GameOn: Competences you need to design games

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Game design is an exciting activity. 
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What do you need to know and be able to do to be a good game designer?
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In this activity, you will get to know about the vital competences for game design. Visit other activities of the playlist “GameOn Competences for inclusive game design”  to develop your understanding of competence development and their recognition through the game design process.
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Here is a list of competences that game designers need to have:
Creativity
Artistic vision
A motivation for games
Storytelling ability
Wide-ranging knowledge of gaming trends
A strong analytical frame of mind
Excellent designing and planning skills
Ability to work as part of a team
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We invite you to listen to podcasts where we interviewed game designers. While listening, identify game design competences that they express. Listen to the GameON podcast series “Unfolding Game Design”.
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If you complete this activity alone, listen to 2-3 podcasts. If you complete this activity with a team, each member listens to 1 podcast and shares about competences.
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You may complete the activity and earn a digital badge by adding your reflections to the badge evidence below. In the resources, you may find the handout with game design competences.
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This activity is part of the wider educational effort of the international partnership “GameOn” to promote inclusion, participation and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.
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Expert partners:
﻿Nexes (ES) – the lead partner, Idealúdica (ES), Universitat de Barcelona (ES), BalkanIdea Novi Sad (SR), Nectarus (LT), Associazione Interculturale NUR (IT).
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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
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Earners of this badge completed the activity to learn and reflect on competences needed for game design.
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They got familiar with a list of game design competences and listened to interviews with game designers to identify game design competences.
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The evidence of completing this activity is included in the badge and was reviewed and verified by the organisers.
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This activity is part of the wider educational effort of the international partnership “GameOn” to promote inclusion, participation and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.

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To get this activity badge, complete the following steps and share your thoughts and reflections:
Get familiar with game design competences. 
Listen to podcast interviews with game designers. Which podcasts did you listen to?
What game design competences have your identified? Mention them in a post.
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