Honoring the Player: Respectful and Inspirational Game Design

In an ever-changing world of innovative technology, how do we design safe, respectful video game spaces that motivate, inspire, and educate youth?

On Thursday, September 25 from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm ET), the realtime online chat took place.

This webinar was part of a month-long series titled “Embracing Video Games for Interest-Powered Learning.” Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/embracegbl

From this Series:

• Part 1—Video Games as the New 21st-Century Literacy
• Part 2—Addressing Skepticism Around Using Video Games for Learning
• Part 4—Growing Recognition of the Power of Game-Based Learning

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Erin Hoffman – Game Design Lead at GlassLab Games
• Matt Rafalow – Researcher with the Connected Learning Research Network
• Rex Beaber – Director of Community Development and Outreach at GameDesk
• Dan Norton – Founding partner and CCO at Filament Games
• Caro Williams – Dissertator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Educational Game Designer and Consultant

Resources for this webinar:

• Minecraft As a Game-Based Learning Environment
• Video chat with Tanner Higgin on Gameful Design for Real-World Action and Social Change
• Video Games and the Mathematics Classroom Research Brief
• “Teacher pioneers: Visions from the edge of the map – Forthcoming”
• Educade.org – Free experiential curricular guides using games, making, etc, tied to various academic standards
• PlayfulLearning.com – Nationwide initiative that invites us to innovate through the use of games in education
• Graphite.org – The best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula rated for learning
• Playforce.org – A community built for and by players, parents, and educators to discover and share learning experiences in games

Photos/Gabe Zichermann

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter