e-Bug Senior Game

1. e-Bug Senior Game

2. Senior Game Game Style Game Process Demo Game Puzzles and Learning Outcomes Feedback to date and evaluation plans

3. Game Style Game is a detective game where the player investigates microbial problems. Player is presented with many ideas or theories which are confirmed or contradicted by evidence. Story and puzzle based game Has “microbe vision” which allows player to see bugs Can perform 3 mini-game tests which can be used to identify microbes

4. Game Process Player is given missions by “Big C” who is the boss. The player and Alyx (scientist) fly to locations They interview people and look for physical clues By finding clues, the story moves on. At the end of the mission, the player is asked a series of questions by Big C that can be used to confirm knowledge gain

5. Game Back Story A call has come in to e-Bug HQ. A famous actor has fallen very ill and his security people suspect a deliberate act of poison Big C dispatches the player and Alyx to investigate.

6. Characters: Big C Big C (boss of e-Bug)

7. Characters: Alyx Alyx (scientist coworker)

8. Character: Heracles Samson Heracles (bodyguard to actors)

9. Characters: Hugh Gaego Hugh Gaego (actor)

10. Jamie Grimesworth Jamie Grimesworth (chef)

11. Example Mockup • Showing Learning Outcomes: • Microbes are found everywhere even though you can’t see them • There are three types of microbe (B, V and F) • Sometimes bad microbes can make us sick • Don’t spread your bad microbes to others • Also covers some food hygiene outcomes not in the pack: • Microbes can be found on our food and can transfer to humans • Cooking food properly can kill harmful microbes

12. Mission 1 Mission 1 was basis of the demo. Set around a barbeque and covers: Hygiene Spread of infection Introduction to microbes

13. Mechanics Hand, Respiratory and Food Hygiene Infection can be spread through unclean hands Hand washing can prevent the spread of infection Infection can be spread through sneezing and coughing Sneezing or coughing in your hand can still spread infection Microbes can be found on our food and can transfer to humans Cooking food properly can kill harmful microbes

14. Mission 2

15. Mission 2 Mission 2 introduces a ‘superbug’ Aim is for the player to identify that in places where there is high antibiotic misuse, resistant bugs are present Story starts off in an airport where one person (Allison) was on a flight with someone sick with the bug. The player visits a site of good practice and a site of bad practice and finds clues that show why the ‘bad’ practice is bad Later, the player performs a ‘mini game’ that shows that the superbug is different because it isn’t killed by the normal antibiotics

16. Mission 2: Characters Allison (sporty girl) Emerges later on that she’s infected with the superbug

17. Mission 2: Characters Dr Pia Diallo ( French Doctor) Town suffering from superbug Evidence in her office of inappropriate antibiotic use

18. Mission 2 Characters Dr Emmet Brun (Danish Doctor) Example of good behavior with antibiotics

19. Mission 3 Mission 3 connects poor antibiotic use to real world behavior. The story involves Sports team fallen ill Sabotage suspected but not the case Allison (from last mission) stopped taking antibiotics, causing her illness to come back. She gave water to sports team, spreading bug Her coach took her antibiotics for a virus and now has bad diarrhea