ETEC 544 – Digital Games and Learning

I was once an interface designer in the game industry. Due solely to nostalgia and the curiosity to see what happens if I were to be in the space again, I took the course. My eyes were opened to see how the industry evolved and what were the technology used for creating games as well as for collaboration and project tracking. For this class, I was able to create a webpage using Google sites to document my work. You can find this in my 544-Digital games and Learning site.

Introduction to Game Design and Learning

This is the screenshot of the game I created for my Introduction week. I created this using RPG maker. It was a lot of fun to make.

Battle scene

This is the screenshot of the battle scene of the game I created for my Introduction week.

Game Map

This is the screenshot of the world map of the game I created for my Introduction week.

Individual Production

This is one of the individual production I had the opportunity to create. I learned about women in gaming and what are some of the challenges and roadblock they face in the gaming industry.

Note Taking Assignment

In addition to the individual productions, I was able to play a game I never played before and analyze it in detail. This was a lot of fun

Final Project - Stress Free 5 to 9

This is the final project my team and I got to collaborate on. This is one of the most time consuming and challenging experience to be able to ideate, research, design and develop a game in just 4 weeks. What a joy this was to experience.

This is the first time I was able to create a game that is research based. Our ideas were made with a target audience and a learning objective in mind. For our idea, we targeted industry working professionals that were busy and are looking to de-stress after work. Our video game aims to provide a safe space where they can search for de-stress strategies at their own pace.

In case you want to know more about the class, Digital Games and Learning, also known as ETEC 544 is an elective course I chose during my Master’s of Educational Technology journey at UBC.