Slide 1 - Tygron

ADDED VALUE CLIMATE GAME ON
HOGESCHOOL VAN AMSTERDAM
Rutger van Hogezand
1 october 2015
HVA AND SERIOUS GAMES?
Hogeschool van Amsterdam – Built Environment
• Better and deeper way of learning
• Intrinsically motivated attitude towards the study
• Development of experience wanted by the working professionals
Voorbeelden:
• Role dames (PO)
• Code 4 (PO)
• Bord games (PO)
• Restaurant game (Lean)
WHY THE CLIMATE GAME?
Modern IT architecture / environment
More aimed at climate proof cities than other games
Addition to HvA research programme:
Climate proof cities and WATERgraafsmeer
Enthusiasm Tygron
CLIMATE GAME IN CURRICULUM?
CLIMATE GAME IN CURRICULUM?
Built Environment (water):
Year 2 – Integrated design
Year 3 – Urban water / Modelling
Year 4 – Minor Climate proof cities
Expansion to Urbanism
and Project management
EXPERIENCE CLIMATE GAME?
Playing the game for 3 years :
Students
+ Fanatic (“Ah, is het nu al weer tijd …”)
+ Cooperation works (“ ... maar als wij nu samen deze oplossing ...”)
+ Easy to control
+ Not so boring, but a good learning
experience
-
Money as a lubricator
(“ als ik jou geld geef, dan kan jij…”)
EXPERIENCE CLIMATE GAME?
Playing the game for 3 years :
Lecturer
+ Motivation is not necessary: winning
+ Pausing the game for explanation works
+ Matching with learning content is easy
-
IT does not work allways smooth
(operating systems / java)
Strong Wifi needed
ADDED VALUE CLIMATE GAME?
Suitable and modern way of learning: interaction and IT
Good connection with curriculum
Matching theory with practice