Participate and share: Poster 
E-sports is a digital gaming platform where individuals play against each other or as teams against one another online. This form of sport has been around for decades but is reaching a level at which it is receiving more viewers than the Super Bowl and is sanctioned as a team sport at the high school level. At the University of Northern Colorado, E-Sports is a club sport in which students gather for night gaming. Students come together and play team sports like Super Smash Brothers, which is a Nintendo game where players fight against each other as famous characters from all of their games. Or the highly played Rocket League created by Epic Games, which is a version of soccer played in unique cars that ram a giant ball in a domed stadium. All of these games are played online and can take place at any time or location on Earth.
The UNC organization looks to bring those who consider themselves gamers together to play against each other. This is not a competition to dominate other players but to build friendships, improve gaming skills, and have fun. For this research, an ethnography study was done to explore how this organization interacts on a social, emotional, and technological level. As this is an activity that is becoming a legitimate sport, the players at the university see it as a great way to bond and improve their institutional enjoyment.
Through this ethnography research, the information gathered was used for the educational purpose of instructing at a middle school in Colorado. An E-Sports class was able to use the methods of E-sports to engage students in learning. In a class, the students were asked to program a series of video games using the program Scratch in combination with the instructional teaching model of Game-Based Learning. Students are asked to create storyboards of game design and build games with features like Start Screen and End Game screens. Scoring and sound effects are also added to this program. Students follow real-world and E-Sports methods of Betta testing to play the game, as well as students compete and play games to review each other's games. By implementing the use of game coding and then playing the same games, students are far more engaged in real-world use.
Lesson Plan Example:
Final Game
E-Sports -Spring23
Final Game
Storyboard Final Game
As a game designer, you will create a storyboard of the game you want to eventually create. The storyboard must tell the story of the game and show the player what they will be doing. Your storyboard(s) should show character appearance, scenery, and other objects like vehicles and tools that are in the game. A storyboard can have some basic Game Mechanics but should really focus on the story.
You are to draw (as best as you can) at least 2 sheets or 12 panels worth of game design for your concept. Each page should also have written explanations and descriptions to help the viewer. One page should focus only on the story, and the other should be about the characters. If you need more storyboards to tell your game idea, then please complete as many as possible.
Once done, please take a picture of your storyboard concepts and submit them in Google Classroom for a grade.
Standards: 1.6. Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
1.6.a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
1.6.b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
1.6.c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
1.6.d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Storyboard 1.pdf
PDF
Final Game
Objective.
As a game designer you will create a final video game that you want to code. Use the program Scratch to code your video game.
This game can be of almost any design as long as it is school-appropriate. Please make sure you use lots of coding resources to make a game that is fun to play and something people want to see. No more than two people can make a game together. Your project should showcase the skills you have learned this year.
The game needs several game mechanics to be successful. It will need a start screen, an end screen, or a game over screen. Music and sound effects should be a part of the game play. Your final game needs a score counter and some way to win or lose the game. Lastly, the game needs to be clear in its gameplay.
Rubric
1 point - The game is turned in but is missing most game mechanics.
2. Points- The game has some mechanics like movement and sound. It is not complete and is not easy to play.
3 points - The game has a start screen, end screen, scoring system, sound, and multiple sprites in use.
4. Points- A high level of game mechanics with multiple variables is needed to make the game successful. Multiple music or sound effects, as well as different win-or loses screens.
Standards: 1.6. Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
1.6.a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
1.6.b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
1.6.c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
1.6.d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Final Game Walk Through
You have created a video game of your own design. Now it's time to help the testers and those who may play your game. Design a Game Walk-through for people to use to help them play your game. You can use any program you like to make your document. Examples are Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Canva, PowerPoint, etc.
Your document should be at least one page written, Calibri 11, Ariel 12, or Times New Roman 12, and single space are the required writing formats. The walk-through should have pictures of the game, but this will increase the number of pages to more than one. Make sure your name and the game's name are on the document.
Rubric Points
1- Less than a page of information.
2- One page of information but no pictures of gameplay. Or. Less than one page of information with pictures of the game.
3-One page of information and pictures of the gameplay that makes more than one-page packet.
4- More than one page of information and several pictures of the game to make a packet.
Poster Presentation
The poster will have information related to the ethnography study completed at the University of Northern Colorado. Those who wish to discuss the pros and cons or chat about the research on E-Sports will be able to talk with the presenter. The Poster will also have information from the research as well as a QR code with E-Sports classroom lesson plans.
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