Lisa G Gaming Journal

Prototype Overview Video

  Reflect on what you have learned through this training experience about designing games for learning. What was most insightful? Understanding that all games can be tweaked to become educational games is a game changer for the education field.  What do you still want to know about? A class using Construct only to really develop a game would be beneficial. That way I can take the assignment to the end, and be able to apply to my own classroom setting.   What did you like about learning the ins and outs of design? What did you dislike? I love the idea of learning through a game, especially since I am already a teacher. I know the struggle of sometimes making a topic fun to learn. Just like most, I am a creature of habit so learning several different platforms to create different learning games was a bit overwhelming at times. With that being said though, it was extremely applicable for future use.  Reflect on your skills building. Were you successful in acquiring...

  Balancing Achievements Step 1: Play Oregon Trail Step 2: Chose to play a farmer in Illinois, stocked up on food, oxen, and 1 spare parts for the wagon. Because I stocked up on everything else, I had less money to spend on clothes and bullets but still bought 3 cases.  Select your Role...Banker, Carpenter, Farmer. At the start of the game, players are given their very first decision — who to role-play as determines the level of challenge the player experiences. I chose farmer not knowing it was the hardest. Farmer = hardest and is scored early on in the game by how much money is available when the player starts. Learning occurs through this mechanic to illustrate the Banker would most likely have been the profession to travel the Oregon Trail as money is what sustained supplies and passage over other skills and therefore the journey was much harder for professions that were not rich. This is a completion achievement as the player either wins or loses the game. The reward come...