Modeling and Simulation

Dr. X

Simulations and Games

• Simulation Design• What Changes when the Simulation is a

Game?• The Gamified Simulation Design Process• Instructional Design

Simulation Design

What Changes when the Simulation is a Game?

• Choosing a Goal and a Topic• Research and Preparation• Design Phase

– Player – Game Interface– Gameplay and Game Mechanics– Program Structure– Evaluating the Design

• Pre-Programming Phase• Programming Phase• Playtesting Phase• Post-Mortem

The Gamified Simulation Design Process

Instructional Design

• Bloom’s Taxonomy• Systematic Design of Instruction– The ADDIE Model– Dick & Carey– Morrison, Ross and Kemp

Bloom’s Taxonomy

ADDIE Model

Revised ADDIE Model

Dick and Carrey Systems Approach Model

Morrison, Ross, and Kemp Model

Rapid Prototyping Model

References

• The guide to computer simulations and games, ch. 10

Gamemaker

• Download: https://www.yoyogames.com/studio/download

• Tutorial 1: http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/make/tutorials/