Accessible Gamification
See your favorite games like never before!
Ever wondered why farming for a mighty sword in a fantasy game feels entertaining and fun while filling out reporting documents – a seemingly similar repetitive activity – is incredibly boring? If so, you are not alone!
The vast field of Gamification applies techniques and patterns from fundamental mechanics of game design to non-game contexts in order to make business tasks more fun for a user. This can lead to increased efficiency and accuracy and even facilitate better health by reducing exhaustion.
However, there is one particular requirement that often becomes a hurdle for Gamification efforts: meeting accessibility requirements.
In this computer science course, we will investigate this use case closer and derive a new set of patterns that are representation-agnostic. You will learn the fundamentals of Gamification and accessibility, as well as lessons in game development and game design. We will take a look at popular digital games and draw patterns from their game design and game mechanics.
By the end of this course, you will have gained a better grasp on the problem at hand and learn patterns and techniques to deploy gamification in a broader and more abstract scope.
But be warned: you might see your favorite digital games like you never saw them before – as a wired, but well-tailored, combination of reward, development, discover and challenge.
What you'll learn
- What Gamification is and how it relates to common business processes
- Basics of Digital Accessibility and how it interacts with Gamification
- How to derive Game Design Patterns from popular digital games
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 5 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $49 |
From | The Georgia Institute of Technology, GTx via edX |
Instructor | Andreas Stiegler |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Art & Design |
Tags | Computer Science Design |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 5 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $49 |
From | The Georgia Institute of Technology, GTx via edX |
Instructor | Andreas Stiegler |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Art & Design |
Tags | Computer Science Design |
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