Another opportunity to discuss Interactive Fiction with teachers, educators and education types was grasped with both hands, as I meet up again with iO’s Andy Goff. Together with Alex Warren and Tom Cole (@ehesynapseuk), we gave a three part introduction to Interaction Fiction.
Headlining with ‘What is IF? Why educators should take note?‘ I covered the big picture. Tom Cole demoed his fantastic IF for Science game through an incredibly simple Prezi. Tom neatly, and visually, exampled how game design knowledge could be applied to a four room IF game, where the player could only ‘win’ if they applied their KS3 Science knowledge. Complete with guard dog and talking hamster it presented a strong case both Science and creative writing. Alex wrapped it up with an actual Quest demo, then the current web, iOS and Android opportunities before finishing up with a glimpse of what the future of Quest might look it. Feedback was very promising with interest from Honda, the BBC World Learning Service, Edexcel (Quest for assessment) and a handful of interested teachers. All in all a very positive event for IF.
(taken by iO)
I am hoping to introduce IF to the teachers of Wolverhampton, so if you are interested and are in the area, let me know.
The rest of my time was spent looking at the exhibits, dropping into sessions, and the afternoon’s Keynotes. A worthwhile day for sure. This morning, my students will be shoeless in English. We will see how that goes.
For the record, Tom is a teacher and MA Games Design student.
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