Badges and attributes earned in WSSG Design Academy for ISLT 7384: Designing Games for Learning at the University of Missouri. Powered by Badgr. Badges Badge alignment to course assignments detailed in Table 1. Table 1: WSSG Badges LevelBadgeAssignmentDate Completed0TraineeKnowledge ChallengeAug 21, 20231AnalyzerLevel Project: Empowered Learning for GamesSep 2, 20232DeviserLevel Project: Access: A Learning...

I’m continuing to work through designing a digital game for learning prototype for ISLT 7384. The Balancing Scoring, Rewards, and Achievements activities aided with thinking through these elements of a digital game. Additionally, instructor feedback helped me consider how to achieve the higher-level learning outcome of the game. Open...

This reflection aligns with the Evaluator attribute of the WSSG (Why So Serious Games) Academy.  In Level 4 of ISLT 7384, we’re designing a digital game prototype using game. In the Balancing Achievements activity, we explored aligning evidence of learning (assessment) across scoring and rewards in a digital game. Balancing Achievements:...

This presentation aligns with the Prototyper badge of the WSSG (Why So Serious Games) Academy. View the presentation: ISLT: 7384: Analog Game for Learning Prototype Presentation and read the transcript. You can also view the Curation Presentation . Curation: A Learning Game Instructions For two or more...

I’m continuing to work through designing an analog game for learning for ISLT 7384. The Goals, Rules, and Mechanics of an Analog Game and Writing Instructions for an Analog Game activities provided a process for thinking through the game mechanics and instructions of the game. Additionally, playing and discussing...

This reflection aligns with the Referee attribute of the WSSG (Why So Serious Games) Academy. As mentioned in Goals, Rules, and Mechanics of an Analog Game, in Level 3 of ISLT 7384 we’re designing an analog tabletop game prototype using game mechanics of our Mentor games. In the Writing Recipes...

This reflection aligns with the Ludology attribute of the WSSG (Why So Serious Games) Academy. In Level 3 of ISLT 7384, we’re designing an analog tabletop game prototype using game mechanics of our Mentor games (you might recall mine are Zoombinis and Portal). In the Goals, Rules, and Mechanics activity,...