Case Study of CodeCombat

An analysis of the Gamification design in CodeCombat

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1. CodeCombat Case Study By Jhonatan Calle (n8956588)
2. Overview
4. Overview Area
5. Area Three Comrades-in-Code Programming Education RPG Style
6. Overview People (PACT)
7. People School Students Programing Enthusiast Teachers Developers
8. Overview Activity (PACT)
10. Activity Writing Code Problem Solving Difficult
11. Overview Context (PACT)
12. Context Places •Indoors •Labs •Home Socially •Individual •Clans
13. Overview Technology (PACT)
14. Technology PC Cloud Based Mouse Keyboard Internet Access
15. Overview Problem
16. Problem Not enough people know how to program “…For every programmer out there, ninety-nine other people have dismissed programming…*” *Mission Statement. Retrieved 2015, from Github.com: https://github.com/codecombat/codecombat/wiki/Mission-statement
17. Overview Goal
18. Goal Encourage programming literacy “…Make it really easy to code cool things with real code…” *Mission Statement. Retrieved 2015, from Github.com: https://github.com/codecombat/codecombat/wiki/Mission-statement
19. Overview Desired Behavior
20. Desired Behavior • Structure • Lessons Length • To engage with, at least, one programming lesson per day
21. Overview Justified Approach?
22. Justified Approach? Not Inherently Serious Usability OK Creativity Difficulty
23. Evaluation
24. Evaluation Motivational Analysis
25. Motivational Analysis SDT Autonomy Competence Relatedness *Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2002). Overview of Self Determination Theory: An Organismic Dialectical Perspective. University of Rochester Press.
27. Meaningful Choices (Autonomy) Topic Code Options Lesson Learning World Equipment Quest RPG
28. Competence Challenge Matching Semi-linear Progression Unlocking Mechanism
30. Relatedness Clans Forum Community
31. Evaluation Usability Considerations
32. Usability Considerations Efficient Effective Safe Utility Easy Learn Easy Remember *Preece, J., Sharp, H., & Rogers, Y. (2015). Interaction Design Beyond Human-Computer Interaction.
34. Versus IDE Precompile Error Detection Syntax Feedback Autocompletion Examples Safe
35. Utility Real Code All Previous Knowledge Transfer Interruptions Animations
36. Evaluation Audience Suitability
37. Audience Primary School Students and Up Male and Female Tech-Savvy Enjoy Videogames World of Warcraft *Entertainment Software Association. (2015). Essential facts about the Computer Videogame Industry. Entertainment Software Association.
38. *Bartle, R. (1996). HEARTS, CLUBS, DIAMONDS, SPADES: PLAYERS WHO SUIT MUDS.
39. Evaluation Potential Issues with Gamification
40. Gamification Heuristics Voluntary Custom Align Goals - Interruptions -Cheating Risks!!!
44. Evaluation Conclusion
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47. Suggestions
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50. *Bartle, R. (1996). HEARTS, CLUBS, DIAMONDS, SPADES: PLAYERS WHO SUIT MUDS.
51. Thanks!!! Questions?