Playable Concepts

Overview

In this pilot, we are creating a library of tiny educational games that would be embedded within written text, just like videos or images. We also run workshops where teachers can create their own tiny games for educational purposes.

Platforms and tools

Construct.net
Unity 3D

Pedagogical methods

As part of the pilot, we are creating a website with tutorials, moddable games and educational content for teachers and researchers to use.

Links & Materials

Project website, including game library and tutorials:

https://playableconcepts.aalto.fi/

Publications:

Annakaisa Kultima, Christina Lassheikki, Solip Park and Tomi Kauppinen. Designing Games as Playable Concepts: Five Design Values for Tiny Embedded Educational Games. In Proceedings of DiGRA 2020 conference, the Digital Games Research Association, Tampere, Finland, June 2020. Link to be added in June 2020.