WHEN WILL THIS AWESOME EXPERIENCE HAPPEN?
January 31 - February 25, 2022
WEEK 1
Monday, 01/31 - Online
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Scavenger Hunt, Get Your Avatar and Let's Innovate
Welcome and introductions with an overview of how this event will work and how to access the 3D World and other online tools.
Tuesday, 02/01 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
It's Game Time: Intro to Game Design
Overview of game design and using instructional and game goals to design a game. Identify a business problem that will become the game you design.
Wednesday, 02/02 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
LEGO Serious Play - Think, Build, and Share
Refine the business problem by thinking with your hands, building metaphorical models, and sharing with storytelling.
Thursday, 02/03 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Play "Find the Mechanic"
Activity to begin helping with game mechanics and game rules to help learners tap into the strength of games for solving buisness and learning problems.
Friday, 02/04 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
What's Your Game Topic?
Game topic collaborative discussion, introduction to Visual Communication, and Skills activity in 3D World.
WEEK 2
Monday, 02/07 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Game Design and Mechanics
Focus on game mechanics and begin to learn how to tie a learning objectives to the proper game mechanics.
Tuesday, 02/08 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
LEGO Serious Play - Strategizing game play
Using LEGO to visualize the business problem as a game and begin design and prototyping approaches.
Wednesday, 02/09 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
DIY Game Board Design
Using your DIY Game Board Design kit, begin to think about your game design, select game pieces, and exploring ideas.
Thursday, 02/10 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Rapid Prototyping: Iterate and Iterate again!
From your board game design, begin to think about the process for designing a card game. Create the first draft of your game!
Friday, 02/11 - Online (optional)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Share Your Game!
What works? What does not work? A collaborative show & tell discussion fostering suggestions and feedback from others.
WEEK 3
Play a Game. Any Game!
Monday, 02/14 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Introduction to Visual Narrative Storytelling
Why are visual narratives and storytelling important in game design? Learn how visual literacy has a structure and grammar to tell your story with pictures.
Play a Game. Any Game!
Tuesday, 02/15 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Play it Again, Sam! Rules and Play Testing
Prototyping the 2nd draft of building your card game and an activity in your game design worksheet
Play a Game. Any Game!
Wednesday, 02/16 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Comic Relief
A continuation of visual narratives and storytelling and introduction to creating a comic book as your game's rule book.
Play a Game. Any Game!
Thursday, 02/17 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Can I Afford Game Affordances?
Continuing to refine and prototype to a 3rd draft of your card game by polishing the game play rules and the visual design of what your game will look like.
OCTOBER 2021
Friday, 02/18 - Online (optional)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Play a Game. Any Game!
Can't be a master game designer if you don't play games! Play with friends or family. Or, your hosts will choose a super secret game and you can play with us virtually!
WEEK 4
Monday, 02/21 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Let Me Tell You a Story
Storytelling activity on how to apply visual thinking applied to the game instructions and rules in the from of a comic book.
Tuesday, 02/22 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Refine Final Story and Game
Tying it all together with your card game design, story design, and instructions and rules into a 4th draft for production.
Wednesday, 02/23 - Online
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Game Shoot-off Winner!
Virtual 3D Escape Room activity. Winner of the virtual escape room receives a super secret prize! Final preparations to demo and share your final draft.
Thursday, 02/24 - Self-Paced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET - Hosts Available
Tidying Up
Finalizing all your card game design assets including instructions for final production and printing.
Friday, 02/25 - Online (optional)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Show & Tell and Wrap Up
Our final time together showing and sharing all your fantastic card games, finalizing production requirements, and sending you off as newly minted game masters!