EDGE

Empowering Game Design Education

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Unit 1: Transformative Game Design: Implementation Basics
This course explores foundational concepts and practices to consider when implementing analog role-playing games for transformative impacts.
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Overview: Transformative Game Design: Implementation Basics
Discussion Forum Instructions
Orientation Quiz
Sign up for Your Playtest and Feedback Group
Discussion 1: Tabletop Role-playing Games: Implementation Basics
Reflection Journal 1: Role-playing Game Implementation and You
Unit 2: Implementing Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing leisure role-playing games for transformative purposes.
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Overview: Implementing Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Playtest 1: Session 0
Discussion 3: Implementing Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games
Reflection Journal 2: Implementing Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games and You
Unit 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing leisure role-playing games for therapeutic purposes.
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Overview: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 4: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games
Reflection Journal 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games and You
Instructions for Major Assignment 1: Scaling Implementation Plan
Unit 4: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing role-playing games for educational purposes.
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Overview: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 5: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games
Reflection Journal 4: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games and You
Playtest 2: Implementation of a Game for Transformative Impacts
Unit 5: Research and Implementation Specifics
In this unit, we will discuss specifics of different approaches to role-playing game research, as well as implementing role-playing games for educational purposes.
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Overview: Research and Implementation Specifics
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 6: Researching During Implementation and Play
Discussion 7: Implementation Specifics
Submission of Major Assignment 1: Scaling Implementation Plan
Unit 6: Player Immersion, Motivation and Relationship Dynamics
In this unit, we will explore theories of immersion, motivation, and player relationship to character from the role-playing game discourse.
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Overview: Player Immersion, Motivation, and Relationship to Character
Discussion Forum Instructions
Instructions for Major Assignment 2: Implementing Transformative Game Design
Playtest 3: Implementing a Game for Transformative Impacts
Discussion 8: Implementation Team Feedback Brainstorm
Discussion 9: Player Immersion and Motivation
Reflection Journal 5: Relationship to Character and You
Unit 7: Player Skills and Interpersonal Relationship Dynamics
In this unit, we will discuss the labor involved in play, not only in implementation, but specifically on the part of players.
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Overview: Player Skills and Interpersonal Relationship Dynamics
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 10: Player Skills
Reflection Journal 6: Interpersonal Relationship Dynamics, Play, and You
Submission of First Complete Draft of Major Assignment 2: Implementing Transformative Game Design
Peer Review Instructions for Major Assignment 2
Unit 8: Play Experiences and Documentation
In this unit, we will examine accounts of player experience and documentation.
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Overview: Player Experiences and Documentation
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 11: Learning from Play Experiences
Submission of Peer Reviews: Major Assignment 2
Reflection Journal 7: Play Documentation and You
Unit 9: Conflict and Implementation
In this unit, we will discuss various topics related to conflict and role-playing game implementation
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Overview: Conflict and Implementation
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 12: Conflict and Implementation
Reflection Journal 8: Implementation, Conflict, and You
Unit 10: Implementing Transformative Game Design
In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your implementation design.
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Overview: Implementing Transformative Game Design
Discussion Forum Instructions
Reflection Journal 9: Implementing Transformative Game Design and You
Submission of Final Draft of Major Assignment 2: Implementing Transformative Game Design
Transformative Game Design 2

Overview: Implementing Transformative Game Design

Unit 10 Overview

Welcome to our last unit on your reflections and analysis of the transformative game implementation practices. In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your implementation design. You will also submit your Final Draft of Major Assignment 2.

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