Game Factory: We create our own educational game.
Please note: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Childrens' Congress has been moved to 2021.
Playing games is fun for both kids and adults alike! Games help develop essential cognitive skills, increase verbal and communication skills, as well as strengthen bonds with other people. To make sure games are both fun AND educational, students will develop their own educational game. Games can be analog, digital - or a mix of both - because everything is possible and the sky's the limit when it comes to creativity! The educational game consists of two developmental phases. During Phase 1, the procedure and the rules are developed using computer science diagrams designed to simplify the conversion to analog and/or digital. This helps you support "the spirit of research" and you can also integratively include the curriculum for digital education in to the lesson. Students in the teacher education program at the JKU and members of the COOL Lab team at the Johannes Kepler University will provide support as well as an introduction to modeling. The educational games will be be presented at the Johannes Kepler University Linz on April 24, 2020, and there will also be an award for the best game.
Target Group
Dates & Registration
Linz School of Education
Address
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz
Location
Altenbergerstraße 54, Ground Floor
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8.00 am - 3:45 pm
Phone
Project Management & Contact
Univ. Prof. MMag. Dr. Barbara Sabitzer
cool-lab@jku.at