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serious issues

• awareness -- world problems / social dilemma(s)
• education -- language / mathematics / history
• health & wellbeing -- skill(s) & remediation
• experience(s) -- playful application(s)

skill(s) & remediations

• team up -- www.girlsinc.org/gc/page.php?id=6.2
• dangerous situation(s) -- www.ditto.com.au
• communication method(s) -- www.webwisekids.org
• muscle rehabilitation -- on the move
• physical exercise(s) -- www.silverfit.nl
• fitness -- www.virtuagym.com
• overcome fear(s) -- www.vrphobia.com

critical

serious games as social technology

• target(s) -- which (group of) people?
• sponsor(s) -- who initiates/pays?
• goal(s) -- what behavior(s)/pattern(s)?
• instrument(s) -- by what means/technology?

health games

• fitness -- www.virtuagym.com
• elderly care -- www.silverfit.nl/en
• diabetes -- www.gripsugarkids.nl
• learn to fall -- nos broadcast (nl)

awareness

• world hunger -- www.food-force.com
• carabella goes to college -- www.privacyactivism.org
• real lives -- www.educationalsimulations.com/products.html
• refugee(s) -- escape from woomera
• eye witness -- www.mic.polyu.edu.hk/nanjing
• university politics -- www.virtual-u.org
• sudan -- www.darfurisdying.com

game matrix

chicken

sucker(s) or saint(s)

• prisoner(s) dilemma:$T\; >\; R\; >\; P\; >\; S$
• chicken:$T\; >\; R\; >\; S\; >\; P$
• leader:$T\; >\; S\; >\; R\; >\; P$
• free loader:$R\; >\; T\; >\; S\; >\; P$
• war(s) of the sexes:$R\; >\; P\; >\; T\; >\; S$?

gamification dynamics

• appointment(s) -- in which you must succeed / in time
• influence & status -- achievement(s) / I want this!
• progression(s) -- towards completion(s) / monitor(s)
• communal discovery -- cooperation(s) / reward(s)

structure of the course

1. introduction(s) -- the team & finding (y)our topic(s)
2. theoretical background(s) -- narrative(s) & human(s)
3. miscellaneous -- pitch / design(s) & gamification(s)
4. game design workshop(s) -- express (y)our idea(s)
5. student presentation(s) -- concept(s) & plan(s)
6. reflection(s) -- ethical aspects of serious games
7. final presentation(s) -- concept(s) & prototype(s)

basic exercise(s)

• project utopia -- brief description of ideal society and potential role of serious games
• moodspace -- exercise in visual rethorics, preferably in unity

final project(s)

• prototype(s) -- with sufficient documention
• concept design -- with elaboration of narrative(s) and visual design
• trailer -- promotion clip, with documentation and business plan
• reflection(s) on societal impact -- with sufficient motivation and depth

deadline(s)

      [R/X]: session 2 -- online presence / portfolio(s)
        [U]: session 3 -- project utopia
        [M]: session 4 -- mood space(s)
        [C]: session 5 -- concept(s)
        [E]: session 6 -- essay(s)
      [P/T]: session 7 -- final project(s) & peer reviews
  

project utopia

• environment(s) -- facilitator(s), infrastructure ...
• system(s) -- organization(s), incentive(s) ...
• rule(s) -- code(s) of law, civic order ...
• (moral) value(s) -- utility, behavior(s), ethic(s) ...

case study: civic order(s)

• (y)our player(s) ... ?
• what super power(s) ... ?
• invitation(s) -- message(s) !
• (mini) game -- mechanic(s) ?
• nudge(s) -- re-enforcement(s) ... !?

theme(s)

• urban -- (un)safety in urban environment(s)
• climate -- climate change and energy consumption
• fitness-- (social network) support for sport and fitness
• media -- prevent(ion) of media and information overload
• scenario(s) -- emergency / rescue in public area(s)
• communication -- exchange(s) in private/public space(s)