[Encore] FW: Advice/Suggestions/Context for MOO

[Kevin Jepson]

Happy New Year!
I would like to echo Truna's comments as well.
I think it would really open the creativity up to have the students build or
at least help to design the spaces. 
>From a gameplay/roleplay perspective I would suggest taking a look at all
the different worlds created at Literary Worlds.
http://brn227.brown.wmich.edu/literaryworlds/worldlist.htm  
These are not user built per se but they have different approaches to using
roleplay and games to assist in the study of the Literary Works that are the
basis of the Worlds.
One idea might be to create a few "theme spaces" or larger scale spaces and
then allow the students to create interior spaces that match the theme and
examine different aspects of the issues.
You could also do a Virtual Conference where the students study and then
report on some aspect of the "World without the Internet".
The Computers and Writing Conference the Lennie hosted at TTU MOO would be a
good model.
http://moo.engl.ttu.edu:7000/
Hmmm, seems like TTU doesn't work for Guests anymore...
The Conference Spaces are accessible on the WEB here:
http://moo.engl.ttu.edu:7000/1313/
Ciao
KJ
 

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j.turner
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [Encore] FW: Advice/Suggestions/Context for MOO

and a fine new year to all ...

nice plot here paul, my advice would actually be to let the kids build the
world themselves - that way they have to do the research, the thinking and
the imagining and then put it all into playable form ..

there was a fab project years ago which MOO space where school students had
to build whole planets in response to various physical parameters ... can't
remember its name but someone else might remember more about it and the way
it was set up ..

xt


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> [encore-bounces at encore-consortium.org] On Behalf Of paul 
> [prayner at hwy54.com.au]
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> Subject: [Encore] Advice/Suggestions/Context for MOO
>
> I’d like to get some advice/suggestions/input for a concept I have for 
> my MOO, using enCore MOO.
>
> The MOO would be used within a school, to try to “teach” concepts of 
> security and safe internet usage to high school kids.
>
> My concept is based very loosely on the ARG (Alternate Reality Game) 
> “World Without Oil”. There is a quote from a Fraud Squad Policeman 
> asking the question “should we switch the Internet off?” I’d like to 
> use the concept of “World Without Internet”, and get kids to explore 
> the ramifications, and how to prevent such an event.
>
> The concepts I’d like it to explore are:
> •       Cyber bullying
> •       Social networking
> •       IM
> •       Email
> •       P2P stealing
> •       Identity theft
>
> I don’t want it to be a negative experience but a way to jolt 
> complacent users into safer practices and to be aware of the 
> consequences.
>
> My concept currently only has bots and creating notes in it. And 
> that's where I'm at - I have a concept but not sure what context to put it
in.
> I’m limited (in quite a number of ways) by not playing “games”, which 
> is why I’m looking for suggestions of engaging “gameplay” to discuss 
> these issues rather than a “talk and chalk”.
>
> I’m not sure of the scope – time and ability will both be limiting 
> factors.
>
> While trawling the net for MOO related stuff, I’d also seen reference 
> to cobot in LambdaMOO, which seemed to capture info. It seemed like it 
> could be worthwhile – had anyone seen it or is it available as open 
> source code?
>
> I really hope to get as many suggestions as possible, and look forward 
> to more of the valuable advice I’ve received here so far.
>
> Paul
>

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