peg steffen & matthew farber - using game jams as an instructional strategy

Using Game Jams as an Instructional

Strategy

hello!

Peg SteffenMatthew Farber

You can find us at:@PegSteffen

@MatthewFarber

warm-up!PLAY

EcoChains: Arctic Crisis

EcoChains: Arctic Crisis

EcoChains: Arctic Crisis

about theClimate Game Jams

http://climategamejam.org

Game Jam Video

● Climate Education and Literacy Initiative (White House)

● Planning Team● Registered sites ● Gather resources/experts

The Topic: Climate

October 2-4, 2015

Kickoff event

11 sites/400 people/30 games

•Barnard College – New York, NY.

•California Academy of Sciences – San

Francisco, CA.

•Movable Game Jam at the Museum of

the Moving Image – Astoria, New York.

University of Oklahoma, National Weather

Center

•University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Partners/Sites

Climate Game Jam Water!April 16-24, 2016

9 sites/17 submissions

•BrainPOP Moveable Game Jam, NY•California Academy of Sciences•Celebration High School, FL•Elizabeth Forward High School, PA•Harmony High School, FL•Halsey JHS 157Q, PA•MouseMaker Saturday, NY•Montgomery College, MD•Palau PREL•University of Washington

Partners/Sites

Digital or analog games were allowed but good game design was encouraged.

Analog Game Station

Twine Station

Scratch Station

Quick Slideshow from the BrainPOP-hosted Location

Share-Outs

Junior High School

1. Water Apocalypse - Halsey JrHS 2. Saying No to Toxic Chemical Dumping - Halsey JrHS

Here are the Water Winners!

Here are the Water Winners!

High School

1. Master Moisture - Harmony HS 2. What the Muck? - Harmony HS 3. Water Jump - Harmony HS

4. Reduce Your Carbon Footprint - Harmony HS

College/University

1. Water Ways - University of Washington

2. Drop - University of Washington

3 Wildfire VR - Montgomery College

4. The Water Cost is Right - University of Washington

Here are the Water Winners!

Games.noaa.gov

•Start 6 months before the event.•Enlist planning support from wide swath of gaming/education interests.•Find large network connections to market the event.•Determine the target age range.•Limit the content and provide resources online.•Hold pre-event Google Hangouts or webinars .•Find support for prizes or game development support.•Ensure that each site has a single POC•For students under 13, teachers or parents must be the POC (COPPA)

Lessons Learned

Edutopia:

Climate Change and Game-Based Learning

http://edut.to/28Sez6A

Now it’s Your Turn.LET’S GAME JAM!

Changing Conditions Contribute to Extremes

thanks!

Any questions?

VISIT:climategamejam.org

@PegSteffen@MatthewFarber