Role-playing games can be a great way to get students engaged in class. Games make learning fun, promote deep learning, and can be done with OER materials. And, it's actually quite easy to write your own role-playing game(s) that is tailored to your courses and topics. In this session, we will show you the process for how to write a game, and provide with you a a game-design template. Once you know the basic process and design, you will be able to write a game on any topic in 1 hour or less. Additionally, you can teach this game-design process to students and have them write games as assignments.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Write a role-playing game on any topic, using OER materials.
- Create game-design assignments for students.