Game Design for Inclusion
This four week course teaches the basics of coding and video game design as students learn about implicit bias in gaming and the media. Click the play button for a preview of Game Design for Inclusion!
Fields of Study
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TECHNOLOGY • ARTS
Evidence Of Learning
Students will: Analyze data to draw conclusions; Write a reader-response to nonfiction texts; Create a story map for a video game using literary elements; Create a role-playing style video game; Write a feature article to promote an original video game to a target audience.
Instructor
Jim Fiorile
Jim is an expert educator with a wealth of administrative experience, where he focuses on equity and inclusion. As a teacher, he focuses on his passions for learning through play and for emerging technology. Students in Jim’s classes have watered plants with laser-cut Roman aqueducts and designed video games where all the dialogue was in Latin. In addition to teaching and learning, Jim enjoys video game design, travel, and running.
Cost
Total Hours
60
Hours Per Week
15
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