Museums and the Web
An annual conference exploring the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line.
Designing Games
Type:
Workshop
Tech Level:
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time:
April 6, 2011 - 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location:
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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914
Description
This workshop focuses on a handful of game mechanics that help us move from the kinds of "game-like" interactives commonly found on museum Web sites into the realm of true games. With a firm understanding of these mechanics, we can design online games that incorporate our content and create compelling, even addicting learning experiences for our audiences.
Please note that this workshop will use paper prototyping methods to explore game elements and mechanics. Understanding these elements is essential to design an effective and engaging online games, but our focus will be on design principles, not on production aspects of online games. ...