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Eric Klopfer.
LaVan, Michaela (Michaela S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2014-03-06T15:42:01Z
2014-03-06T15:42:01Z
2013
2013
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85438
870683067
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-53).
Digital games have proven to be powerful learning tools, and may hold the key to closing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) achievement gap in the United States. Multiplayer play in particular can foster peer instruction, mentorship, and other productive learning interactions. However, few models of effective multiplayer mechanics exist for educational games. This paper outlines a scheme for developing synchronous multiplayer tasks for a Flash-based massively multiplayer online game (MMO), and discusses design considerations for creating meaningful multiplayer interactions. The results were applied to the design and implementation of multiplayer quest prototypes for the Radix Endeavor, an educational MMO.
by Michaela LaVan.
M.Eng.
54 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Multiplayer prototyping and quest design for an educational massively multiplayer online role-playing game
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