This document describes a study that used gamification and cooperative learning strategies to engage children in co-design activities. The study involved splitting children into groups and assigning them missions to work on designing games. The missions used gamification elements like progression bars, coins, badges, and expert roles. The goals were to foster engagement, inclusion, and cooperative work among the children through a gamified co-design process.

1. Gamified Co-Design
with Cooperative
Learning
Gabriella
Dodero
Rosella
Gennari
Santina
Torello
Alessandra
Melonio
GaC C
Effective Assistive Technology
Conference, Rochester, June 2014
Faculty of Computer Science
http://www.inf.unibz.it

2. Gamified Co-Design
with Cooperative
Learning
Gabriella
Dodero
Rosella
Gennari
Santina
Torello
Alessandra
Melonio
GaC C
Effective Assistive Technology
Conference, Rochester, June 2014
Faculty of Computer Science
http://www.inf.unibz.it

3. The idea

4. Co-design

5. Co-design
techniques for prototyping
interactive products with
children
What:
releasing educational games
for and with children
Why:

6. Cooperative learning

7. Cooperative learning
strategies for group workWhat:
fostering inclusion and, more
generally, cooperative work by
leveraging on everybody’s skills
Why:

8. Gamification of context for
engaging all

9. Gamification of context for
engaging all
game elements and
gamification principles
What:
fostering engagement
for behaviour and
emotions in order to
promote a flow state
Why:

10. Gamification
of context

11. Gamification elements in classrooms

12. Gamification elements in classrooms

13. Progression bar across missions split in challenges

14. Progression bar across missions split in challenges

16. Coins: contingent completion rewards for challenges

17. At the shop

18. At the shop
… but how to
decide which?
a group can spend coins for buying prototyping objects

19. Signalling disks for voting

20. Signalling disks for voting and choosing, e.g., the expert card

21. Expert card at work: “Help, game expert”

23. Tree pieces: contingent completion rewards for missions

24. Missione 4
Missione 3
Missione 5
Missione 2
Missione 1

25. Missione 4
Missione 3
Missione 5
Missione 2
Missione 1
Progression bar across missions with gained tree pieces

26. GaCoCo missions:
highlights

27. Training, roles and gamified material exploration, group formation and
badge creation
Initial mission @ school

28. Mission solved: big applause
Initial mission @ school

29. Game idea form + avatar prototyping
Second mission @ school

30. Groups are split in pairs, each works on a game level: form + prototyping
Third mission @ school

31. Groups are rejoined, jointly revising and continuing game levels: form + prototyping
Fourth mission @ school

32. Assembling levels and passage on a given A0 form
Final mission @ school

33. Rehearsing presentation of game prototype (A0 form)
Final mission @ school

34. Presentation, then gallery tour of each game with:
Final mission @ university

35. Presentation, then gallery tour of each game with:
Final mission @ university
final game prototypes (A0 form);

36. Presentation, then gallery tour of each game with:
Final mission @ university
Il#personaggio#principale#di#questo#gioco#è#Giovannino.#Giovannino#si#trova#
in#un#posto#dove#c’è#il#mare#ma#fa#molto#freddo#e#al#posto#di#una#spiaggia#ci#
sono#metri#e#metri#di#neve.##
Questo# posto# è# abitato# da# una# famiglia# di# alieni.# Ci# sono# degli# oggetti#
particolari#in#questo#posto:#un#tavolo#volante#ed#una*rosa*aliena#con#delle#
spine#senza#punta.##
!
Dove si svolge il gioco
e quali oggetti e
personaggi ci sono?
Lo# scopo# del# gioco# è# quello# di# riuscire# a# sottrarre# il# tavolo# volante# alla#
famiglia#di#alieni#e#raggiungere#prima#che#muoia#la#rosa#con#le#spine#senza#
punta#che#permetterà#a#Giovannino#di#tornare#sulla#terra,#nel#paese#senza#
punta.##
Cosa fanno i
personaggi e che sfide
devono affrontare?
Sfide nel PRIMO livello
Vite; Punti e Poteri"
Giovannino#ha#a#disposizione#2*vite#per#riuscire#a#superare#questo#livello.#
Per#sconCiggere#gli#alieni#e#rubare#il#tavolo#magico#può#usare#due#oggetti:#
una#mazza#ed#una#cintura#magica#che#una#volta#premuta#si#trasforma#in#una#
spada.##
Ci# sono# anche# degli# oggetti# speciali# che# compaiono# di# tanto# in# tanto# che#
sono#un#fungo:#che#permette#a#Giovannino#di#diventare#piu#potente#e#un#
cuore#che#fa#guadagnare#a#Giovannino#due#vite.#Se#si#perde#si#ricomincia#
direttamente#da#questo#livello.#
Quando si perde il 2°
livello appare"
Quando si vince il 1°
livello appare"
Quando#si#vince#nel#primo#livello#appaiono#delle#monete#che#corrispondo#a#
dei#punti.
Appare#una#scritta#GAME#OVER#e#bisgona#cominciare#tutto#da#capo.
Gli Essenzali_TITOLO DEL GIOCO
final game prototypes (A0 form); game framework

37. Evaluation of other groups’ work
Final mission @ university

38. Evaluation of other groups’ work
Final mission @ university
I liked…
I’d change…

39. Evaluation of other groups’ work
Final mission @ university
I liked…
I’d change…
I’d vote…

40. Roles: highlights

41. Teacher for:
introducing and recapping missions;
moderating her class

42. Game design expert for:
feedback on demand;
validating product delivered at the end of a challenge

43. Passive observer for:
tracking group performances;
tracking group social relations

45. thank you

46. G. Dodero, R. Gennari,A.
Melonio and S.Torello.
GAmified CO-design with
COoperative Learning. In Proc. of
the alt chapter of CHI 2014,
Toronto,April 26–May 1 2014
G. Dodero, R. Gennari,A.
Melonio and S.Torello.
Gamification of Codesign
Contexts—Two Studies in
Primary Schools. Submitted
Original images by: N. Mastachi
REFERENCES

47. G. Dodero, R. Gennari,A.
Melonio and S.Torello.
GAmified CO-design with
COoperative Learning. In Proc. of
the alt chapter of CHI 2014,
Toronto,April 26–May 1 2014
G. Dodero, R. Gennari,A.
Melonio and S.Torello.
Gamification of Codesign
Contexts—Two Studies in
Primary Schools. Submitted
Original images by: N. Mastachi
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REFERENCES