Lesson 3

Schedule   ::   Lesson 3   ::   Track A Summaries   ::   Track B Summaries   ::   Both Tracks Summaries

Topic: Introduction to the design of instructional games.

Readings:

Track A

Wolf, M. J. P. (2001). Chapter 5: Narrative in the video game. In M. J. P. Wolf (Ed.), The Medium of the Video Game (pp. 93-112). Austin: University of Texas Press

Crawford, C. (1997). Chapter 1: What is a game? (HTML) In The Art of Computer Game Design: Washington State University..

Track B

Koster, R. (2005). Chapter 3: What games are. In A Theory of Fun for Game Design (pp. 34-47). Scottsdale, AZ: Paraglyph Press.

Aldrich, C. (2005). Chapter 8: The three essential elements to successful educational experiences: Simulations, games, and pedagogy. In Learning by doing: A comprehensive guide to simulations, computer games, and pedagogy in e-learning and other educational experiences. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.

Both Tracks

Montfort, N. (2003). Toward a theory of interaction fiction (HTML). In E. Short (Ed.), IF Theory (3.5 ed.). St. Charles, IL: The Interactive Fiction Library.

Activity:

Go through tutorial of Alice
http://www.inform-fiction.org/examples/alice.html