GameOn: Game Design Steps for Inclusion

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This playlist aims to help you learn about game design. Especially if you are an educator who wants to apply a game design process as an educational tool, it will guide you through the different steps to follow. It pretends to be a resource to reinforce a good implementation of this tool, promoting social inclusion and critical thinking among the participants. 
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It addresses the power of games, how to use them as an educational tool, how to be a good supporter in game design processes, the skills required and the different ways to use the tool. In addition, from the Game On project we focus on the relationship between game design and inclusion. The entire last section addresses how games and processes can be inclusive, what competencies for inclusion can be developed and how to achieve this. 
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Complete playlist activities to learn about:
1. Games
    1.1 The power of games
    1.2 Games and their characteristics
    1.3 GBL, gamification and game design
2. Facilitating a game design process
    2.1 Steps
    2.2 Dynamization of a game design process
    2.3 Facilitating competences
3. Methodology models of game design as an educational tool (MeMos)
4. Games and inclusion
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Inclusive and exclusive games
    4.3 Game design for inclusion
    4.4 Competencies about inclusion developed through game design
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Follow the next playlist activities to develop your understanding of game design for inclusion.
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The international partnership “GameOn” created this playlist to promote inclusion, participation and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.
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Expert partners:
﻿Nexes (ES) – the lead partner, Idealúdica (ES), Universitat de Barcelona (ES), BalkanIdea Novi Sad (SR), Nectarus (LT), Associazione Interculturale NUR (IT).
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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union

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GameOn: Games. The power of games

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GameON: Games. Games and their characteristics

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GameON: Games. GBL, gamification and game design

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GameON: Facilitating a game design process. Steps and tips

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GameON: Facilitating a game design process. Competences needed.

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GameON: Methodology models of game design as an educational tool (MeMos)

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GameON: Games and inclusion. Introduction.

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Content

This activity will introduce you on the understanding of inclusion on the Game On project and its relationship with games.
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Within the framework of GameOn project, we believe that the game design process can and should be used as an inclusion tool. According to our experience, it certainly helps to engage diverse target groups at the local or/and international level and promote critical thinking. 
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Members of the diverse groups usually incorporate their own backgrounds, experiences, ability, heritage, and culture into their game development process. At the same time, inclusion of diverse target groups and team work during the development process grows the sense of empathy.
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Before we dive deeper into it in the next activities of this learning playlist, it is worth stopping for a moment to reflect on what inclusion is. From the project we agree on the following definitions:
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Inclusion: Inclusion is understood as the promotion of the participation of all people involved in a learning process, removing participation barriers for individuals and groups with lesser opportunities, and taking diversity among them as an asset.
Social Inclusion: Social inclusion is the process of improving the terms on which individuals and groups take part in society: improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those diverse or disadvantaged on the basis of their identity or condition.
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The international partnership “GameOn” created this playlist to promote inclusion, participation and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.
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Expert partners:
﻿Nexes (ES) – the lead partner, Idealúdica (ES), Universitat de Barcelona (ES), BalkanIdea Novi Sad (SR), Nectarus (LT), Associazione Interculturale NUR (IT).
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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union

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GameON: Games and inclusion. Introduction. Get this badge

Owners of this badge learned more about inclusion and reflected upon their own experience. 
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﻿This activity is part of the wider educational effort of the international partnership “GameOn” to promote inclusion, participation and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.

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Task no.1

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After reading, think about your social circle. Share your thoughts on the following questions to earn the activity badge:
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Is your social circle truly inclusive? 
What do you do for inclusion in your everyday life? 
With which marginalized social groups are you in contact, if any?
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GameON: Games and inclusion. Inclusive and exclusive games.

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GameON: Game design for inclusion.

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GameON: Games and inclusion. Competencies about inclusion developed through game design

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Skills

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#teamwork approaches

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#promote inclusion

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#work for social inclusion

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#facilitate creativity in the team

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#problem solving

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#create game rules

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#collaborate for social inclusion

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#social pedagogy

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#formulate game rules

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#facilitate groups for social service users

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#operate games

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#develop activities to educate

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#explain game rules

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#engage participants

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#game rules

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#collaborate for social inclusion

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#use learning strategies

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#work for social inclusion

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#social pedagogy

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GameOn - Game Design for Inclusion

Badgecraft hosts this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@badgecraft.eu.