The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values

Elizabeth Boyle; Gavin Baxter; Athanassios Jimoyiannis; Murray Leith; Duncan  Sim; Arno van der Zwet; Graham G. Scott; M. Terras; Panagiotis Tsiotakis; H.G.K. Hummel; Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge; Petar Jandric

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_9

The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values

Elizabeth Boyle^*, Gavin Baxter, Athanassios Jimoyiannis^*, Murray Leith, Duncan Sim, Arno van der Zwet, Graham G. Scott, M. Terras, Panagiotis Tsiotakis, H.G.K. Hummel, Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Petar Jandric

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Abstract

The Erasmus+ funded RU EU? project aims to develop an innovative online game, the RU EU? game, that will help students across Europe to develop a better understanding of their own National and European identity and values, as well as those of others, and to challenge them about their attitudes and prejudices by tackling problem solving dilemmas relating to identity. It is hoped that the game will provide an engaging platform for young Europeans to confront some of the complex and confusing issues surrounding National and European identity at a time of change and increasing tension across Europe. The current paper describes the early stages of the game development life cycle for the RU EU? game. Definitions of and theory about European identity are presented since these will help to provide a rigorous theoretical underpinning for the game. We also provide a short account of the literature and resource reviews and the User Requirements Analysis, the early design tasks that have helped to guide our thinking about the game. Finally we consider our current thinking about the game itself.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education
Subtitle of host publication	1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Meni Tsitouridou, José A. Diniz, Tassos A. Mikropoulos
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Pages	120-133
Number of pages	14
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-20954-4
ISBN (Print)	9783030209537
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_9
Publication status	Published - May 2019
Event	TECH-EDU2018 - Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 20 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018

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Conference	TECH-EDU2018
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Thessaloniki
Period	20/06/18 → 22/06/18

Keywords

educational games
user requirements analysis
national identity
European identity
National identity
User requirements analysis
Educational games

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Boyle, E., Baxter, G., Jimoyiannis, A., Leith, M., Sim, D., van der Zwet, A., Scott, G. G., Terras, M., Tsiotakis, P., Hummel, H. G. K., Baalsrud Hauge, J., & Jandric, P. (2019). The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values. In M. Tsitouridou, J. A. Diniz, & T. A. Mikropoulos (Eds.), Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education: 1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers (1 ed., pp. 120-133). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_9

Boyle, Elizabeth ; Baxter, Gavin ; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios et al. / The Design of the RU EU? game : A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values. Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education: 1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Meni Tsitouridou ; José A. Diniz ; Tassos A. Mikropoulos. 1. ed. Springer, Cham, 2019. pp. 120-133

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Boyle, E, Baxter, G, Jimoyiannis, A, Leith, M, Sim, D, van der Zwet, A, Scott, GG, Terras, M, Tsiotakis, P, Hummel, HGK, Baalsrud Hauge, J & Jandric, P 2019, The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values. in M Tsitouridou, JA Diniz & TA Mikropoulos (eds), Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education: 1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers. 1 edn, Springer, Cham, pp. 120-133, TECH-EDU2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_9

The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values. / Boyle, Elizabeth; Baxter, Gavin; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios et al.
Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education: 1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Meni Tsitouridou; José A. Diniz; Tassos A. Mikropoulos. 1. ed. Springer, Cham, 2019. p. 120-133.

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Boyle E, Baxter G, Jimoyiannis A, Leith M, Sim D, van der Zwet A et al. The Design of the RU EU? game: A game-based approach to help students’ exploring of European identity and values. In Tsitouridou M, Diniz JA, Mikropoulos TA, editors, Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education: 1st International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Revised Selected Papers. 1 ed. Springer, Cham. 2019. p. 120-133 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_9

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