Martian Boneyards: Scientific Inquiry in an MMO Game

Autor/inn/en	Asbell-Clarke, Jodi; Edwards, Teon; Rowe, Elizabeth; Larsen, Jamie; Sylvan, Elisabeth; Hewitt, Jim
Titel	Martian Boneyards: Scientific Inquiry in an MMO Game
Quelle	In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2 (2012) 1, S.52-76 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-6849
DOI	10.4018/ijgbl.2012010104
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Inquiry; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Games; Simulated Environment; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; Ethnography; Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Participant Observation; Design; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Künstliche Umwelt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ethnografie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	This paper reports on research of a game designed for scientific inquiry in a new and publicly available massively-multiplayer online environment (MMO). Educators and game designers worked together to create a highly immersive environment, a compelling storyline, and research-grounded tools for scientific inquiry within the game. The designers also played characters within the game that allowed them to deliver an evolving and responsive game narrative while also serving as participant observers for the research. Researchers integrated these observations with survey data, log data, artifact review, and interviews, to provide a broad picture of the player experience and the gaming environment. This study provides evidence that sustained scientific inquiry can be nurtured in an MMO game and that gamers' relationships with characters in the game and other players may help facilitate that inquiry. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2018/2/04