Games and Simulations: Making it Real, Fun, and Engaging

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Games and Simulations Making it Real, Fun, and
Engaging
Eric R. Parks, Ph.D.

• A Solution Presentation
• Thursday, July 25, 2002
• 115 PM

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Why Games and Simulations?
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Simulation Knowledge Race Time
I created this game to demonstrate that
interesting learning activities and end of module
reviews can be created with PowerPoint. Once you
are ready, click on the horse to begin the game!
Do you have what it takes to win the race,
elearning Instruction Design Attendees?
Click to Start
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Time Clock
Simulation Knowledge Race Time
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Rules Click on your horse to start. You have 30
seconds to select an answer to the question. If
you get it right, you advance. If you get it
wrong, I advance. Whoever gets to the finish
line first wins.
Click to Start
Finish Line
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Question The demand for eLearning simulations is
expected to grow from 300 million to X billion
by 2011.
Time Clock
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20
10
0
30
25
39 Billion
67 Billion
97 Billion
Continue
25 Billion
You timed out. The correct answer was 67
Billion. Click Continue.
Finish Line
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Simulation Knowledge Race Time
Good Job!!! Hope you liked the game.
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Defining Games and Simulations
X
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Games and Simulations Universe
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The Grand Prix is here! Are you ready to race,
Carolyn? As you drive, you will be challenged
with 20 situations that require you to identify
and apply metrics and measurements. These will
be displayed on your dashboard or communicated
from the team in the pit area. For each
successful response, you will pass a competitor.
Pass all 20 and Team PPG wins the race! If
youre ready, click the car to start your engine.
Good luck!
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Lap 1
Start by engaging a goal. Which of these is a
goal? Click the proper button. Then click the
next arrow to advance down the track.
Use Lean Enterprise to help reduce waste of raw
materials The environment Achieve 4 reduction
raw material usage vs. last year
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Lap 1
Start by engaging a goal. Which of these is a
goal? Click the proper button. Then click the
next arrow to advance down the track.
Use Lean Enterprise to help reduce waste of raw
materials The environment Achieve 4 reduction
raw material usage vs. last year
Sorry. This is a tool we would use to achieve the
goal.
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Finish!
Youve completed the Grand Prix, Carolyn! Notice
where you finished in the field of 21. You may
want to return to the circuit to review the
topics below, then come back and race again!
(Remember, you can use the hotlist to access the
topics individually.) Click the Menu control to
return to the circuit or the Exit control to
leave.
Finish Position
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(Item from missed question) (Item from missed
question) Etc. Etc.
(Print List)
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Are you ready for your Final Challenge? Two
years have passed, and CCI urgently needs a
quality intervention in light of new
circumstances. You must respond quickly and
decisively to 20 situations there. This should
take about 20 minutes. Ill be tracking how you
do. Perform well and you will save the SBU
perform poorly and the whole thing may blow up
in your face. Click the next arrow to continue.
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There isnt time for me to mentor you on vital
processes and concepts like I did earlier. (If
you want to prepare, return to the previous
missions.) Once you begin, you can only use the
Exit control, in case you panic and want out.
You advance by selecting the best action, but you
only score points if you select it first. Take a
moment to review a brief I prepared for you on
CCIs new situation. Then get started if youre
ready! Click the graphic to review the brief.
Then click the next arrow to begin the challenge.
CCI
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The CEO wants to know what you hope to achieve by
bringing CCI into alignment. Edit this memo to
him by eliminating one item
Situation 1

• Ensure that everyones efforts contribute
  directly to CCIs business strategy
• Encourage CCI staff to pursue as many objectives
  as possible
• Determine where CCI should be using its resources
• Review CCIs progress according to a disciplined
  schedule

Time
45
Current Score
10
Click one item to edit out.
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Games and Simulations Universe
Hello there! I just went down to The Coffee
Break on my break and was chatting with the
manager, Dan. He said he was going to shut down
the business becausehe cant keep up with the
bills. We certainly cant let that happen!
Lets go back down there and see if we can help
Dan save his business. Click the next arrow to
continue.
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Dans friendly service is just not enough to help
him save his business. To help Dan, we need to
understand the concept of working capital. Click
the next arrow to continue.
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What requires short-term working capital at The
Coffee Break? Drag the items onto the counter
that represent a short term investment. Click
the next arrow to continue.
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Welcome!
DISCOVERING THE QUALITY TOOLS
Click the next arrow (the arrow pointing right
indicated above) to begin.
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Welcome!
(Still arrow)
Welcome to the Subtropical Outback, ltLearner
First Namegt. It looks like PPG has selected you
as the final member of our elite expedition
team. The Three Diamonds (Problem Solving
Process) and the Quality Tools are out here
somewhere. We are charged with uncovering them
and delivering them safely back to PPG. Click
the next arrow to continue.
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Welcome!
We have a map to guide our exploration. We
believe the Three Diamonds are in a cave in the
middle of the territory. On the way there and
beyond, well encounter landmarks like The Great
Pyramid, The Lost Jungle and the Lions Roar
River. Well return to PPG when we reach the
departure point at the end of our path. Click
the next arrow to continue.
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Go to your In Box to select a project task.
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DOCKET
Roll your cursor over the court docket to access
your cases.
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Click a case on the court docket to open it.
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Case ADA Americans with Disabilities Act vs.
Lots O Lending Your Tasks Identify the
main points of the ADA Identify the purpose
of the ADA Recognize how Washington Mutual
complies with the ADA
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
prohibits discrimination against any individual
on the basis of disability in the full and equal
enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,
privileges, advantages or accommodations by any
private entity who owns, leases, or operates a
place of public accommodation. The term
disabled includes any one of three standards
enacted in 1990. Click the link to reveal the
standards.
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Welcome, Mr. Henry. Im glad you could come
in. You mentioned on the phone you were
interested in a short term loan for a new
condo. Let me help you. What portions can I read
for you?
It was a tough walk up here for me, but I made
it. Thats right. I received some materials in
the mail from you on that, but I had trouble
reading the fine print.
Whats your ruling? Did Lots O Lending violate
the ADA? Identify any evidence of non-compliance
in the conversation. Click the sound button on
the monitor to listen in on the conversation.
Then click any conversation balloons that
indicate non-compliance. Click the fast forward
button to continue with the evidence.
Sound
Fast Forward
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Are you ready to declare your final verdict and
write an opinion in the case Americans with
Disabilities Act vs. Lots O Lending? The bailiff
has your instructionsClick her to review them if
needed. Click your gavel to begin the Knowledge
Check.
Click the gavel to continue.
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Activity 4 Submit Your Verdict You are
drafting your verdict based on the original case
file. (You may review the file below if needed.)
Select any conditions on the document which
truly adhere to the basic tenet of the ADA to
ensure equal access to products and services
offered. Click the three best answers shown.
Then click the gavel to submit them.

Submit
Click to review
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BP1 Know your audience
FAST
CHALLENGING
REAL
Handle PROBLEMS
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Audience Questions

• Why would the target audience care about this
  topic?
• Why do they get up every morning and go to work?
• What do they like most about the job?
• What do they like least about the job?
• What are their greatest challenges?
• What are their greatest fears?
• Who do they work with?
• Who is their customer, supplier, and decision
  maker?
• How do they communicate on the job?
• How should they communicate on the job?
• How do they like to learn?
• How much frustration level can they take?
• How much prior exposure and experience do they
  have with the topic/subject matter?
• What movies, music, fashion, magazines and cars
  do they drive?
• What is rewarding?

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BP2 Determine An Effective Approach
Brainstorm
Discuss
Multi-Vote
Decision Matrix
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Decision Matrix Layout
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BP3 Suspension of Reality is Directly Related To
Impact
Nature
Simple
Simpler
Work
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BP4 Take Care With User Feedback
Yes
Maybe
No
Hint
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BP5 Life Is A Open Book Test
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Listen To Your Heart
In designing WBT, we create a world in which our
learners live for an hour, a day, several days

• Would we want to live in that world?
• Is it interesting, engaging, challenging?
• Does it meet the needs of the audience in both
  skills and emotions?

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Contact Information

• Email eric.parks_at_askintl.com
• Phone [phone]
• Website www.askintl.com
• Knowledge Center http//www.askinternational.com
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