Date

Readings (Before Class)

Topic

Aug 28

I-Civics

Impact Guides (Bioshock, Minecraft, Portals, Superbetter, Mcdonalds, Foldit)

Introductions, Overview, (ppt)

QA Video (what drives me ;-)

Sep 4

Gee
Schell (Ch 3, Pps 23-38)

Global Palestine or Peace Maker vs
Super Columbine vs
Games for Change or I-Civics

Impact Games,

Presentations (schell ppt, Salen&Zimmerman ppt)

Create or Use Impact Guide- argument wars (Due)

Sep 11

Pew Report
Barab

Schell (Ch 4, ps 39-56), Deterding Video

Play and Write up Another Game

Games for Change or Filament or Gamestar Mechanic

Impact Games II/ Discuss /

Presentations

Create or Use Impact Guide (Due)

Sep 18

Salen & Zimmerman (Ch 4)
Turkle
Bartle

Class Game Play, Design Challenge Day

Presentations

Play GameStar Mechanic

Commercial Games

Sep 25

Thomas & Brown
Squire & Steinkuehler
Dibbell

MMORPG

Presentations

Create Impact Guide 2 (Due)

Oct 2

Jenkins
Cassell

Schell (Ch 15, pps 261-282)

Analyzing Games (Due)

Games as Narrative

Presentations

Oct 9

Barab et al., Quest Atlantis

Neulight, Kafai, et al.

Games and Learning Part 1

Socratic Hour # 1

Presentations

Oct 23

Shaffer et al

Squire

Games and Learning Part 2

Presentations

Oct 30

Schell (Ch 10, pps 129-170)

Game Design (Defining Elements),

Presentations

Nov 6

Salen & Zimmerman (Ch 3)
Schell (Ch 11, pps 171-206)

Use Impact Guide 2 (Due)

Game Design (Balancing Mechanics)

Nov 13

Gamification (TBA) -
-- Dettering Video, McGonigal Video

Schell (Ch 19, pps 329-344)

Salen & Zimmerman (Ch 6)

Game Design (Worlds as Spaces), Game Play Observation (Due)

Games & Impact Review (read 6 reviews and come ready to discuss 3), Game Design Time

Nov 20

Game Design (Aesthetics), Game Design Time

Socratic Hour # 2

Nov 27

Bateson or Gadamer(opt)

Gee (opt)

Dec 4

Dec 11

Final Proposals & Presentations