TheGame On Project will end in January 2024 after 3 years of developing it with love and care. Thanks to an Erasmus+ grant, with this project we have been able to promote inclusion and critical thinking by designing board games. Nexes, alongside five other entities from Barcelona, Serbia, Italy and Lithuania, has developed numerous resources based on best practice research in game design, interviews with experts or training courses, among other actions.
A few weeks ago we finished the latest training for teachers and educators, at the UB and online. However, the resources developed through this project will be available after completion. You can access a summary in the 1 pager, a document where the objectives and results of the project are summarized in a single sheet. Below is a brief description of the different resources that you can find available as a result of the project:
- Podcasts on game design.
Escolta 10 podcasts on facilitadors de disseny de jocs comparteixen les seves millors pràctiques. - Methodological models.
Descobreix els 7 models de disseny de jocs desenvolupats a partir de l’estudi de diferents casos. - Online training activities.
Hem elaborat diferents mòduls formatius (learning playlists) a la plataforma Cities of Learning, permanentment disponibles i en obert.
Les persones interessades en fer les activitats i obtenir una certificació poden fer-ho al seu ritme, lliurement.
Existeixen 10 learning playlists on the platform. - Game Design Manual for Inclusion.
El Manual resumeix el projecte de Game On, com facilitar un procés de disseny de jocs inclusiu. - Learning lists. Explore 10 learning lists on how to facilitate game design for inclusion, participation and critical thinking.
- Gamified tool for the evaluation of competences: Incluship.
Eina gamificada per monitorar i avaluar l’impacte del disseny de jocs (o de qualsevol altre procés grupal) en les competències socials, personals i cíviques que des del projecte van considerar-se clau per fomrntar la inclusió. - Action plan to apply a game design process with a group.
Document que pretén donar suport a docentsi persones educadores en el procés de desenvolupar un procés de jocs amb el seu grup.
Com començar o com fer que sigui un procés inclusiu són alguns dels punts clau d’aquesta guia, que a més proveeix de materials de suport com un Canvas for the creation of games, a recreational passport or a web for the evaluation of competences. - MOOC (in English). With the partnership as a whole we developed a massive online course, a MOOC in English, aimed at educators who wanted to learn about the use of game design as an educational tool.
- Webinar (in Spanish). Recording of the online webinar that was held nationally last June.
- Other explanatory videos such as Steps in an educational game design process (Youtube) or Inclusion in a game design processs (Youtube) among others.
- Inclusion report (in English). Know through the document the realities of inclusion and strategies to improve critical thinking.
We invite you to explore these materials and share your experiences with us.
Beyond the end of the project in 2024, we aim to continue working on the promotion of game design as an educational tool and in favor of inclusion and critical thinking. If you are interested in training in the subject or organizing a workshop in your educational center, do not hesitate to contact us!