Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
Fostering scientific habits of mind in the context of online play
ICLS '06 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Learning sciences
Seeing and supporting identity development in science education
ICLS'08 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on International conference for the learning sciences - Volume 3
Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
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Martian Boneyards is a prototype game run in a massively-multiplayer online environment designed to entice gamers to partake in collaborative scientific inquiry. This case study examines the steps designers took to foster a community of inquiry within the game. Designers played characters in the game, allowing them to be responsive to players' activities and accumulating knowledge. Players were drawn to the narrative and close relationships they developed with the designers' characters and other players. An informal and communal reward system was used to further nurture collaboration among the community. Findings suggest games like this one show promise for fostering science identity and scientific inquiry.