Games – THATCamp Liberal Arts Colleges 2012 http://lac2012.thatcamp.org The Humanities and Technology Camp Sat, 31 Aug 2013 22:27:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 Session Idea: SoMoLo + Gamification http://lac2012.thatcamp.org/05/27/somolo-gamification/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:11:28 +0000 http://lac2012.thatcamp.org/?p=252 Continue reading ]]>

SoMoLo — social, mobile, local — is all the rage for tech startups trying to integrate the power of social networking, the mobility of our devices and the locales in our daily lives. In addition, the idea of gamification — infusing game mechanics into reality — seems to be present in many different contemporary contexts. What is the crossover into the humanities classroom? In this discussion, we can share ideas about mobile and/or gaming projects and the benefits to student engagement as a practical follow-up to the ARIS Video Games workshop.

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