New Traditional Games for Learning: A Case Book

Author:   Alex Moseley (University of Leicester, UK) ,  Nicola Whitton (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415815840


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   28 August 2013
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A growing interest in the use of games-based approaches for learning has been tempered in many sectors by budget or time constraints associated with the design and development of detailed digital simulations and other high-end approaches. However, a number of practitioners and small creative groups have used low-cost, traditional approaches to games in learning effectively – involving simple card, board or indoor/outdoor activity games. New Traditional Games for Learning brings together examples of this approach, which span continents (UK, western and eastern Europe, the US, and Australia), sectors (education, training, and business) and learner styles or ages (primary through to adult and work-based learning or training). Together, the chapters provide a wealth of evidence-based ideas for the teacher, tutor, or trainer interested in using games for learning, but turned off by visible high-end examples. An editors’ introduction pulls the collection together, identifying shared themes and drawing on the editors’ own research in the use of games for learning. The book concludes with a chapter by a professional board game designer, incorporating themes prevalent in the preceding chapters and reflecting on game design, development and marketing in the commercial sector, providing valuable practical advice for those who want to take their own creations further.

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Author:   Alex Moseley (University of Leicester, UK) ,  Nicola Whitton (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780415815840


ISBN 10:   0415815843
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   28 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Alex Moseley and Nicola Whitton Chapter 1 Dicing with curricula: the creation of a board game to speed up the course creation process. Alex Moseley Chapter 2 The ‘Mutation Game’ – a versatile educational tool Cas Kramer, Nicola Suter-Giorgini, Karen Moss, Eoin Gill and Sheila Donegan Chapter 3 Three boys and a chess set Fiona Trapani and Liz Hinds Chapter 4 Game-based learning as a vehicle to teach and assess first aid competencies Nathalie Charlier Chapter 5 A Game of Phones design, development & delivery case study Kris Rockwell and Alicia Sanchez Chapter 6 From idea to product – a board game for preschoolers Päivi Marjanen and Ilkka Mönkkönen Chapter 7 Adventure initiative games: playing towards social competence Jule Hildmann Chapter 8 An artist's approach to board games Sam Ingleson Chapter 9 Simulation game: taking the horses to water Ivar Männamaa Chapter 10 Larps in high schools J. Tuomas Harviainen and Ritva Savonsaari Chapter 11 War of Worlds – an interactive board game about life beyond Earth Barbara Ottolini and Cas Kramer Chapter 12 Contexts and concepts: crafty ways to consider challenging topics Claire Hamshire and Rachel Forsyth Chapter 13 Building Soma: the development, release and postmortem of Healing Blade, a novel infectious disease card battle game Arun Mathews Chapter 14 Designing card and board games Alan Paull About the contributors

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Got the 'making digital games is too expensive for us' blues? This inspiring collection of detailed post-mortems and case studies provides fresh and much-needed advice about how to make simple but engaging educational card, board, and athletic games based on the topics you care about most. -Jesse Schell, Distinguished Professor of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University; CEO, Schell Games


Author Information

Alex Moseley is an Educational Designer and University Teaching Fellow at the University of Leicester, UK. Nicola Whitton is a Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

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