Game On!
Game On! Connecting Video Games and Virtual Worlds to Instruction
Session SLURL – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pender%20County%20Schools/64/131/26
Prenter Contact Information:
Lucas Gillispie, M.S. Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology Coordinator, Pender County Schools
Email: lucas “at” edurealms.com
On Twitter: PCSTech
On Skype: lucas.gillispie
In Second Life: Newton Apogee
In World of Warcraft: Golyn (Cenarion Circle Server) or Pantego (Cenarion Circle) or Erud (Sisters of Elune Server)
View more presentations from Lucas Gillispie.
Resources for Students to Make Their Own Games:
Jeff Ertzberger’s MS Office Game Templates -templates that allow you to make game-like activities with Microsoft Office.
YoYo Games’ Game Maker -allows creation of your own games. (free)
Scratch -visual programming environment. (free)
Squeak -visual programming environment. (free)
Alice -scripting environment that allows creation of 3D objects and behaviors. (free)
RPG Maker -allows creation of classic RPG-style games. (free to try, $60 to buy)
Teen Second Life-virtual world based on Second Life. No adults allowed except as part of education-oriented project. For example, see Peggy Sheehy’s Ramapo Islands. (free for basic account, islands for projects cost money)
Atmosphir – build 3D platform-type games. (still in Beta, free)
Reaction Grid – Second Life clone designed for business and education only. PG-13 content rating limit. About $300 annually for an island for education projects.
Cognitive Dissonance Guild – a World of Warcraft guild for educators and game researchers. A great place to learn the game.
Recommended Reading:
Don’t Bother Me Mom I’m Learning – Mark Prensky
Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever – John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy – James Paul Gee
Playing To Learn: Video Games In The Classroom – David Hutchison (has lesson ideas revolving around video games)
Dimension-M
Dimension-M, by Tabula Digita, is a first-person shooter format, 3D, video game designed to teach pre-Algebra and Algebra skills in both a single player and a multi-player format all while immersing the player in a rich storyline.
A flyer from Tabula Digita is available at: http://www.dimensionm.com/sales/APFlyer(GEN-linked)-2-3-09-vEMAIL.pdf
Related Websites:
WoWinSchool Project – the wiki site for the World of Warcraft in School Project.
Constance Steinkhueler – Pop Cosmopolitanism – Constance’s site where you can find out about her research using World of Warcraft with students.
Cognitive Dissonance Guild – a World of Warcraft guild for educators and game researchers. A great place to learn the game.
Video Game Statistics – http://www.theesa.com/
Digital Natives
Educating the Net Generation (free e-book): http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/pub7101.pdf
Julie Evans presents – Tomorrow’s Students: Are We Ready for the New 21st-Century Learners? (Podcast) – http://connect-cdn.educause.edu/files/gbayne_tomorrowsstudents.mp3
“…through online gaming there are “deep relationships” with students (paraphrased).”A Vision of Students Today (YouTube Video) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=related
Shift Happns (YouTube Video) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnWKg9B2-8&feature=related
Virtual Worlds
Virtual Worlds Review – http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/
“7 Things You Should Know About Virtual Worlds” http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7015.pdf
A Sample MMO – Warhammer Online – http://www.warhammeronline.com
World of Warcraft – 11.5 million subscribers worldwide! – http://www.worldofwarcraft.com
Second Life – Free! – http://www.secondlife.com
Suffern Middle School in Second Life – http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/
RezEd – http://www.rezed.org/
SLURL’s (Second Life URL’s – These will launch Second Life, if installed, and take you to the location specified)
ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
Science Fridays (live talks every Friday, part of SciLands)
SpacePort Alpha (also part of SciLands)