GameWerks Camp: Using Gaming to Foster Learning by Design

Lucas John Jensen; Gregory M. Francom; Deborah J. Tippins; Michael Orey

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2748-9_17

GameWerks Camp: Using Gaming to Foster Learning by Design

Lucas John Jensen, Gregory M. Francom, Deborah J. Tippins, Michael Orey

Leadership, Technology, & Human Development

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Electronic gaming has become an integral part of the everyday lives of children, and middle- and high-school-aged campers now devote much time to gaming activities. Children also spend a significant amount of time in school. Unfortunately, campers often find schoolwork uninteresting and disconnected from their lives. As a result, motivating campers remains a very difficult aspect of teaching. Our goal was to create a technology-rich environment in which campers can participate in a fun learning-rich program. We accomplished this by designing a summer camp experience that embeds academic content into the framework of designing video games. Campers engage in authentic designs that are then “pitched” to a panel of individuals, some of whom represent the gaming industry. The approach combines Learning by Design and taps into Generation R’s interest in games.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Assessing Schools for Generation R (Responsibility)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2748-9_17
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Game Design
Game Development
Play Video Game
Team Leader
Video Game

DC Disciplines

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Educational Leadership

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