Anyone can follow a learning arg on P2PU. Participating is the next level of engagement. The sign-up is a space where interested individuals can express their interest and background in the topic and commit to working with the rest of the participants. Please answer the following set(s) of questions if you want to become a participant or organizer.
Standard Set
This set of signup questions is common to all study groups, courses, ... in P2PU. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.
- What made you interested in this topic?
- What do you hope to achieve by participating?
- Are you interested in helping with the learning arg organization?
Public Custom Set
This set of signup questions is particular to this learning arg. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.
Have you ever played an ARG?
Have you ever written interactive fiction?
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling?
Between Participants Custom Set
This set of signup questions is particular to this learning arg. The answers to these questions will be visible to all participants once you get accepted.
Have you used any augmented reality apps?
Have you ever used Google+ Hangout?
Have you ever used Second Life for a meeting?
Answers
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Kim Flintoff
May 4, 2012, 8:27 a.m.
Bio:
theatre practitioner turned drama teacher turned edupunk and advocate for technology-mediated education
DramatARGy - process drama as ARG
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Standard Set Answer:
What made you interested in this topic? Long time interest in the nexus between ARG and Drama education.
What do you hope to achieve by participating? More insight, more effective straegies for developiment and implementation
Are you interested in helping with the learning arg organization? Maybe.
Have you ever played an ARG? Yes
Have you ever written interactive fiction? (Does that include plays?)
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling? (Does that include process drama?)
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Vermilion Belle
May 3, 2012, 11:50 a.m.
Bio:
A "traveler" beginning the long journey to incorporating more sophisticated tech to her teaching than she ever thought she would.
Location: Oregon and SL
Standard Set Answer:
Came across this topic in a blog, I am hoping to get inspired and learn what I could do with it that would fit within my current classes. I just want to lurk about for awhile, I do not have time to be too involved.
I have not done any of the above, but I love being challenged.
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Danielle Sales
May 3, 2012, 7:02 a.m.
Bio:
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Standard Set Answer:
My name is Danielle, I am editor who loves games, distance learning and English language teaching.
Have you ever played an ARG? No.
Have you ever written interactive fiction? No.
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling? Yes.
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Shila
May 2, 2012, 3:26 p.m.
Bio:
I teach English Composition both online and F2F at both the dev. ed. and transfer levels.
Non-work related, I knit, embroider, learn languages, garden,and play too many facebook games.
Location:
Standard Set Answer:
I have an idea for a Zombie Apocalypse learning project that I'd like to develop with this course.
Yes, I've done ARGs, written interactive fiction, and devoted way too many hours to collaborative storytelling.
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Loir
April 30, 2012, 9:12 a.m.
Bio:
I teach Visual Culture and New Media Studies at Berklee College of Music. I am also a new media artist working in virtual art installations and machinima. My scholarship focuses on issues of presence, subjectivity, and technology.
Location: Boston
Standard Set Answer:
I teach a course called Digital Narrative Theory & Practice, and am personally interested in ARG.
I hope to learn how to build more interesting ARGs, maybe even to be able to make a unit of my course on them and in the form of one.
yes
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nadiavoodoo
April 29, 2012, 10:56 p.m.
Bio:
I am a highschool teacher with a passion for using technology in a meaningful way in education.
Location: Sydney, NSW
Standard Set Answer:
I have been interested in the use of virtual worlds to engage students for a long time and would love to learn more about it.
I hope to learn a new set of skills in creating virtual worlds that are exciting.
I have dabbled in minecraft but not any other virtual world.
I have not written an interactive fiction but I have worked with colaborative storytelling in my English classroom.
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Abacus
April 29, 2012, 1:02 p.m.
Bio:
Location: Colorado
Standard Set Answer:
I became interested in Args as a way to introduce movement and kinetic learning into my f2f accounting and business classes.
The goal was to have the students engage in the course materials by applying them to real life scenarios.
I'm very interested in helping the group explore ARGs and discuss on their use and implementation.
Actually, I'd have to answer No to all three. :D
I have not done any of these; however I have been part of groups that designed ARGS. I've assisted with designing and writing narratives, developoing resources and content , and designing player mechanics and overall structure of an ARG.
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Cat Flippen
April 26, 2012, 5:15 p.m.
Bio:
I am an educational technology evangelist and integrationist who serves as an example and instructor of effective digitized pedagogy in the K-12 classroom. Also, I recently was admitted into the Educational Technology Doctor of Education at the University of Florida. In Second Life and all other MUVEs, I am "Cat Thexios."
You can learn more about me at my digital footprint, on Twitter, or at my blog Ctrl+Alt+Teach.
Location: Georgia, USA
Standard Set Answer:
What made you interested in this topic?
Seeing as I'm a fan of both mobile learning, games in education, and virtual worlds, it goes without saying that alternate reality games would be something else that I would want to possibly incorporate into my classes. Also, anything with Kae and Chris is certain to be something amazing, so I will be there to watch and learn!
What do you hope to achieve by participating?
Ultimately, I want to learn how I can make a mobile ARG with my Spanish classes. How cool would it be, too, to incorporate some questing into it as well? My students would LOVE it. [Sounds like something 3D GameLab could
Are you interested in helping with the learning arg organization?
Most definitely! Let me know how I can help (even if it means myself and my students/friends are guinea pigs), and I will gladly step forward! Plus, with the summer approaching, I'll have some time on my hands.
Have you ever played an ARG?
In a fashion. For awhile, I played on the Dimensions app (that I reviewed on my blog), but I was eventually unsatisfied with the experience (especially from an educational standpoint; there was no educational value whatsoever). It wasn't "alternate reality" enough for me.
Have you ever written interactive fiction?
Yes! Now, don't laugh, but once upon a time, I was involved in a writing-based Harry Potter RPG online (I'm really showing my geek feathers now). After a year, I became on of the moderators, which involved written RP with several other characters that shifted and changed. We had to write fake newspaper articles, letters, even fake courses from the professors! (Yes, oh, yes, I was indeed Gilderoy Lockhart as a NPC-ish professor. It was GREAT fun!)
Now, as an educator, especially in a foreign language, the students depend on my story prompts to start their retelling of certain events. It's quite fun at times since we can be entirely outlandish (i.e. Last summer, you went on the trip of a lifetime with your family. You flew far, far away and landed in an amazing place! Unfortunately, due to the shifting of the poles, gravity went crazy for about ten minutes and you had so many accidents that you ended up in a body cast in the hospital. Relate this story to your friend and don't forget to include how you got hurt and perhaps any interesting events that went on in the hospital!)
And finally, even before I had heard of questing/gaming in education, I would make fun story-based scavenger hunts for my Spanish students. :D
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling?
Not officially, but as a foreign language teacher, you end up doing so on your own accord. (And, of course, with that written Harry Potter RPG of my undergrad years, there were numerous amounts of collaborative storytelling).
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Bio:
University of South Alabama Innovation in Learning Center's Second Life and Social Media team leaders. Stasia holds a B.F.A. in Theatrical Design, and an M.A. in English from USA. She is working on her dissertation at USA in the Ph.D. Instructional Design and Development program.
https://sites.google.com/site/drstasiaweston/
Location: MS/AL Gulf Coast
Standard Set Answer:
I'm hoping to learn more about how ARGs can be created and integrated into virtual environments to help students learn while having fun and not realizing that they're learning. ;)
Have you ever played an ARG?
I have and didn't know what it was called at the time!
Have you ever written interactive fiction?
Absolutely. I was an active participant in AncientSites and PanHistoria for years.
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling?
See above.
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MrFrans
April 26, 2012, 3:11 p.m.
Bio:
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Standard Set Answer:
I hope to learn more on how to enhance storie telling by incorperating more different media.
I have been exposed to ARGs that are coupled to mainstream media like tv series, that have more indepth side stories. Besides that I have collaborated on creating stories, not sure if that is called 'collaborative storytelling'.
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Joyce
April 26, 2012, 2:41 p.m.
Bio:
I am an artist, designer, new media producer and lateral thinker focused on the convergence of creativity, community, social good and the future.
aka Rhiannon Chatnoir inSL
www.twitter.com/RhiannonSL
www.facebook.com/JoyceBettencourt
www.linkedin.com/in/JoyceBettencourt
Location: Boston, MA
Standard Set Answer:
I have always been interested in incorporating deeper storytelling, narrative into real and virtual experiences.
I would love to get a deeper understanding of story contructs as they relate to ARGs and gaming in general, and would love to help where I can within the course.
I have played several of Jane McGonigal's onlline ARGs, such as EVOKE and World Without Oil. I have also followed along with a lot of ARG storylines that were part of film or tv shows like Lost, Heroes, AI, etc.
I have participated in collaborative storytelling and writing through several machinima projects and would love to do more of this. I also have a background as an illustrator, so the idea of having interrelated mediums further a story is something I am deeply interested in.
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Jerry Buchko
April 21, 2012, 3:23 p.m.
Bio:
counselor, coach, & tutor of personal finance... traveler, philosopher, & social observer with bohemian tendencies. consider this fair warning ;D
Location: Minnesota, USA
Standard Set Answer:
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My previous experience with the VWBPE conference and the VWMOOC led to my interest in the prospect of learning about ARGs as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of an ARG as a platform for education.
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I'd like to learn more about ARGs and get an opportunity to help support the development of one through my participation. Also hope to benefit from the experience of working within a collaborative group of other professionals and to benefit from the experience of contributing to the development the technical framework to better enable that collaboration, as well as helping with the development of the ARG itself.
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Yes, I anticipate playing some role in the learning & organization process via my particpation; making contributions where I can in the effort.
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I have played traditional role playing games as well as role playing computer games, but I've never participated in an ARG.
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Never written interactive fiction.
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Never participated in collaborative storytelling within this context.
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Bio:
I'm an Earth Science / Environmental Science teacher (5-9 / 7-12 Certified NYS) and I've been on ISTE Island and in SL for five years.. I "Cut my teeth' on VR with SL during my insightful Mentor's insistance from SUNY during my M.A.T. Graduate Degree studies for New Teacher preperation and certification. I'm so glad I'm a PIONEER! I remain humbly TEACHABLE therefore... at varying levels... There's RISK and perceived levels of FEAR at every turn in becoming Technologically 'savvy'... The key to 'success' thus far for me has been in who I surround myself within virtual and augemented reality... Teaching and Learning.. will NEVER be the same...
Thank GOD I run with COOL AVATAR'S!!!
(RL) Jack Mosel @moseljack
Location: NY / USA
Standard Set Answer:
I am interested in pusuing a concentrated and focused effort (this year) on honing my skill-set(s) in becoming more of a proficient eductaor in terms of being capable of providing immersive teaching pedagogical teaching style(s) which include VR / Immesrive environments.
I am most particularly interested in developing my contnet creation and curriculum creation and development within Second Life as a platform to master manifest these skills.
I feel I am capable enough to qualify for helping with organizational activities within this MOOC and would like to shoulder some of the wheel.
I'll say I have not actually been a part of an ARG. I have practiced teaching concept of my content on ISTE Island and other locations within SL. I have used varied locations and used some limited scripting tools to create and to participate in conveying concepts and thoughts.
I am capable of story telling... I tell a story everyday about esoteric concepts and topics / subject matter involving the Earth and where she lies in and among her place in space!
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Gridjumper
April 19, 2012, 1:02 p.m.
Bio:
Educator looking for innovative ways to help teachers and students.
Location: Florida USA
Standard Set Answer:
What made you interested in this topic?
• I have a box of bandaids....cutting edge has always interested me. The conversation is interesting and I'm curious about it.
What do you hope to achieve by participating?
• I hope to grow and understand how we can create some interactive, engaging experiences for teaching and learning.
Are you interested in helping with the may 7 - 28 organization?
• I will do what I can.
Have you ever played an ARG?
No
Have you ever written interactive fiction?
No
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling?
Don't we do that as we sit around the campfire and tell stories?
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Bluebarker
April 19, 2012, 6:53 a.m.
Bio:
I am a Graphic Designer inbetween jobs at the moment. I was interning for a IT company but it wasn't what I wanted to do and I continue to search for my place while I work on my online portfolio. I have a B.S. in Computer Animation specializing in shading (texture artist) and lighting and a Masters in Education of Media, Design and Technology. Didn't think I was all fun and games, did you?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Standard Set Answer:
What made you interested in this topic?
-Well, I have always been greatly excited in virtual realities for as long as I remember. I believe that augmented/alternate realities are just one step closer to achieveing the kind of immersive storyline and narrative that can help bridge our disjointed technology native students back into the schools and education. To some education has been more a formality that is long overdue for a revamp/restructure. Technology native generations have fallen, sadly, into information at their fingetips at the speed of light, this causes them to believe they are masters in the subject and their ability to really study,focus and broaden their horizens becomes easily lost (not to mention a downgrade ina student's critical thinking skill which they so desperately need. As a teacher, we have longly remained on the side of just "teaching" when we need to be guiding our students to answers and facilitate an expansive outreach to the knowledge that isn't required by the curriculum or on any test. By expanding/exposing our students to as much as we can, as often as we can we will be doing a better service to our students and build them to be life-long learners.
What do you hope to achieve by participating?
-Anyone that knows me, knows I love to collect and develope resources of knowledge that will become useful to those participating directly or to those who wonder indirectly. By having a wealth of knowledge and a broad range of skills, tactics and tools anyone can learn and teach others. Helping is just something I do. And goodness knows you can never have enough skills and hoping to add a more superb understanding of AR will only bring me up, not put me down.
Are you interested in helping with the May 7-28 organization?
-You know it. BD
Have you ever played an ARG?
-Yes, just nothing quite like this.
Have you ever written interactive ficition?
-I write ficition on the side and I am very interactive in it, yes though I do know you mean can it be interactive to anyone... So technically no, but I do have a moderate understanding of how to connect the audience to the subject at hand.
Have you ever done collaborative storytelling?
-Yes, currently I am helping a local author expand her fan base and gain enough support, East to West coast through blogging, twittering and developing mini 3D animation shorts for youtube. And I have been doing RPs for years in which you need to be able to collaborate when every other entry could has the possibilty of taking the story in another direction.
