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