our role: promoted the game through weekly multimedia content of reboot events shared our content...
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Our role:• Promoted the game through weekly multimedia content of REBOOT events• Shared our content and other game information through social media • Conducted research to gather information from players about the game• Developed a documentary to be used as a how-to guide for other groups interested in creating a similar game
A 10-week mobile-based scavenger hunt designed to get students and the community involved in games designed to increase their knowledge of sustainability and the environment
Multimedia Content Recycle audit
Flat Branch Creek cleanup
Cook-Off
Other coverage:Sustainahouse PotluckWatershed BuildingBike Resource CenterREBOOT beer Floats
Social Media
TwitterPromoted weekly challengesto encourage involvement
andcompetition
FacebookPublished weekly content of events to show the teams/faces of REBOOT
Research
Survey
SurveyMonkey halfway through the game to find out why people joined the game, how they found out about REBOOT
Short survey at REBOOT Wrap up revealing favorite challenges, overall thoughts of the game, if Ava was successful
Focus group
Deeper look at players and their attitudes toward the game
Documentary
Interviewed staff/players weekly
Created a how-to video compiling the game’s components, success and failures so that groups interested in pursuing a similar project could learn from the REBOOT prototype
Becoming REBOOT experts: What we
learnedGroup dynamics: How people from diverse disciplines can collaborate effectively on a project/communication issues
Solid storytelling skills: Knowledge of audience for content production
Research variety: SurveyMonkey vs. focus group
Documentary: How we became experts on REBOOT