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Empowering Game Design Education

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Welcome to Introduction to Transformative Game Design!
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Unit 1: Introduction to Transformative Game Design
This course explores foundational concepts and practices to consider when designing for transformative impacts.
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Overview: Introduction to Transformative Game Design
Discussion Forum Instructions
Sign up for Your Playtest and Feedback Group
Orientation Quiz
Discussion 1: Introduce Yourself and Connect!
Discussion 2: Introduction to Role-playing Games
Reflection Journal 1: This Course and You
Discussion 3: Introduction to Transformative Game Design
Unit 2: Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games
These types of games were not necessarily designed for an educational or therapeutic purpose, but that players might find them transformative in a variety of different ways.
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Overview: Transformative Leisure Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Playtest 1: #Feminism
Discussion 4: Transformative Leisure Games
Instructions for Major Assignment 1: Transformative Game Design Proposal
Unit 3: Therapeutic Role-playing Games
These types of games are designed for a therapeutic purpose or to help participants develop social skills.
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Overview: Therapeutic Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 5: Transformative Game Design Brainstorming and Feedback
Discussion 6: Therapeutic Role-playing Games
Unit 4: Educational Role-playing Games
These types of games are designed for an educational purpose according to specific learning objectives.
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Overview: Educational Role-playing Games
Discussion Forum Instructions
Submission of Major Assignment 1: Transformative Game Design Proposal
Instructions for Game Design Document and Playtest Plan
Schedule Playtest 2: Your Transformative Game Design
Discussion 7: Educational Theories
Unit 5: Research Through Design
We will discuss ways to design and iterate role-playing games, but also how to take that process a step further and engage in formalized analysis of the process through academic writing.
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Overview: Research Through Design
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 8: Research Through Design
Submission of Game Design Document and Playtest Plan
Instructions for Major Assignment 2: Transformative Game Design
Reflection Journal 2: Role-Playing Game Design and You
Playtest 2: Your Transformative Game Design
Unit 6: Ritual, Myth and Symbolism
We can consider role-playing games ritual spaces, but rituals can also be embedded into role-playing games for deeper experiences.
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Overview: Ritual, Myth, and Symbolism
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 9: Academic Writing — Argument
Discussion 10: Ritual, Symbolism, and Myth
Unit 7: Culture and Conflict in RPGs
We will explore different types of culture in RPGs, including fictional and real cultures and subcultures portrayed in games.
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Overview: Culture and Conflict in RPGs
Discussion Forum Instructions
Submission of First Complete Draft of Major Assignment 2: Transformative Game Design
Peer Review Instructions for Major Assignment 2
Discussion 11: Culture and RPGs
Discussion 12: Conflict and RPGs
Unit 8: Safety and Identity in RPGs
In this unit, we will deepen into concepts related to safety design.
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Overview: Safety and Identity in RPGs
Discussion Forum Instructions
Reflection Journal 3: Safety and RPGs
Reflection Journal 4: Role-playing, Identity, and You
Unit 9: Game Technologies and RPGs
By its very name, analog role-playing emphasizes interactions between people unmediated by technology, but of course in reality, we often use technologies during play.
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Overview: Game Technologies and RPGs
Discussion Forum Instructions
Discussion 13: Game Technologies and RPGs
Submission of Major Assignment 2 Peer Reviews
Unit 10: Transformative Game Design and You
In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your design and playtest experiences.
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Overview: Transformative Game Design and You
Reflection Journal 5: Transformative Game Design and You
Submission of Final Draft of Major Assignment 2: Transformative Game Design
Introduction to Transformative Game Design

Instructions for Major Assignment 1: Transformative Game Design Proposal

For this assignment, you will write a proposal for your transformative game design project. Please read Major Assignment 1: Transformative Game Design Proposal for more details.

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