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HISTORY OF EDUTAINMENT. Darlene Kowalski. Jason Hoch. Danyl Grose. INTC 5001 – Summer 2011 Dr. Ackerman. Edutainment. Entertainment melds with education. Can include television, radio, music , & video games. Games focus on learning first, entertainment second. Edutainment Timelines.
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HISTORY OF EDUTAINMENT Darlene Kowalski Jason Hoch Danyl Grose INTC 5001 – Summer 2011 Dr. Ackerman
Edutainment • Entertainment melds with education. • Can include television, radio, music , & video games. • Games focus on learning first, entertainment second.
Edutainment Timelines Type 19 Flight Simulator on analog computer Internet based educational games like Nick Jr., PBS Kids, Disney, etc. Educational software for Main-frame computers Apple II platform for educational software Reader Rabbit and simulation games like SimCity2000 Oregon Trail (no graphics) Math Blaster (drill & practice) PC Software 1943 Plato TICIT 1971 1977 1983 1980’s-1990’s 1990’s Today System 1963 1960
1930’s—Behaviorism • Skinner • Reasons for behavior are • environmental or extrinsic. • Operant conditioning—The frequency of a behavior will increase if it is rewarded. • Any age-appropriate skill can be taught using five principles to remedy the problems: • Give the learner immediate feedback. Break down the task into small steps. • Repeat the directions as many times as possible. Work from the most simple to the most complex tasks. • Give positive reinforcement. Back
1950’s—Cognitivism Piaget’s Theory of Equilibration: People learn through a balance of assimilation (previous knowledge) and accommodation (changed behavior to account for new knowledge). Mental maps (schemas) help us to understand our environment. An effective educational game starts by introducing familiar schemas (categories of knowledge), or scenarios and elicits extensive critical thinking and problem-solving skills through engaging play. Go play a video game you whippersnappers! Back
1960’s—Constructivism(and cognitivism!)By reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world we live in. Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction (applied to games…) Part of the game that provides encouragement and challenge. Learning skills from a game and building on them either from level to level or game to game. Players must know how they are doing or there’s no incentive to continue. Scores, questions, verbal feedback. Without appropriate feedback, the players can’t know if they are progressing towards their goal. Responding to the game, which is the essence of any game. Learning how to play is accomplished within the game, not by reading manuals. Hints are sometimes given along the way. Each level of the game requires players to build on knowledge and skills acquired in the previous level. Includes the “back story” and describes how one wins the game. In games it’s referred to a “attract mode”. It’s when the game appears to be playing itself. Back
1970’sOregon Trail:The embodiment of Cognitive Theory -Created by Don Rawitsch, a history professor in 1971, it combined strategy gameplay while giving players an understanding of what early pioneers had to survive during the long journey. It is based on the familiar “puzzle/quest” schema (see also Myst). Back
1980’s:Math BlasterMr. Skinner would have loved this! -Developed by Jan Davidson, it incorporated drill and practice with positive and negative reinforcement. Back
1990’s:SimCityIndividuals construct their knowledge of the world (deductive reasoning, constructivism…!) Click on this lovely chart to learn more about learning theories! First developed by Will Wright in the 1980’s, SIM’s simulation products are the best-selling PC games of all time. Back
Today:Resilient Planet DemonstrationInternet-based learning games via The Jason Project Back
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