Josephine Dorado's "Future of Play" intro
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The Future of Play: the evolving role of games and play in the science of learning Science Writers in New York
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Josephine Dorado’s intro for the Future of Play panel, focusing on the evolving role of games and play in the science of learning. 7 December 2010.Full video of panel at http://nycg4c.blip.tv/file/4503385/Co-hosted by NYC Games for Change Meetup Everywhere http://www.meetup.com/Games-For-Change/27669/ and Science Writers of New York http://swiny.org Event info: http://www.meetup.com/Games-For-Change/27669/?a=bn4_l1
Transcript of Josephine Dorado's "Future of Play" intro
The Future of Play:the evolving role of games and play in the science of learning
Science Writers in New York
Machinima
This Spartan Life
8-bit musicchiptunes
Game culture
(Mis)perception #1: Gamers are youngAverage gamer is 35 yrs old & 25% of game players are over the age of 50
Source: Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
(Mis)perception #2: Gamers are mostly males40% of all players are women
Sources: Entertainment Software Association (ESA).Nardi, Bonnie and Justin Harris. “Strangers and Friends: Collaborative Play in World of Warcraft.”
CostofLife.org
Peacemaker
peacemakergame.com
Consent!
WoWOnline == Offline CollaborationStrangers in the fight
Structured collaborations with friends and strangers
Parties, raids, friends list; guilds, battlegrounds, duels and trades
Random acts of fun
Making each of us superheroes500 million global gamers
3 billion hours are spent each week playing games
“Make it as easy to save the world in real life as it is to save the world in online games…” Jane McGonigal
The Future of Play:the evolving role of games and play in the science of learning
Science Writers in New York
