Theory and Practice of Game Design Syllabi - The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game - page 32

MMO. It would take me until the end of the semester to realize how much this
worked against their immersion into the game. It would take me two more
classes to begin to tackle the issue. Only in the current game is it beginning to
finally feel right, but as we shall see on Level 9, something else needed to be
added.

“ came next, as before, with no changes. Next was the

topic listing with no changes, the required textbook, and suggested reading.

Attendance and Conduct �

I was ready, or so I thought, to put my idea to the test.

“ was a level 300 course with requirements

that dictated most of the students would be upperclassmen. After the usual early
semester juggling, we ended up with 30 students. I therefore divided the class
into five guilds of six players each.

Theory and Practice of Game Design �

Here are the real-world terms in this chapter that map directly to game terms
(see Table 3.1).

Table 3.1 Terminology Map

Student Player

Teacher Game Master

Student Name Avatar Name

Team Guild

Write Craft

Take Quizzes/Exam Defeat/Fight Monsters (Mobs)

Presentations Quests

Individual Presentations Solo Quests

Two or More Students Not in the Same Guild Presentations Pick-up Group Quests

Lengthy Reading Assignment Presentations Guild Quests

Real-World Abilities l33t skillz