the decorative media trap
DESCRIPTION
Presented at CNIE, 2012, Canmore AB, May 2012 This is a concept I devised some years ago. It provides a name for a very common phenomenon: the mistaken belief that something that looks good IS good. Educators fall into this trap ALL THE TIME when looking at online media but especially digital games. It is also a BIG problem for organizations that fund the design and development of serious games - often times, they never bother to look beyond the still images.TRANSCRIPT
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And how to avoid it.
Katrin Becker, Ph.D.
THE DECORATIVE MEDIA TRAP
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WHAT AM I PLAYING NOW?
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Do they matter?
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
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A bad design with a good presentation is doomed eventually.
A good design with a bad presentation is doomed immediately.
Source: Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft
Design (#20)
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DECORATIVE MEDIA PRINCIPLE
• Promotes:
• Scaffolding
• Interest
• Cues (mnemonics)
• Mental Model Formation
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LINEAR VS. INTERACTIVE MEDIA
• VIDEO : all about visual
• Games : about interaction
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DECORATIVE MEDIA TRAP
Attractive = Good
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DECORATIVE MEDIA TRAP
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WRAPPER
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FUNCTIONALITY
We reviewed each of these games to make sure that they provide students with skill development and critical thinking sequences.
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WRAPPER
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DIFFERENT WRAPPER
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GAME
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SPLIT BRAIN
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DNA GAME
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SUDOKU
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DOING IT RIGHT…
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THANKS