Transformative Game Design 2

About Course

Welcome to Transformative Game Design 2! This course explores foundational concepts and practices to consider when implementing analog role-playing games for transformative impacts.

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Course Content

Course Information

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.

Unit 2: Implementing Applied Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing applied role-playing games for transformative purposes.

Unit 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing leisure role-playing games for therapeutic purposes.

Unit 4: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing role-playing games for educational purposes.

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.

Unit 6: Player Immersion, Motivation, Identity, and Spiritual Development
In this unit, we will explore theories of immersion, motivation, and player relationship to character from the role-playing game discourse

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.

Unit 8: Play Experiences and Documentation
In this unit, we will examine accounts of player experience and documentation.

Unit 9: Implementing RPGs with Advanced Technologies
In this unit, you will learn about many of the newer technologies that have been developed recently and that will surely shape the future in important ways.

Unit 10: Implementing Transformative Game Design
In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your implementation design.

About Course

Course Content

Course Information

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.

Unit 2: Implementing Applied Role-playing Games In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing applied role-playing games for transformative purposes.

Unit 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing leisure role-playing games for therapeutic purposes.

Unit 4: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing role-playing games for educational purposes.

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.

Unit 6: Player Immersion, Motivation, Identity, and Spiritual Development In this unit, we will explore theories of immersion, motivation, and player relationship to character from the role-playing game discourse

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.

Unit 8: Play Experiences and Documentation In this unit, we will examine accounts of player experience and documentation.

Unit 9: Implementing RPGs with Advanced Technologies In this unit, you will learn about many of the newer technologies that have been developed recently and that will surely shape the future in important ways.

Unit 10: Implementing Transformative Game Design In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your implementation design.

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.

Unit 2: Implementing Applied Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing applied role-playing games for transformative purposes.

Unit 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing leisure role-playing games for therapeutic purposes.

Unit 4: Implementing Educational Role-playing Games
In this unit, we will discuss considerations when implementing role-playing games for educational purposes.

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.

Unit 6: Player Immersion, Motivation, Identity, and Spiritual Development
In this unit, we will explore theories of immersion, motivation, and player relationship to character from the role-playing game discourse

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.

Unit 8: Play Experiences and Documentation
In this unit, we will examine accounts of player experience and documentation.

Unit 9: Implementing RPGs with Advanced Technologies
In this unit, you will learn about many of the newer technologies that have been developed recently and that will surely shape the future in important ways.

Unit 10: Implementing Transformative Game Design
In this unit, you will reflect upon the course as a whole, as well as your implementation design.