Treasure Hunt
Student induction gamification Concept
This concept is based on a treasure hunt which would be created within a University Blackboard VLE. The reason for the creation of this work was to allow students to take part in an induction icebreaker challenge which would give them a better sense of their campus/surrounding areas and give an opportunity for the students to bond as a group.
Finalised proposal (pre-production) giving examples of structure and features. To assist Alumni relations and improve the social aspect of the game, Facebook would be embedded into the task VLE page.
For the gamification aspect of this challenge to work, it was necessary that two functions were available. These functions were a leaderboard which would display student points and Blackboard's internal badging facility which would issue badges to those who completed task successfully.
A simple points model indicating user options throughout 5 'Quests', this version does not implement 'risks' for the user
Google maps is installed in Backboard VLE with a pre-made map indicating the landmarks where student need to visit. This map can be accessed via the VLE from a smart phone browser or using the Google Maps App installed onto a smart phone.
A small selection of the badges available to students on their successful completion of quizzes during the treasure hunt. 'Master' badges can be acquired for those who choose to take harder quizzes and succeed. The badges are accompanies by points which are visible on the leaderboard facility.