GameCourse

What is the subject of the Gamified Course?

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In the Gamified Course, theoretical lectures (twice a week) cover multimedia topics, such as capture, editing and production techniques, multimedia standards, while in lab classes (once a week), varied concepts and tools are introduced on image, audio and video manipulation.

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Where to attend the course?

 

Students attend parallel lectures in two university campuses, and the course is conducted identical and synchronized across both campuses having the same Moodle platform.

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How the students are graded?

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Students are graded using the experience points (called XP), considering the course activities that they complete. These activities include lab assignments, quizzes, a multimedia presentation, and several other activities, such as attending lectures or finding bugs in class slides. Some of the activities result in gaining badges. For instance, students can get the Lab Master badge if they participate in a specified amount of labs.

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What are the main elements of the course?

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• Skill Tree, where every node refers to a thematic task that results in XP upon completion. Initially, 6 nodes are unlocked and posterior nodes could be unlocked when the anterior ones are completed.

• Leaderboard, which includes the students names, XP, levels, and badges. It allows them to compare themselves with the others while motivates them to work harder for raising their grades.

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