How Long to Read "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game

How Long Does it Take to Read "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 10 minutes to read "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game by Jordis Asbell-Clarke

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Social digital gaming is an explosive phenomenon where youth and adults are engaged in inquiry for the sake of fun. The complexity of learning evidenced in social digital games is attracting the attention of educators. Martian Boneyards is a proof-of-concept game designed to study how a community of voluntary gamers can be enticed to engage in sustained, high-quality scientific inquiry. Science educators and game designers worked together to create an educational game with the polish and intrigue of a professional-level game, striving to attract a new audience to scientific inquiry. Martian Boneyards took place in the high-definition, massively multiplayer online environment, Blue Mars, where players spent an average of 30 hours in the game over the 4-month implementation period, with some exceeding 200 hours. Most of the players' time was spent in scientific inquiry activities and about 30% of the players' in-game interactions were in the analysis and theory-building phases of inquiry. Female players conducted most of the inquiry, in particular analysis and theory building. The quality of scientific inquiry processes, which included extensive information gathering by players, and the resulting content were judged to be very good by a team of independent scientists. This research suggests that a compelling storyline, a highly aesthetic environment, and the emergent social bonds among players and between players and the characters played by designers were all responsible for sustaining high quality inquiry among gamers in this free-choice experience. The gaming environment developed for Martian Boneyards is seen as an evolving ecosystem with interactions among design, players' activity, and players' progress.

How long is "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game?

"Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game by Jordis Asbell-Clarke is 670 pages long, and a total of 167,500 words.

This makes it 226% the length of the average book. It also has 205% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 15 minutes to read "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game aloud.

What Reading Level is "Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game?

"Martian Boneyards": Sustained Scientific Inquiry in a Social Digital Game is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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