The art of Gamification; Teaching Sustainability and System Thinking by Pervasive Game Development

Authors

  • Anders Nordby
  • Kristine Øygardslia
  • Ulrik Sverdrup
  • Harald Sverdrup

Keywords:

Keywords: Gamification, game development, pervasive games, games and learning, pedagogy, system thinking, sustainability

Abstract

Abstract: In 2013 Hedmark University College conducted a research project where students from a game development project/study program developed and tested a Pervasive Game for learning as part of a class in System Thinking. The overall game goal was to teach Sustainability through System Thinking, and to give the students a real world experience with their game;. It was tested on 5th and 7th graders in elementary school, spending one school day in each of the classes. This article focuses on the design of the project: how the game was developed, how the children played it and how research was designed and data collected.

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Published

1 Jul 2016

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Articles

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