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SERIOUS GAMES

Instructor: Dr Sohail Iqbal 1


MS-ITL
SERIOUS GAME (DEFINITION)
 A serious game or applied game is a game designed
for a primary purpose other than pure
entertainment. The "serious" adjective is generally
prepended to refer to video games used by
industries like defense, education, scientific
exploration, health care, emergency management,
city planning, engineering, and politics.
 Source: Wikipedia

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 Cost you on 28,000 PKR

 Enjoy and learn flying

EXAMPLE  Try different airports

 Try weather conditions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgQHaLtQiYU 3
EXAMPLE 2
SURGICAL
SIMULATOR
Made in Pakistan (at NUST-SEECS)
Help you learn:
 Navigation / Coordination
 Touching
 Grasping
 Stretching / Traction
 Translocation
Provides feedback/assessment of your skills
Provides instructions for improvement
details: https://www.jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/8358
Navigation link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow2aTFeGWZ8

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UNDERSTANDING SERIOUS
GAME DESIGN
Learning Gap

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UNDERSTANDING SERIOUS
GAME DESIGN
Setting learning Goal
Student Learning Outcomes

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UNDERSTANDING SERIOUS
GAME DESIGN

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UNDERSTANDING SERIOUS
GAME DESIGN
Why Assessment?

“It’s not about assessment,


it’s about aligning the learning.”

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BOOK
 The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook:
Ideas into Practice

Reading: Chapter 2

 Author: Karl M. Kapp, Lucas Blair, and Rich Mesch

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QUESTIONS &
COMMENTS?
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