Games Based Learning MOOC
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Midweek Gear CheckWeek 2
Games MOOC
Avatars and Online Identity
#gamemooc Tweetchat
Screenshots and DiscussionDaedalus Project
MinecraftFriday Office Hours 2-4 pmOpen House Next Saturday
MinecraftMarianne Malmstrom
Knowclue KiddNext Tuesday
World of WarcraftFriday Office Hours 2-4 pmSaturday Google Hangout
How to Introduce World of Warcraft
Discussion of how to Introduce WoW
Inevitable Instructors
AVATARS, ALTS, TOONS
And the WORLDS they live in
Screenshots and Discussion
Daedalus Project
AVATARS, ALTS, TOONS AND THE WORLDS THEY LIVE IN
Avatar
Sanskrit term meaning the living embodiment of a god. Neal Stephenson in his book Snowcrash popularized this term to mean online representation of self.
Often used interchangeably by gamers with toon, alt, or character.
TOON
'Toon' is a term used gamers, especially players of massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) for a player character in the game.
The term is a shortened form of cartoon.
ALTs and Mains
• Alternate character, a secondary character in a MMORPG. MMORPGs often allow for multiple characters. An Alt is distinguished from a “Main.” A Main is usually the primary character one plays.
What is a gravatar?
“Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog.”
https://en.gravatar.com/
http://en.gravatar.com/
1st Person Shooter
• FPSs show a first person perspective, that renders the game world from the visual perspective of the player character.
• You will typically not see your avatar unless there is a mirror or cinematic.
Third Person Shooter
• Third-person shooter (TPS) is a genre of video games where the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles.
• Common angle is looking over character’s right shoulder
NPC• Non-player character, a
character in a role-playing game or video game who is controlled by the game rather than by a player.
Pets & Companions
Kid Virtual Worlds
Naming Your Avatar
Choose Your Avatar
Inside the Workspace