Plagiarism Gaming
Certainly one of the more dry topics to discuss in First Year Composition courses (or any course) is plagiarism. In an effort to modify this topic for my own course on writing and videogames, I adapted the usual conversation I have about plagiarism in isolation to an examination of videogames that tackle this subject in some way. All of these games are web-based, require no downloads, and should run fine on any relatively modern computer with an updated browser. Here are a few titles I've found that cover plagiarism in some capacity:
- Goblin Threat- http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismGame.aspx
- Rags to Riches- http://www.quia.com/rr/634467.html
- Choose Wisely- http://www.niu.edu/ai/students/Fla/section05/sc05choose%20wisely.swf
- Plagiarism Match Game- http://www.niu.edu/ai/students/Fla/section05/sc05match.swf
- Vlambeer Clone Tycoon- http://vlambeerclonetycoon.com/
Plagiarism Gaming Activity
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To get students introduced to an important course topic and also to get them started with playing videogames in my course, I usually start here with this exercise that asks students to play the games above and assess whether they liked the game or not, whether they found it effective in teaching about plagiarism, and how it could better represent plagiarism in game form. This is done by creating a collaborative Google Doc where everyone adds in their thoughts on the games at hand. I've also recently added in the game Vlambeer Clone Tycoon designed by Rik Nieudrop and Martijn Frazer to show a game that provides examples of the process of copying someone else's work and discussing how a game that uses processes in an interesting way makes an argument about a real world process, something tied back into later with Unit 2.
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