Course Overview: Playing the Class
Syllabus overview; class introduction; creating your character and the first mission
Labor Day
No class - university closed
MySpace, Facebook and Plus
Reading
Writing
- Mission One Due
http://selfloud.net/cosc407sg/2011/08/mission-one/
Learning through Play
Reading
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Richardson, Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis.
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Mariz, The Unidentified.
Chapters 1-8 (pg 1-79).
Writing
- Mission Two Due
Reputation Economy
Reading
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Mariz, The Unidentified.
Chapter 9-18 (pg 80-152).
Tweets in the Crowd
Reading
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Mariz, The Unidentified.
Chapter 19-25 (pg 153-222).
Writing
- Mission Three Due
Gamification: A Dirty Word?
Reading
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Schell, When Games Invade Real Life.
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Mariz, The Unidentified.
Chapter 26 to end (pg 223 to end).
Clicking Cows
Reading
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Bogost, Cow Clicker.
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Shirky, Cognitive Surplus.
Chapter 1.
Writing
- Mission Four Due
"Amateur" Productions
Reading
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Shirky, Cognitive Surplus.
Chapter 2-3.
Cognitive Surplus
Reading
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McGonigal, Is Gaming Worth It?.
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Shirky, Cognitive Surplus.
Chapter 4-5.
Writing
- Mission Five Due
Wikis and Crowdsourcing
Reading
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Shirky, Cognitive Surplus.
Chapter 6-7.
LOLcats, Memes and other Social Creations
Hybrid class -- no in-person meeting.
Gameful-ness
Reading
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McGonigal, Reality is Broken.
Introduction, Chapter 3, 5 + 6 (pg 1-18, 52-63, 77-118).
Augmenting Reality
Reading
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McGonigal, Reality is Broken.
Chapter 7-8 (pg 119-167).
Writing
- Mission Six Due
Applied Social Games
Reading
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McGonigal, Reality is Broken.
Chapter 11-12 (pg 219-265).
Games for Change
Reading
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McGonigal, Reality is Broken.
Chapter 13-14 (266-354).
Writing
- Mission Seven Due
Raid Preparation
Raid Challenge
Hybrid: no in-person meeting
Raid Challenge
Hybrid: no in-person meeting
Debriefing
Share raid projects
Groupwork
- Raid Mission Due
Communal Farms and Angry Birds
Reading
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Standage, The Joy of Angry Birds.
Future Games
Writing
- Mission Eight Due
Final Project Check-in
Writing
- Mission Nine Due
Thanksgiving
No class, university closed
Rethinking Casual and Hardcore
Final project contracts should be confirmed by this date.
