How are games, tests, and simulations related? A game is a simulation paired with the challenge to perform a meaningful task. ? ? We may have immediate feedback in tests We may have recorded scores in games More accurate definition • Simulations are simplified real world situations in a controlled environment. They are about things or systems and how they behave. Games are either all about fun ...
Background On-line games are big business – 60% of all Americans play video games (IDSA report, 2003) – MMO games 4,000,000 World of Warcraft subscribers paying monthly fees – FPS games 100,000 Counter-strike players at any given time – RTS games >8 million Warcraft game copies sold 200,000 Warcraft 3 games played online / day Hosting games very costly ...
What is oTree? A platform for lab, web and field experiments • Open source • Online (runs in browser) • Object oriented programming 2 Background • I started oTree at ETH Zurich, working for Daniel Chen • Originally created it for our own experiments 3 4 usage scenarios 1.) Lab •Use a server or your own laptop •100+ participants 2.) Online ...
You Got Game Using Triptico to turn routine grammar and vocabulary activities into interactive, shareable games. www.tripticoplus.com Luke Worsnop, OH Teacher YOU GOT GAME What is Triptico? Triptico is an online resource which allows you to: • Create a range of interactive games • Lift activities out of the text book or exam • Save your resources on the cloud • Share your ...
Storytelling in daily life Sharing stories is one of the most common things we do with language. @fanTALES_EU Storytelling in daily life We use a range of linguistic resources for storytelling – reflecting our normal communicative habits & in order to achieve specific literary effects. @fanTALES_EU Storytelling in daily life Image by Wikimedia user WIKImaniac. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 1 ...
Interactive Games & Activities Goal – Objectives: - Address different types of Learning Styles. - Use trusted platforms or websites. - Debrief your games & activities just like you would at in-person sessions. Gathering - Effective use of time. - Engage participants to prepare for presentation. Memory Game https://www.freememorygame.com/?dn=Minimum%20Impact%20Ma tch Polling - Opportunity to engage participants with questions. - Less ...
Overview Game: What Should we do about the Length: 15-20 minutes Neighbors? Type of Game: An icebreaker that fosters Target Audience: Anyone! Whether it be problem-solving and strengthens clinical and administrative staff, quality communication skills. improvement team members, managers, or people with HIV. This game is geared towards people who are looking to learn or get to know each other. Learning Objectives • Engage participants ...
Daily counting – Fast maths A maths warm up is a five to ten minute activity that gets the students ready for their lesson. We use a variety of warm ups: • Fast Maths sheets – levelled from 1 to 100 • Each student works at their own level Auditory – teacher call out the maths questions and student writes answers These could be quick ...
Multimedia is media and content that utilize a combination of different content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only utilize traditional forms. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms. ----pretty much everything except text on its own! Interactive Multimedia Systems (IMS) – systems which use multimedia and which are highly interactive. Previous Conference ...
Premises • We are at the most exciting time: – The creation and evolution of a new media and art form: Interactive Audio Design and Delivery • The issues are still fuzzy, but getting clearer by the day • Plenty of BIG issues still need to be solved Our Holy Grail The creation and delivery audio soundtracks for interactive entertainment that give the illusion that ...