Design Thinking and Game Design
What makes a great game?
Students will use the design thinking methodology to interview each other and potential users to determine what elements make for engaging game play. The results will be used to help shape game designs using three different platforms- Lego Mindstorms, Scratch, and Arduino.
Video:
What is Design Thinking?
https://youtu.be/a7sEoEvT8l8
Peter Gow, An Experience of Yes, NAIS Independent School Magazine, Spring 2012
Design Thinking in Schools
http://www.designthinkinginschools.org/
Design Thinking Toolkit-IDEO(pdf)
Design Thinking Rubric(pdf)
Extreme By Design- Film and Resources
http://www.extremebydesignmovie.com/
Nueva School Quest Projects
http://www.quest.nuevaschool.org/
Open IDEO
https://openideo.com/
OpenIDEO is an open innovation platform. Join our global community to solve big challenges for social good
Stanford -Introducing DIVE In! d.loft integrated STEM & Design Thinking Curriculum
http://web.stanford.edu/group/d-loft/cgi-bin/drupal/node/63
Stanford K-12 Lab Network
http://www.k12lab.org/
Students will use the design thinking methodology to interview each other and potential users to determine what elements make for engaging game play. The results will be used to help shape game designs using three different platforms- Lego Mindstorms, Scratch, and Arduino.
Video:
What is Design Thinking?
https://youtu.be/a7sEoEvT8l8
Peter Gow, An Experience of Yes, NAIS Independent School Magazine, Spring 2012
Design Thinking in Schools
http://www.designthinkinginschools.org/
Design Thinking Toolkit-IDEO(pdf)
Design Thinking Rubric(pdf)
Extreme By Design- Film and Resources
http://www.extremebydesignmovie.com/
Nueva School Quest Projects
http://www.quest.nuevaschool.org/
Open IDEO
https://openideo.com/
OpenIDEO is an open innovation platform. Join our global community to solve big challenges for social good
Stanford -Introducing DIVE In! d.loft integrated STEM & Design Thinking Curriculum
http://web.stanford.edu/group/d-loft/cgi-bin/drupal/node/63
Stanford K-12 Lab Network
http://www.k12lab.org/
Gaming
"Master of Play" from The New Yorker- profile of legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/master-of-play
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/master-of-play
