Course Announcement - Spring 2015
New Course!
CI 437 A: Educational Game Design
Spring 2015
Instructor: Robb Lindgren, robblind@illinois.edu
Meeting Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:20pm
Location: Education Room 42A
Credit: 3 hours undergrad/4 hours grad
CRN: 62106
How do you design a game that is fun to play, but also helps people to learn something important? This course looks at how both physical games (board games, card games) and digital games can be designed to teach people important concepts and skills in a variety of areas. Combining strategies from the game design industry with research on how people learn, students in this course will create original games that have educational value. In class discussions and small-group activities, students will examine games from various viewpoints in order to understand the most effective ways to deliver instructional content. The course will survey and sample many types of educational games (e.g., serious games, games for impact, persuasive games) and in many formats (e.g., console games, online games, board games).
