Share Paper: Pavlov’s Puppies: How Student Teams Lead Social Causes in the Community and Connect with Peers through Gaming and Social Networking
Wednesday, June 26 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Saanich 1
Abstract: A small team of novice game-builders is working in their basements, their garages and where ever their laptops take them, to collaborate and brainstorm and build. Using a Pavlovian model, the team of children is creating a game aimed at stemming drug-use in their community and beyond. This article examines the development of responsible/ethics-based community projects that allow youth, working in small teams, to use technology to take their message forward. Youth have rapidly developed on-line social skills; they are the contingent to be tapped when responsible community groups look for leadership in the good cause. Using game-making tools within ...