Gamefulness in Designing Digital Game-Based Learning Through a Role-Playing Game

Abstract

This paper discusses the third iteration of redesigning and implementing a master’s level course on Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL). We investigated how the course redesign of activities and assessments fostered multiple ways of teaching and learning with games, digital media and play. The authors created a role-playing card game for designing digital games for learning. We used this game in the classroom, and observed that learners adopted a lusory attitude in their design and gaming task. We discuss our overall redesign emphasis on learners’ gameful participation and the preliminary findings from the classroom adoption of the card game.