How to kill your
students
About Me
Jason Ready
ICT Teacher, Heimdal VGS
Gamer & Motivator
Founder: Heimdalls Quest
Games / Definitions
Commercial
Games
Serious
Games
Gamification
Commercial Games
“…a game designed primarily
for entertainment.”
Serious Games
“…a game designed for a
primary purpose other
than pure entertainment.”
Gamification
Gamification is Motivational Design
“The use of game elements and mechanics in a
non-game context in order to engage users, modify
behavior and solve problems”
Gamification in society
https://cdn.theconversation.com/files/120922/area14mp/image-20160503-19535-wg3teo.jpg
http://ehstoday.com/environment/treading-gingerly-gamification-safety
David Sobel on Patient Engagement at the 2016 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit, slide 10
Gamification in school
Gamification in school
Heimdall's Quest
How to kill your students?
Why kill your students?
Research
• Increased motivation
• Engaged students
• Modified behavior
• Students enjoy it!
Research on Heimdall's Quest
• Cooperation
• Modifying behavior
• Social aspects of team
• Experience points
• Personal choice
• Powers
• Self-organization
• Attendance
• Motivation
• Game mechanics
Student experiences
“Everyone sits together and there is no one who
is outside the group. Everyone is included. Even
those that don't have such a good social antenna
are part of the group and have friends. So that's
really positive.”
“I almost dropped out of school the year before
Heimdall’s Quest. I didn’t really want to go to
school at all.”
“If we worked hard in class there was
always more opportunity to earn XP and
that made it worth putting in the extra
effort.”
Teacher experiences
“I don’t have any gaming
experience…. Yet my students
understood the rules and
concepts immediately. They
explained to me how to
participate as a teacher.
“Merete Bolstad
2013 , Narvik VGS
Questions?
Contact info
Jason Ready
Twitter: @heimdallsquest
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Powerpoint: http://bit.ly/NKULGAME
MCS Thesis:
https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/2430714