This presentation was given at the mLearnCon 11 conference in San Jose, CA covering the making of the A Game of Phones card game played at the conference. This was presented by Alicia Sanchez and Kris Rockwell.

1. The Making of
@gamesczar @hybridkris

2. Project Goals
To make a
serious game
about mobile
development
- easy to
use
- low tech
- low
cost

3. Why a card game?
Actual photo of
the Hybrid crew
playing phone
games at lunch.
NOTE: Not being
very social.
Boardgames
are
social!

4. Why a card game?
Peacemaker was
built first as a
board game. It’s a
simple & effective
rapid prototyping
method
Tech isn’t
always the
answer!

5. Research

6. Inspiration

7. Card Types

8. First Iteration
Rules:
play 1 technology card
play 1 software card
play 1 speaker card
text in your solution to a web portal
allow community to vote
Post results via Twitter

9. Play Testing
Fewer draws than expected
Players were able to use
multiple cards-Increase flexibility-Increase variance
Speaker cards not always
necessary
Instructions should
promote discussion

10. Revisions
Play 1-2
technology
cards
Drop web
app
Play 1-2
software
cards
Make the
speaker
card
optional
chi-may
was
key!

11. Final Game
Learning value
comes from
the
discussions

12. Dr. Alicia Sanchez
@gamesczar
Kris Rockwell
@hybridkris
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