Types
Students assume a different identity
Roleplay
Players Participate and Find Meaning
Activity
This game type is best for helping students navigate a complex syllabus or a dense research database.
The Academic Scavenger Hunt.
Freedom to make choices
Control
Identify missing information
Puzzles
System Feedback
Closure
This classic format is recommended for reviewing definitions, facts, and broad concept categories before an exam.
Jeopardy-style games.
Imaginary world holds students' attention
Fantasy
Adaptation of TV games
Trivia Games
Observe student performance
Monitor
This activity uses a grid format to help students master course-specific terminology and vocabulary.
Academic Crossword Puzzles.
Teams
Collaboration and Competition
Alternate worlds or situations
Simulation
Learning outcomes are measured
Assessment
Which game type involves students "acting out" a scenario to solve a problem or apply a theory?
Role-Playing Games (or Simulations).
Level of difficulty
Challenge
Questions of Clues
Guessing Games
What the instructor wants students to learn
Goals
Students follow series of clues and prompts from the instructor to help find information online
Web Quest
New Information
Curiosity