Mobile Game Design for Educators

In this half day hands on workshop we expore the key elements of any good learning game and show you how to design a game for your students using the ARIS, 7 Scenes and BuildAR (Augmented Reality).

Limited to 20 educators as participants are encouraged to bring a student to learn with them and then assist with peer learning and game development back at school. Total 16 places per workshop. Requires  a lap top/netbook and that you bring an iPhone or iPod Touch or Android smart phone with you.

What you will learn to:

• Make a game people love to play
• Understand game mechanics
• Design learning games with brain teasers, storytelling, strategy, adventure, team work
• Mock up and prototype your game
• Work with QR codes and reference images inside and outside school
• Use AR Augmented Reality in education
• Apply game-based learning to educational outcomes
• Use the latest location based game building tools and AR builders
• Work with achievements, leader boards and badges
• Get buy-in from administrators and parents

Game-based learning and Augmented Reality

ARIS is a user-friendly, open-source platform for creating and playing mobile games, tours and interactive stories. Using GPS and QR Codes, ARIS players experience  a hybrid world of virtual interactive characters, items, and media placed in physical space.

7 Scenes

Connect your story to the city.

7 Scenes is a mobile storytelling platform. We help you link your media to places, so you can create city experiences for anyone with a mobile phone. Guide, tour, game? That’s up to you…

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