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14.3.2012 Students: Aslihan Oguz, Ketan Devadiga, Saara-Maria Kauppi, Jarkko Kurronen & Tutors: Eva Kagiri, Kiarii Ngua

Giraffe GameConcepts 14.03.2012


What are we doing?• part of the Sustainable Technologies Studio:

Facing Local and Global Challenges

• educational game & making learning fun

• in collaboration with Education Finder

• for Kenyan school children from 9 to 12 years old


Concepts1 role-playing game

2 treasure hunt

3 experimental quiz


1 Role-Playing Game: HospitalGaming Aspects:

• real life simulation

• social interaction

• learning real life skills

• can be used to teach different topics


1 Role-Playing Game: Hospital


1 Role-Playing Game: HospitalQuestions:

• time limit

• information source

• how does it work in reality


2 Treasure HuntGaming Aspects:

• exploration

• discovery

• group/team work

• minimal supervision


2 Treasure HuntHow does it work?

• continuos tasks

• collaborative competition

• teams work together towards common goal


2 Treasure HuntQuestions:

• platform

• what is the goal

• teacher involvement


3 Experimental QuizGaming Aspects:

• collaborative competition

• creative problem solving

• emphasis on interpersonal skills

• implementing knowledge


3 Experimental QuizHow does it work?

• teams consist of experts with different skills

• each expert is responsible of corresponding topic

• for every right answer the team gets building blocks

• common goal to build up society, using the building blocks


3 Experimental Quiz


3 Experimental QuizQuestions?

• could it be combined with Treasure Hunt

• database for questions

• platform


Thank you!

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