1. CC-BY 2010 Pieter van der Hijden Sofos Consultancy
Moodle and Gaming 2.0Proposal to adapt Moodle for Policy Exercises, Business Simulations and Experiential Learning Games
Pieter van der Hijden (pvdh@sofos.nl
Sofos Consultancy (www.sofos.nl)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Presentation at Moodlemoot UK 2010, London, 13-14 April 2010
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Table of contents
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introduction
4. introduction
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5. (From Presentation at Moodlemoot UK, Milton Keynes, 2007)
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Moodle 1.8
6. Moodle 1.8
Moodle as gaming management system
Moodle as game engine
Conclusion
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7. Moodle 1.8
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8. Moodle 1.8
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9. Moodle 1.8
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10. Moodle 1.8
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11. (Dharadam is a based on the Cyberdam Game Engine)
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Example the dharadam game
12. Example the dharadam game
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13. Example the dharadam gameplayground
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14. Example the dharadam gameplayground - map
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15. Example the dharadam gamePlayground - directory
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16. Example the dharadam gameplayground - object
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17. Example the dharadam gameplayground - info
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18. Example the dharadam gamegame model
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19. Example the dharadam gamegame model Game roles
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20. Example the dharadam gamegame model Steps-of-play
In this game:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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21. Example the dharadam gamegame model game activities
Activity types:
Upload activity
Message activity
Move activity
Input activity
Output activity
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22. Example the dharadam gamegame model game activities
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23. Example the dharadam gamegame model activity schedule - design
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24. Example the dharadam gamegame model activity schedule - realisation
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25. Example the dharadam gamegame model activity schedule - implementation
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26. Example the dharadam gamegame model
Further:
Resources (accompanying the instructions to activities)
Variables (to be defined at game model and at role level, automatically substituted in instructions)
Scripts (server side javascript)
At the start of a game session
At the start of a step-of-play
At the completion of an activity
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27. Example the dharadam gamegame manifest
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28. Example the dharadam gamegame session session control
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29. Example the dharadam gamegame session session home page
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30. Moodle 2.0
Playground
Emulated via picture with hotspots on Flickr
Linked to public wiki pages
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31. Moodle 2.0
Game model
Game roles Groupings
Steps-of-play Course sections (only one visible)
Game activities
Upload activity single file assignment
Message activity offline assignment + message
Move activity hide/unhide one course section
Input activity variables not provided
Output activity web page resource
Activity schedule
Game roles Groupings and Conditional Activities
Steps-of-play Course sections
Further
Resources Conditional Resources
Variables Absent
Script Absent
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32. Moodle 2.0
Game manifest
Roles to objects hyperlink from role to playground object
Game session
Session control page Absent
Session home page Absent
Session log Basic
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33. Moodle 2.0
Game manifest
Roles to objects hyperlink from role to playground object
Game session
Session control page Absent
Session home page Absent
Session log Basic
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34. Example the dharadam gamemoodle 2.0
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35. (What should be added in Moodle3.0 2.1?)
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roadmap
36. ROADMAP
What is missing in 2.0 (for gaming/simulation)?
Game models
Variables
Define variables and initial values
Implement basic mechanism to change variables
Filter variables and substitute their values
Add variables to conditional activity testing
Scripts
Use separate and simple language for calculating
E.g. Server side Javascript without IO
Script may read/write above mentioned variables
Script may perform a limited set of actions
E.g. hide/unide a course section
Add script execution to certain Moodle events
E.g. completion of an activity
Game roles
Personal identity replaced by a role linked to a session
Game sessions
Concept of grouping enables one single session
How about parallel sessions?
Session control page
Session home page
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37. conclusion
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38. Thank you
Visit the 7th ISAGA Summerschool on Policy Exercises, Business Simulations and Experiential Learning Games in Paramaribo, Suriname from 31st of July 7th of August 2010.
www.isaga-summerschool.org
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