[arg_discuss] Nine Inch Nails ARG

[Michael Cox]

Nothing to do with me - the inspiration is here
http://www.sfweekly.com/2007-04-18/news/future-games/ and Jane McGonigal,
you don't have to put together an ARG to analyse novel data, old data will
do just as well (and maybe better as at least you know how good the outcome
is) and is appropriate for teaching, at least at university level in the
sciences.  Processes could be taught as games, without the knowledge of what
the components are in reality until a post game session, when all of sudden
your class realises that in all the fun they've just had they've actually
got a deep and meaningful understanding of a particularly desiccated section
of Boyle's Law.  It would be a case of choosing the right topic and finding
a fun game though.  Periodic Table Scrabble loses on both counts.



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> Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 09:01:03 -0400

> From: "Alex Jarvis" <adrenjarvi at gmail.com>

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> Mike- You may have hit on something there, a very interesting idea. People

> voraciously absorb these ARG's because they want to be part of

> something....

> at what point might they be willing to actually learn materials (The chain

> reactions, as your example, or perhaps a famous piece of literature) and

> apply them, thereby created the Edu-ARG? I am a bit of a nerd for

> educational games- call it a membership to the games education SIG and a

> hatred for math blaster :p. If it can make people buy product, can it make

> people learn?

>

> Danke,

>

> Alex

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