0:04
[Music]
0:11
hi everyone it's Jess here thanks for
0:14
the opportunity in this video on behalf
0:17
of my team I'll be showcasing the
0:19
gamification project updates that we
0:21
have recently completed as part of the
0:24
integrated perspective on business
0:26
problem scores in the Newbie bus program
0:28
so let's get started
0:33
the ideation process started in October
0:36
2021 just after I attended the games for
0:40
change conference so Ling me Natalia and
0:43
I ideated the project together in terms
0:45
of the game's learning objectives
0:47
we also looked back to the literature of
0:50
what's known and some key success
0:52
factors in designing a serious game we
0:55
know we would like to build something
0:57
unique such as a game that doesn't
0:59
promote competition but rather
1:00
cooperation among students a game that
1:03
would promote social Innovation thinking
1:06
also which prompts in class role play
1:09
activities a simple yet serious game
1:11
that can simulate a complex contacts and
1:14
also encourage students to empathize
1:16
with multiple stakeholders in a given
1:18
context
1:19
it needs to follow a point of view style
1:22
so that it better simulates students
1:24
towards the context and most definitely
1:26
linked to the Clo's and plos of the
1:29
course
1:30
and the program
1:31
from then we knew we needed a contact so
1:34
a place as a context for the simulation
1:37
now all I can say is that after so many
1:39
meetings and so many Post-it notes we
1:42
finally agreed that a mining town would
1:44
be a great context for the game
1:47
so in December 2021 we were finally able
1:50
to formally engage Stephen and the team
1:52
from The Institute of games to realize
1:55
our vision to build this game they love
1:57
the idea that the scenario is authentic
2:00
and based on actual research findings
2:02
then we begin a series of game core
2:04
design process led by the game developer
2:07
it was great that they could translate a
2:09
complex case into something less
2:11
intimidating and simpler for school
2:13
leavers to understand in May 2022 we
2:17
finally got the Alpha version of the
2:19
game which we tested among several
2:21
academics and student volunteers we
2:24
received great feedback that the game is
2:25
memorable simple enough straight to the
2:28
point and most importantly AIDS
2:30
understanding of what can be a complex
2:32
case
2:33
as well as encouraging them to think and
2:35
empathize with the community members in
2:37
the town finally as now we are in July
2:41
the beta version has been launched on
2:45
Apple Store and Android I'll Android
2:47
I'll have some more information about
2:49
how to access them later in the
2:51
presentation
2:55
all right it's
2:58
game called streets of my town X rmit
3:06
oh
3:09
[Music]
3:13
so in this simulation the student works
3:17
as a new community manager in a mining
3:19
company in the town the first character
3:21
that they will meet is the supervisor
3:27
they will also need to meet all the four
3:30
characters in the town that represent
3:32
the community
3:34
[Music]
3:36
for example this primary school
3:39
principle
3:48
good
3:50
[Music]
3:53
foreign
3:55
[Music]
4:09
and then this youth worker
4:15
a local electrician
4:20
[Music]
4:29
and finally the Aboriginal Community
4:32
representative
4:35
each of these characters have got their
4:37
own personality
4:39
issues that they would like to bring to
4:43
the attention of the community manager
4:45
as well as their own stories
4:47
[Music]
4:54
so yeah that's the snapshot of what the
4:57
serious game looks like
4:58
this semester the game will be
5:00
downloaded and played by students in or
5:03
outside of the class and then continue
5:05
to be discussed specifically in class
5:07
they'll be put in groups to discuss
5:09
these characters and issues further
5:11
they'll be able to discuss and exchange
5:13
their opinions and perspectives of these
5:16
stakeholders and also the issues Define
5:18
the problem and hopefully discuss some
5:20
innovative solutions for the community
5:22
manager to take
5:24
unlike other serious games we do not
5:26
promote competition but cooperation
5:28
between students to develop innovative
5:30
solutions
5:31
we have planned some role play in class
5:34
as well to mirror the game's content
5:37
we want to consider this as a pilot
5:39
project where improvements will still be
5:42
made to ensure we get the most out of
5:44
this serious game
5:45
we have also been in several discussions
5:48
regarding extending the game or creating
5:50
another episode to be developed in the
5:52
future of course after incorporating
5:55
feedback from the students tutors and
5:57
our industry Partners in the course
5:59
we were hoping this would lead to some
6:01
additional funding fingers crossed
6:03
provided by the industry Partners to
6:05
collaborate to develop the second
6:07
version
6:08
currently our team and I are running up
6:11
a publication piece to describe our
6:13
process and document feedbacks from
6:15
students and tutors regarding their
6:17
experience
6:18
we aim to Target the general office
6:20
ethics and the education stream to be
6:23
more specific at this stage
6:25
in the near future we also aim to use
6:28
this game as part of the course
6:29
assessment build the VR version test or
6:33
use it in other courses whether in other
6:35
undergrad or postgrad courses
6:39
so yeah as you can see we have many
6:41
plans for this serious games future so
6:44
definitely watch this space
6:48
if you are interested in playing this
6:50
game you can download the beta version
6:52
on Apple Store App Store by searching
6:56
for streets of my town or MIT or if
6:59
you're an Android User please contact me
7:01
for more details on how to download it
7:04
thank you
7:11
[Music]
