The PlayTest Phenomenon

We have actually been playing this making-the-game together game already!

We just didn’t recognize it for what it was. It hasn’t looked like what we thought it would look like.

This is the most dramatic thing I myself have learned from the Selearninggames experience so far. And YOU have taught me!

Now, I’d like […]

The Next Step Iterative Redesign of Selearninggames wiki is underway. YOUR input is WELCOME.

Initial PlayTest period Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2006.

Results:

very positive re: concept/theory
not-so-positive re: engagement/participation

Visitors to wiki

don’t know “how to” play the making-the-game game
don’t know how [...]

LineRider game makers give us the tools

The rest is up to us.  It will just about break your heart if you can’t make it so the little penguin on the sled doesn’t crash.

For me, this is not just for fun.  It shows me how providing the tools can be a platform for us to make […]