Game design as a learning process

Learning Outcomes

Our Learning Games Lab Sessions have these key goals for participants:

• Communicate their ideas, designs, and desires clearly and in a persuasive manner;
• Use digital games and tools mindfully, purposefully and effectively;
• Create unique and personally meaningful media;
• Understand their role in the world, social and emotional impacts;
• Recognize the process and careers involved in the design process and development of games;
• Identify critical issues in their lives, feel heard, and use their voice to create positive change;
• Acquire knowledge about the experiences of peers and youth their age;
• Critique digital learning tools based on components of game design (i.e. art, characters, gameplay, navigation, etc.)