Game Information
| Title | Broncoland Game |
| Presenter(s) | Kevin Abbott, Jesse Thompson, Austin Godfrey, Spencer Hoin, Jeremy Lwande, and Michael Ford |
| Session | Play the Past: Where Meaningful Play and Digital Humanities Meet to Talk |
| Time | Thursday, October 18, 11:00a-12:00p |
| Location | Gold A |
| Format | Game Exhibition |
| Description | The Broncoland Game is a video game designed to help prepare students to be successful at Western Michigan University. Built entirely in-house by a team of WMU students and staff, Broncoland takes place on a 3D version of the WMU campus, and players will assume the role of a new student at the university. As they play through a virtual semester, players must attend classes, complete homework, explore campus and participate in social, spirit and wellness events. Players can join extracurricular organizations and can advance their standing in them by attending more sessions. Players will learn about campus resources by completing missions and helping friends solve problems which arise over the course of a semester. Making friends and advancing friendships, in turn, boost a player's social level, and allow friends to assist with homework assignments and increase scoring at social events. Each player's final score is based on the resume they build over the course of the semester. Like the Broncoland Tour released in 2011 (www.wmich.edu/broncoland), the Broncoland Game is built using the Unity game engine, allowing it to be experienced via a Mac or Windows downloadable game, or in a web browser. |