11.127
Design and Development of Games for Learning
See description under subject CMS.590[J] .
Spring 2015 · Computer Games and Simulations for Education and Exploration
Topics
- Introduction
- Designing Curriculum for Commercial Off the Shelf Games
- Multiplayer Games
- Game Curriculum Presentations
- Board Games
- Board Games (cont.)
- Board Game Presentations
- Digital Games
- Digital Games (cont.)
- Digital Games Presentations
Readings
- [Gee] = Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have To Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007. ISBN: 9781403984531.
- WEEK #: 1 · TOPICS: Introduction · READINGS: None
- [Gee] Chapters 1 and 2.
- [Gee] Chapters 3 and 4.
- [Gee] Chapters 5 and 6.
- [Gee] Chapters 7 and 8.
- Levy, Frank, and Richard J. Murnane. “How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands.” In Learning in the Global Era: International Perspectives on Globalization and Education. University of California Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780520254367.
- WEEK #: 6 · TOPICS: Game Gurriculum Presentations · READINGS: None
- WEEK #: 7 · TOPICS: Game Curriculum Presentations (cont.) · READINGS: None
- [Schell] Chapters 1 and 2.
- [Schell] Chapters 3 and 4.
- Daviau, Selinker, et al. Excerpts - Kobold Guide to Board Game Design_ ._ Open Design LLC, 2012. ISBN: 9781936781041.
- [Schell] Chapters 5 and 6.
- [Schell] Chapters 7 and 8.
- [Schell] Chapters 9 and 10.
- [Schell] Chapters 11 and 12.
- Bogost, Ian. “Intro, Empathy, Exercise, Conclusion_. ” In _How to Do Things With Video Games. University of Minnesota Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780816676477.
- 21 · Digital Games (cont.) · Fullerton, Tracy. “Playtesting.” Chapter 9 in Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games . AK Peters/CRC Press, 2014. ISBN: 9781482217162.
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as CMS.590[J] Subject meets with 11.252[J] , CMS.863[J] Prereq: None U (Spring) 3-6-3 units. HASS-H
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2015
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- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
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