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Embrace the future of Applied Game Development
Applied Games Development teaches students to combine gamification and game theory to create engaging, user-centered games that improve learning, motivation, entrepreneurship, and practical skills.
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED GAMES DEVELOPMENT:
The transformation of the digital age and the advent of Artificial
Intelligence has prompted the employment of gamification and game theory
in a variety of fields.
Gamification concerns using game elements in a non-game context to
motivate and change users’ behaviours, while game theory is the study of
strategic interaction between players.
We explore and train the possibility of applying both theories
collectively in the educational and entrepreneur context regarding their
compatibility, functions, and motivational roles.
A theoretical model framework of combining both theories in a learning
context is presented with the hope of it serving as a guideline for
students, educators, entrepreneurs and instructional designers with the
prospect of integrating the models into lifestyle skills.
Applied games development combines gamification (game elements in
non-game contexts) and game theory (strategic interactions) to motivate
behavior and improve learning.
This interdisciplinary elective trains students and alumni to design
simple health entrepreneurship games, enhancing knowledge acquisition,
motivation, and academic performance through guided, collaborative
practice.
Core Concepts
Gamification: Using game elements like points or badges in non-game
settings to change user behavior.
Game Theory: Studying how players make strategic choices when their
outcomes depend on each other.
Combined Model: Merging both theories to serve as a guideline for
educators, students, and instructional designers.
Course Details and Outcomes
Target Group: Students and alumni in the collaborative.
Main Goal: Learn gaming skills to build simple games for health
entrepreneurship and information skills.
Learning Outcomes: Understand applied game design concepts and
processes.
Learn multi-disciplinary teamwork and current industry practices.
Gain practical experience through group design projects.
Contents: Designing a gamified application is approached from
discipline-specific, platform-specific and user-centered perspectives.
The course proceeds through cycles of theory, user experience design and
practical design exercises focusing on different eras and genres.
Study methods: Online lectures. Gamification design group projects and
Home assignments.
