Academic Catalog

CEIT247 EDUCATIONAL GAMES AND GAMIFICATION

Course Code: 4300247
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 4.0
Department: Computer Education And Instructional Technology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to the game; definitions and concepts related to play. educational play and gamification; game history. psychology and behavior theorems; player types; award types; types of entertainment; individual and group games; game elements; game mechanics; types of game flow and motivation; behavioral cycles and models; models of gamification (Werbach-Octalysis); gamification measurements; sample game applications; gamification designs in an educational subject with gamification cards.