Theory and Practice of Game Design Class - The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game - page 46

“ Fun and light-hearted. Could have been more structured. We kind of

made it up as we went.

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“ Didn ' t like the textbook. It was almost as bad as my writing. �

“ setup as it

really made me feel comfortable and sociable. The lingo used in the
course made me feel that at least I was among fellow gamers. I feel like
we could have benefitted with less student presentations and more
teacher instruction. There

It was a relaxed, fun environment. I enjoyed the “ guild �

s only so much I can learn from a PowerPoint.
Mr. Sheldon has a lot of experience, and I

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' d like to learn from that more

directly. �

“ It was a good idea to treat this class like a game, but the mechanics

need to be worked on. I liked having a guild to work with. �

“ Very laid-back and jovial. A very fun group to exchange ideas and

debate. Celebrates the subject. Lock down the rules on grading. Quite a
few times I was surprised or unsure of how we would be graded. �

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The class was full of people interested in video games, which made the
class a great learning environment. More explanation on assignments. �

“ I like the video game feel of the class. Forming the guilds and working

within them to complete tasks (i.e., debates, quizzes, etc.) was fun. I
learned a lot more about video games now than before. The environment
just made some of the dry material (i.e., edutainment section and other
learning theories) more fun. I would give more detail on the prototype
design documents. I wanted to know more about what you liked/disliked,
more suggestions, etc., to make the final concept document better. �

“ Very experimental and collaborative. �

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Very encouraging for discourse. Further integrate the gaming idea into
the class [would have been helpful] — (i.e., intertwine elements of class-

work with gaming). �