WORKSHOP I Made That

Digital game design is emerging as an effective way to engage students in research, creative development, and collaborative project-based learning activities. The Learning Games Network, a non-profit spin-off of the MIT Education Arcade, and FableVision, a transmedia storytelling company, have developed the Game Design Tool Kit, a set of tools to support teachers as they integrate design activities into their teaching. Focusing on iterative design and development strategies that help teams of collaborators move from a "big idea" to functional documentation and focused "pitch materials,” the Game Design Tool Kit is currently deployed with partners at the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program and John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and is emerging as an effective set of resources to engage students in learning across a variety of subjects. This hands-on workshop will take participants through a condensed design development and documentation process.