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In this project, we are developing a collection of games that explore how science is actually done. Specifically, we are looking to build 3 or more games that are inspiried by a specific research laboratory or research station. The game should explore the contexts for research, the specific kinds of experiements and data that are collected, the types of models that synthesize the findings, and the forms of communcation with the public.
We recruited broadly from around the UW Madison campus and found educators and librarians from across the state. In the end, four concepts were developed and to date, one project has been selected for a $250,000 production funding round.
Researchers
Megan McClean
Bioengineering
Styliani Avraamidou
Systems Engineering
Annette Zimmermann
AI Ethics, Conservation Biology
Andrew Greenberg
Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics
Eric Booth
Hydroecology
Claudio Gratton
Landscape Ecology
Emile Gluck-Thaler
Fungal Biology
Christina Hull
Medical Mycology
Francisco Pelegri
Conservation Genetics
Educators
Ben Stern
Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Tim Fischer
Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Michele Huppert
Menomonie High School
Joy Aragones
The Prairie School
Chris Baker
Wisconsin DPI
Beth VanCurine
Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library
Field Day Design Team
David Gagnon
Director
Sarah Gagnon
Creative Director
Jim Mathews
Education Director
Eric Lang
UI/UX Designer
Reyna Groff Zetina
2D Artist
Autumn Beauchesne
Lead Engineer
Mary Benetti
3D Artist
Amelia Moser
Technical Designer
Levi Huillet
Engineer
Agenda
Welcome
9:00
Welcome
9:00
Find your way to the location and meet with your fellow invitees.
Design Session I
9:30
Design Session I
9:30
Stretch your design muscles with a free-form brainstorm and shareout.
Framing the Possibilities
10:00
Framing the Possibilities
10:00
Hear David Gagnon's proposal for an event to combine researcher outreach with educator professional development, through the medium of games.
Demos
10:30
Demos
10:30
Try out Field Day's existing game projects.
Design Session II
11:30
Design Session II
11:30
Try out game design methods by finding the verbs and win state of your discipline.
Catered Lunch
12:00
Catered Lunch
12:00
Educational Trends and Needs
1:00
Educational Trends and Needs
1:00
Hear about the current issues in Wisconsin education from DPI.
Design Session III
1:30
Design Session III
1:30
Define the "Boss Levels" of your practice: the big questions and challenges driving research.
Wake: Tales from the Aqualab Demo
2:00
Wake: Tales from the Aqualab Demo
2:00
See how Field Day developed a game from the professional practices of marine biology.
Design Session V
2:30
Design Session V
2:30
Consider what a Wake-style "research station" of your lab would look like.
Design Session VI
3:00
Design Session VI
3:00
Inspired by Wake, create three "Jobs" that players could take in your research station.
Concept Pitches
3:30
Concept Pitches
3:30
Using all of the design sessions, develop and pitch a concept for a new "station" in Wake.
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