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Objectives
This presentation will answer the following questions:
• What is game based learning?
• What types of game based learning is currently taking place?
• How are mobile devices a game changer?
• What is the latest in game based assessment?
• What does the future hold?
About Mindgrub
Voted Maryland’s Technology Company of the Year, Mindgrub develops user-centric mobile, social and web applications for corporations, government and educational organizations.
• MD Technology Company of the Year – CRTC 2013
• Requirements Analysis
• User Experience & Visual Design
• Mobile, Social, Web & Games Engineering
• QA & Project Management
• 50+ Employees
• Headquartered in Baltimore
What is Game Based Learning?
What is Game Based Learning?
• Incentivized Learning
• Achievements
• Levels
• Leaderboards
• Differentiated Learning
• Self-Paced Content
• Real-Word Scenarios.
SRI International: Games Report?
SRI International recently released a games report summary that shows, lessons with game based learning perform better than those that do not.
Background
Background
Digital Natives
Learning In The Classroom
No Page Turners
iBooks & Apps
iBooks
is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.
Several ebook readers and publications tools available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB
ePub (Electronic Publication)
Egenio - Integrated learning Environment
Case Study: Minecraft.edu
Case Study: Roller Coaster Tycoon
Serious Games: Pulse
Case Study: Curiosityville
Case Study: Curiosityville
The Rise of the Mobile Web
Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015
Image from Mashable
Computing Paradigm Changes
Mobile Web in 2013
• Over 5 BILLION mobile device users worldwide.
• The average iPhone user only spends 45% of his on-device time making voice calls.
• Games are bigger than any other app category — both for the social web and for mobile devices.
• Video accounts for 69% of mobile data traffic.
• Facebook is the single largest repository for user-generated content
• Real-time technology and location-based services are expected to drive mobile retail.
Mobile Learning
Mobile Gaming :: Art & Science Worlds
iPad App Store
• http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/education.html
UMBC – Instructional Systems Dev App
UDL Links :: Resource Finder
Escape From Detension
Games Based Assessment
Will Interactive
Think Ender’s Game, Last Starfighter
Assessment & Data Visualization
Edualizer
Usenet Wikis ICQ Friendster LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter
Augmented Learning
Johns Hopkins > Wayfinding
viaPlace - Augmented Reality
viaPlace - Augmented Reality
B&O Railroad – Roundhouse Game
Game Based Learning Resource Sites
Resource Sites
• TeachWithPortals.com
• Educade.org
• Edutopia.org
• EducationArcade.org
• Coolmath-games.com
• Gamesandlearning.org
Human Computer Interaction
Minority Report (2002)
Usenet Wikis ICQ Friendster LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter
Multi-Touch Screens (2006-2007)
TED2006
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Deep Blue (1997)
Usenet Wikis ICQ Friendster LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter
IBM Watson (2010)
Usenet Wikis ICQ Friendster LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter
Speech Recognition
Usenet Wikis ICQ Friendster LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter
Next Paradigm Shift
Augmented Reality Glasses
And In the Future…
#5) TV Enhancement #4) Bio Feedback #3) Face Recognition #2) Instruction #1) Navigation
CNET Best Uses for Google Glass
Tourism Radio
