Real-Time Data Analysis of Live Gameplay Using Econauts Mark Stenerson, Allison Salmon, Shannon Harris, Matthew Berland, Richard Halverson, Kurt Squire
The GLS Center and The Learning Games Network will host a live demonstration of a GLS PlaySquad. During this session, a group of children will play Econauts, a multiplayer real-time strategy iPad game about human impact on the environment. While players are engaging with the game, live data about their in-game actions will be collected, aggregated, and displayed using the GLS Center’s ADAGE data collection platform. After the initial play session, the children will discuss their gameplay experiences with the researchers, developers, and subject-matter experts directly involved with the production of Econauts and then play the game a second time. In the latter half of the session, time will be allotted for observers to discuss topics such as the outcomes of the game session, the game development process, and the data collection system with researchers and developers.
