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

Instructions for Major Assignment 1: Scaling Implementation Plan

In this assignment, you will create an implementation plan for scaling up your nano-game. Please review the linked instructions for Major Assignment 1: Scaling Implementation Plan.

Later in the course, you will revise this plan based on feedback and expand your analysis based on concepts in the course in Major Assignment 2: Scaling Transformative Game Design. Please review the linked instructions for Major Assignment 2: Implementing Transformative Game Design.

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