Introduction to Game Design Class - The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game - page 117

Minecraft

Minecraft is a highly entertaining set in a world made of

different kinds of one-meter blocks that players can manipulate in all sorts of interesting ways.

“ sandbox fantasy adventure game �

The best part of these presentations was not their considerable ingenuity, but
their clarity. The presenters did not lose touch with the fact that they were
sharing knowledge. And thanks to the entertainment, not in spite of it, the
lesson was learned (see Figures 8.6

- 8.9).

For random mob attacks (the reading quizzes), I reverted to solo written exams,
but added a twist. This idea was inspired by a comment from one of the
contributors on the Gaming the Classroom forum. Aaron Pavao, a Math and
Computer Science teacher at Waunakee Community High School in Waunakee,
Wisconsin, described a way that players could contribute to their guild ' s success:

“ system wherein if all of the members of

a team do well on an individual test, they get an XP bonus. This leverages
social pressure to encourage students to encourage one another to prepare.

[I] implemented a “ teamwork bonus �

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Figure 8.6
Edrobot enlists Mario ' s aid to teach game design.