Gamestar Mechanic

G*M Learning Guide
The Institute of Play has just completed the Gamestar Mechanic Learning Guide that annotates the experience through documentation of the narrative, characters, creatures, design challenges, player-produced games, and game design lessons. More than an instruction book for play or series of lesson plans, the guide explores the world of game design from the perspective of an apprentice designer, moving players through the challenge and wonder of the G*M world, while enabling them to go deeper into concepts explored in the game.

Why a Learning Guide?
G*M foregrounds the game design process as a critical mode of inquiry and learning for players. The strategy guide will act to reinforce this value by giving players another learning resource through which to study the game’s principle concepts and strategies. As an easily referenced, comprehensive source for the specialized language, practices, and problems being explored by players, teachers or other facilitators can use the guide as the basis for related curriculum and instruction.

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