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Losing the Lake: Development and Deployment of an Educational Game

Losing the Lake: Development and Deployment of an Educational Game. Joseph M. Vesco , Katie Gilgen , Anne Paine, Marissa Owens, E. Michael Nussbaum, Gale M. Sinatra, Sajjad Ahmad, Kent J. Crippen , Sergiu M. Dascalu , Frederick C Harris, Jr. Acknowledgements.

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Losing the Lake: Development and Deployment of an Educational Game

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  1. Losing the Lake: Development and Deployment of an Educational Game Joseph M. Vesco, Katie Gilgen, Anne Paine, Marissa Owens, E. Michael Nussbaum, Gale M. Sinatra, Sajjad Ahmad, Kent J. Crippen, Sergiu M. Dascalu, Frederick C Harris, Jr.

  2. Acknowledgements Losing the Lake • This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation • under grant EPS-0814372

  3. A Little Context Losing the Lake • In 2007 the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) applied for (and was awarded) an NSF EPSCoR research and infrastructure improvement grant • $15,000,000 from NSF • $7,500,000 match from the state • 5 years. • The goal is to stimulate research, education, and outreach on the effects of regional climate change

  4. A Little Context (cont) Losing the Lake • There are 6 major components of this grant • Climate Modeling • Ecological Change • Water • Policy, Decision Making, and Outreach • Cyberinfrastructure • Education

  5. Sensor Networks Losing the Lake • Two transects • Across mountain ranges • Collecting climate data

  6. Losing the Lake

  7. Losing the Lake

  8. Losing the Lake

  9. Seed Grants Losing the Lake • In order to integrate the program components, the grant had structured into it seed grants for interdisciplinary and inter-institutional science teams. • There were many Science Team proposals submitted, and today I want to talk with you about one of them • Losing the Lake

  10. Losing the Lake Project Goals Losing the Lake

  11. Lake Mead water level 2009. “Bathtub ring” shows decline of 142 ft since 1983.

  12. Losing the Lake – Game Design Losing the Lake

  13. Demo Losing the Lake

  14. Project Next Steps Losing the Lake

  15. Conclusions Losing the Lake • We have discussed the design and implementation of an educational game – Losing the Lake • A Web deployed game targeted towards educating young Nevadans who will be our future policy and decision makers.

  16. Losing the Lake: Development and Deployment of an Educational Game Joseph M. Vesco, Katie Gilgen, Anne Paine, Marissa Owens, E. Michael Nussbaum, Gale M. Sinatra, Sajjad Ahmad, Kent J. Crippen, Sergiu M. Dascalu, Frederick C Harris, Jr.

  17. Losing the Lake

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