Project19week16

After more than five months have been spent working on this project, now it is time to post the final draft of this work. The game The Secret of a Healthy Diet has as  learning objective teaching students who attend New middle schools about the significance of following a healthy diet in order to boost their ability to learn. In the game the dominant form of interaction is reading. Students who was selected to play the game had to read the information that are written on many cards that are used to build the game. This method supports the learning objective it allows players to learning about what constitute a good or a bad diet.

Cogintive and behavior of the participants are the two systems that the game affected the most. The cognitive system is affected because the game deals with the process of learning. In the other hand, it affects the cognitive aspect because it leaves players with the possibility to choose between what constitute a good  or a bod diet.  In term of the number of players that are engaged in the game, it could goes from 2 to 5 players.  They interact with the game cooperatively.

The primary objective of the game is to win and learn about good diet. However, the better you do when playing the game, the more positive feedback you would receive. You will receive reward that can be money, trips, bike, gift card, etc. The game objective reinforce the leaning objective. The feedbacks and the rewards are all intended to promote  players’ tendency to follow good Diet. The rules of the game are very simple. Each player has to roll 3 dimes, and the total number of the 3 dimes correspond to the question they will have answer on the card. The  rules do not conflict with the game learning objectives because they are  what makes game functioning.

The game is engaging. The elements support learning in the sense that the player learn about the benefits of making good choice when it comes to food. He will observe his improvement in the domain of learning and food choice.

The game ends when one player wins. It is very easy to play. All a player will need is a basic learning about healthy food. The good part is that while you are playing the game itself will teach you about this basic knowledge. It will take a few minutes to learn the game and become an very efficient player.

 

 

 

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About Robert O. Duncan

I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.

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