This document discusses using game design as a way for students to be assessed. It provides examples of different types of games students could create, including video games, board games, roleplaying games, and text adventure games. The document also provides suggestions for how teachers can assess student-created games, such as deciding assessment criteria in advance, balancing assessment of the game and learning objectives, assessing multiple subjects from one game, and ensuring enough assessment to compensate for project time. Overall, the document promotes game design as an engaging way for students to be assessed while learning.

1. Bring It On
Game Design as a Mechanic for Assessment
All images used from the public domain

2. WHO AM I?
Caryn Swark
swarkc@holyspirit.ab.ca
www.gamifymyclass.blogspot.com

3. WHY GAMES?

4. What makes games good for learning?

5. http://pixelearning.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/why-are-games-good-for-learning/

8. Designing Games gives…
1. The Opportunity for
Instant Feedback

9. Designing Games gives…
2. The opportunity to learn
from mistakes (failure is
not the end)

10. Designing Games gives…
3. The chance to deeply
engage students in
learning

11. Designing Games gives…
4. The ability to create
multi-disciplinary learning
opportunities

12. Designing Games gives…
5. Students the ability to
work collaboratively on a
real life project

13. TYPES OF GAMES
Students can create a wide variety of games!

14. Main Types of Games for Student
Creation
-Video Games
-Board Games
-Roleplaying Games
-Text Adventure Games

15. Video Games
-Can be used for a wide variety of
subject matters
-Without complicated coding, may be
difficult to cover difficult concepts
-Allow integration of technology
outcomes

16. Gamestar Mechanic
www.gamestarmechanic.com
http://tinyurl.com/7fqnn4o

17. http://gamestarmechanic.com/game/shared/208
067/c649934b5b6274a9b76b6407f9e54cbb
Sample Game: Slavery
and Child Labour

18. Sploder
www.sploder.com

19. Kodu Game Labs
www.kodugamelab.com
www.kodugamelab.com/resources/

20. The kind of game you can
make using Kodu Game Lab

21. Board Games
-Can be used for a wide variety of
subject matters
-Low tech option works for many
students and teachers
-Sometimes lends itself to overly
simplified presentation

22. Roleplaying Games
-Low tech with good focus on story
-Can be complicated, especially if
teacher isn’t familiar with them
-Good option for students

23. Happy Birthday, Robot
$9.99 for digital download at http://tinyurl.com/lunpn3r

24. Text Adventures
-Can be very difficult to create, but
fun to play and good offline
opportunities
-Worth exploring for those interested
in coding

25. Playfic
www.playfic.com
www.playfic.com/games/cooper/tutorial

26. Create Text Adventures
www.textadventures.co.uk

27. ASSESSING GAMES
How do I assign grades and marks to a game?

28. 1. Decide (and communicate) in
advance what you’re assessing

29. 2. Try to balance assessing the
game itself and learning
objectives

30. 3. Wherever possible, assess
multiple subjects from one game

31. 4. Make sure you’re assessing
enough to compensate for the
time spent teaching the project

32. 5. Remember that your initial
investment will pay off in
assessments throughout the year

33. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
swarkc@holyspirit.ab.ca @missrithenay www.gamifymyclass.blogspot.ca