Final presentation

7.5.2012 Students: Ketan Devadiga, Saara-Maria Kauppi, Jarkko Kurronen & Tutors: Eva Kagiri, Kiarii Ngua


Today’s Agenda• Background

• Design Process

• Concepts - Treasure Hunt - Experimental Quiz Game - Role-Playing Game, Hospital

• Playing the Game


Background


What was the project about?• Educational Game & Making Learning Fun

• In Collaboration with Education Finder

• For Kenyan School Children from 9 to 12 Years Old

• Concepts Can Be Extended to Finnish School System As Well


Our Initial Approach


Our Initial Approach


Source of Initial Ideas


Design Process


Schedule• in Theory and Practice



Meeting with Experts• Teemu Leinonen, Professor

• Jorma Kario, Ympyrä

• Neea Koponen, Elementary School Teacher


Studying the Curriculum• Relevant Subjects to Teach Through Games

• Level of Difficulty

• Content for the Games


Studying the Dynamics & Brainstorming


Iterative Design Process• Testing the Concepts within the Group, with Classmates and Kids


Efficient Material Usage• Finding the Right Form • Everything from A4


Concepts


Treasure Hunt• ContinuousTasks

• Collaborative Competition

• Teams Work Together Towards Common Goal

• Needs Further Development and Computing


Experimental Quiz Game• Collaborative Competition

• Creative Problem Solving

• Emphasis on Interpersonal Skills

• Implementing Knowledge


Experimental Quiz Game• ”Experts” Take Responsibility for Their Topics

• Open-ended Questions w/ Multible Solutions

• Goal: Sustainable Society


Experimental Quiz Game


Role-Playing Game, Hospital• Real Life Simulation

• Social Interaction

• Learning Real Life Skills

• Can Be Used to Teach Different Topics


Video & Playing


What’s Next - Ideas • Treasure Hunt, Continuous Mobile Game

- Education Finder has expressed interest for further development

- Could be used as an initial in Aalto course (Nokia & Aalto collaboration)

• Experimental Quiz, Collaborative Quiz Game

- Further testing & developing

- Packaging

• Role-Playing Game

- Variable content

- Branding & packaging

- Possible collaboration with Finnish Red Cross


Thank you!