Post on 01-Nov-2014
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Play Time? Sara DeWitt & Drew Davidson
#SXPlayTime
About Us
• Sara DeWitt
• PBS
• Vice President, PBS KIDS Interactive
• Drew Davidson
• CMU
• Director, ETC-PGH
Play Time? • Games are Hard!
• A lot of Focus on “Fun” and Rewards
• Engage and Learn through Challenges
• Flow = Rewarding Challenges
• Examples from ���PBS KIDS and ETC
PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS
Usability
Usability
ETC
Learning and Games
Mobility
Crossmedia
Body Inputs
Body Inputs
Body Inputs
Body Inputs
Experiences
Wrong Answers /Mistakes
Efficacy/Impact Research
70% of participants improved in the math skill taught by this game.
Iterations
3D-Rendered Gameplay
3D-Rendered Game
3D-Rendered Game
Immersion
Self-Leveling Games
Challenges
Reward Systems
Motivations
Assessment
Assessment
Transformation
Play Time = Hard Fun
• Hard Fun
• Motivating through Challenges
• Usability and Learning
• Failing to Success
• Literacy and Mastery
Thanks! • Questions?
• http://pbskids.org/
• http://www.etc.cmu.edu/site/projects/
#SXPlayTime
• sdewitt@pbs.org
• drdrew@cmu.edu