What happens when game-like elements and game mechanics are applied to education?
Scholar’s Quest is a research and design project directed by Dr. Joey J. Lee that explores what happens Students become players in a “game layer” applied over real-world activities and academic experiences; they earn experience points in the five categories of research, writing, teaching, interpersonal and skill. Students earn badges and rewards, set goals, and play action cards in a collaborative and competitive experience. For more information, visit http://www.GamifyingEducation.org/
To help with the design, development, or research associated with this project, contact me. If you are a student and would like to join as a player, you can also contact me.
GameProf.com is the blog of Dr. Joey J. Lee, Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Lee designs games and creates experiences that address social issues, help people learn, and promote real-world impact, including Scholars Quest, which turns higher education into a more structured, collaborative experience, and Science City Heroes, which explore how game mechanics can get students in urban New York City middle schools more interested in science. This site provides information and resources about his teaching and research.