healthy living Antibiotic and Vaccine Use Game Flow The Game Show is used to ask the questions that the player will explore in the next action section. The answers are not given. Game Show Intro and Questions Hoverboard Game Round Each round focuses on environments to cover these. Sorting Game The food sorting round covers topics that were dicult to deal with at the handwashing. At the end of each action tested by asking multiple choice questions. These can be compared to answers given earlier to test for improvement. Game Show Summary Questions After answering, the player starts either a number of platform game levels, or plays the sorting game. After answering, the game show advances and the player is given another introduction and set of questions. Future Work and France We are also creating game content to compliment the e-Bug Senior School Pack targeting 13-15 year olds. This is currently being developed and will be implemented to draft level by July 2008. Demo at ECCMID 2008 If you fancy seeing the game in action or asking any further questions, then please come to our demo! When: Tuesday, 22nd April 2008, 13.30 Where: The NeLI Exhibition Stand Game Show Theme questions are asked before and after each section to encourage critical thinking and assess learning scores provide an incentive to answer questions correctly and encourage repeat play each section of the game is connected by a game show that the player takes part in Sorting Game Section player has a small amount of time to correctly store food raw meat must be wrapped with lm or will ruin the current food item items put in the fridge must be placed on correct shelf (no raw meat on high, barred shelves etc.) spoiled items must be put in the bin Platform Game Sections the player is “shrunk” to allow interaction with microbes fungi are shown larger than bacteria which are larger than viruses in the kitchen on skin inside the body player delivers antibiotics to heal a “serious infection” player throws “natural body defenses” to kill bad microbes good microbes prevent bad microbes from entering the body

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Designing online, educational games about: Microbes, Hand and RespiratoryHygiene and Prudent Antiobiotics Use for Junior Pupils in Europe

1 City eHealth Research Centre (CeRC), City Community and Health Sciences, Tait Building, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB2 Health Protection Agency, Primary Care Unit, Microbiology Department, Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN

David Farrell , DM Lecky , S Beveridge, N Lai, P Kostkova and CAM McNulty on behalf of the e-Bug working group1 1 1 12 2

Project Introduction teaching resource.

the bene!ts of prudent antibiotic use.

senior schools and a website with educational games.

Objectives

own discretionary time

e-Bug pack

domain experts

Methods scienti!c validity of game designs and implementation

Contact Details

David Farrell email: [email protected] telephone: 0044 207 040 4136

Donna Lecky email: [email protected] telephone: 0044 845 422 5062

Web: http://www.e-bug.eu

Learning OutcomesIntroduction to Microbes

Good and Bad Microbes

Hand, Respiratory and Food Hygiene

intake and healthy living

Antibiotic and Vaccine Use

Game Flow

The Game Show is used to ask the questions that the player will explore in the next action section.The answers are not given.

Game Show Intro and Questions

Hoverboard Game RoundEach round focuses on

environments to cover these.

Sorting GameThe food sorting round covers topics that were di"cult to deal with at the

handwashing.

At the end of each action

tested by asking multiple choice questions. These can be compared to answers given earlier to test for improvement.

Game Show Summary Questions

After answering, the player starts either a number of platform game levels, or plays the sorting game.

After answering, the game show advances and the player is given another introduction and set of questions.

Future Work

and France We are also creating game content to compliment the e-Bug Senior School Pack targeting 13-15 year olds. This is currently being developed and will be implemented to draft level by July 2008.

Demo at ECCMID 2008If you fancy seeing the game in action or asking any further questions, then please come to our demo!

When: Tuesday, 22nd April 2008, 13.30

Where: The NeLI Exhibition Stand

Game Show Theme

questions are asked before and after each section to encourage critical thinking and assess learning

scores provide an incentive to answer questions correctly and encourage repeat play

each section of the game is connected by a game show that the player takes part in

Sorting Game Section

player has a small amount of time to correctly store food

raw meat must be wrapped with !lm

or will ruin the current food item

items put in the fridge must be placed on correct shelf (no raw meat on high, barred shelves etc.)

spoiled items must be put in the bin

Platform Game Sections

the player is “shrunk” to allow interaction with microbesfungi are shown larger than bacteria which are larger than viruses

in the kitchen on skin inside the body

player delivers antibiotics to heal a “serious infection”

player throws “natural body defenses” to kill bad microbes

good microbes prevent bad microbes from entering the body