Field Day is a new lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin - Madison that is producing and researching Games, Simulations, Field Research and Learning through Design Activities with k-20 students.

1. Situating Learning in Context
Designing Games, Apps and Field Research Activities
@fielddaylab @djgagnon #rallywisco

2. Field Day Research and Design at the
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

3. Learning is the product of
activity, context and concept
Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P.
(1989). Situated Cognition and the
Culture of Learning. Educational
Researcher, 18(1)

4. Activity, Concept, Context Flight Simulation

5. Activity, Concept, Context Flight Textbook

6. Activity, Concept, Context Medical Simulation

7. Activity, Concept, Context Medical Lecture
Lesson 1:
Cutting

8. Inspired by Learning Science

9. Embodiment

10. Distributed and Group
Cognition
Hutchins (1996), Stahl (2006)

11. Place and Community Smith and Sobel

12. Design and Representation Papert, New London Group

13. Identity Sherry Turkle

14. Narrative Jerome Bruner

15. Zone of Proximal
Development
Vygotski

16. Play Koster

17. Video Games and Simulations

18. Game Play Sample Rock Band 3

19. Mediated Identity Rock Band 2,
“Epistemic Frames”

20. Mediated Identity Rock Band 2

21. Muliti-modal, Formative,
Domain-specific Feedback
Rock Band 2

22. Non-Trivial Collaboration World Of Warcraft

23. Amplified Input Batman: Arkum Asylum

24. Meaningful Choices Tools vs. Desire
desires
tools
frustrated
overwhelmed

26. Dow Day
A situated Documentary
http://arisgames.org

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40. Thermodynamics
A thermodynamics game
In Development

41. The N Game
A soil-science board game
http://ngame.ifas.ufl.edu/

42. Challenges Complex System

43. Challenges Ugly Chemistry

45. The Board “Getting into” the system is
much easier than “looking at” it

46. Agents of the System Who are the actors in your
system?
Bacillus thuringiensis
When active, converts R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
Pseudomonas putida
When active, converts R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
Clostridium
thermocellum
When active, convert R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
When active, converts NO3 to N2
Sulfolobus tokadaii
When active, converts NO3 to N2
When active, converts NH4/NH3
to NO3
Nitrosomonas europea
When active, converts NH4/NH3
to NO2
Rogue Agent
Takes on the characteristics of any
agent in play, including resource
cost, environment requirement,
and any special abilities or limita-
tions. This card can only be
discarded or left in play.
Other
Frankia sp.
When active, converts N2 to R-NH3
N-Fixer
Rhizobium
leguminosarum
When active, converts N2 to R-NH3
N-Fixer
When active, converts NH4/NH3
to NO3
Sulfolobus tokadaii
When active, converts NO3 to N2
Clostridium
thermocellum
When active, convert R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
Bacillus thuringiensis
When active, converts R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
Pseudomonas putida
When active, converts R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer
Clostridium
thermocellum
When active, convert R-NH3 to
NH4/NH3
Decomposer

47. Events and Resources What happens?
What is at stake?
Flood
Change the environment to
anaerobic.
Global
Glug, glug, glug...
Sudden Downpour
Choose any player or team.
That player or team moves 2 N (if
available) from the NO3 pool
to groundwater.
Directed
Didn’t see that one coming!
Nitrate Reduction
Choose any player or team.
That player or team moves 2 N (if
available) from the NO3 pool
back to the R-NH3 pool.
Directed Fixed Carbon (C-C)

48. Coolit
A cryogenics engineering sim
coolitgame.com

49. Coolit Challenge Cut Scene

50. Coolit Failure

51. Coolit Failure

52. Atomtouch
A Molecular Dynamics Sim
https://mobile.wisc.edu/mli-
projects/project-atomtouch/

53. Minigame Experiment NGSS to game in 3 days

54. Field Research

55. Field Research Award ENGAGE Program

56. WeBIRD
Becoming Birders not just
learning about birds
(Made in ARIS)

57. WeBIRD
Becoming Birders not just
learning about birds
(Made in ARIS)

58. Folklore 100
Connecting course content to
the world outside

59. siftr.org
A free and open social
photography tool

60. Biocore 151
Experiencing prairie grasses and
flowers through identification

61. Coming Soon: Nomen Project Now anyone can make
a field guide for free

62. Learning through Design

68. Video Games and Simulations

69. Game Play Sample Rock Band 3

70. Mediated Identity Rock Band 2,
“Epistemic Frames”

71. Mediated Identity Rock Band 2

72. Muliti-modal, Formative,
Domain-specific Feedback
Rock Band 2

73. Non-Trivial Collaboration World Of Warcraft

74. Flow Channel Adjusting to the Player’s Skill
ABILITY
CHALLENGE

75. Flow Channel Adjusting to the Player’s Skill
ABILITY
CHALLENGE
Frustration
Boredom

76. Flow Channel Adjusting to the Player’s Skill
ABILITY
CHALLENGE
Frustration
Boredom

77. Flow Channel Adjusting to the Player’s Skill
ABILITY
CHALLENGE
Frustration
BoredomAWESOME

78. Amplified Input Batman: Arkum Asylum

79. Mechanics Never Alone

80. Meaningful Choices Tools vs. Desire
desires
tools
frustrated
overwhelmed

81. LEARN
CREATE
LAUNCH EVENT
February 12, 2015
4:00-6:30
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
LAUNCH EVENT
February 12, 2015
4:00-6:30
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
• Come to the ARIS Summit
• Use our tools: ARIS, Siftr and Nomen
• Come to a workshop or host one with our help
• Host a ARIS Global Game Jam Site this October
• Advisors and beta-testers for our micro-games
Signup: http://bit.ly/rallywi
Learn More: http://fielddaylab.org