Comments on: Teaching Teamwork Skills: Everest http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/comment-page-1/#comment-279045 Andy Sat, 15 May 2010 10:59:55 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/#comment-279045 It's not just MBAs participating in Everest. I'm a first year Commerce student and we were forced to undertake Everest, and write a reflection upon our experiences, as part of our assessment. All the students were unimpressed. The simulation didn't provide enough background information, was full of glitches, and ultimately boring. We were all let down when we actually undertook the simulation. The majority of rounds only required us to make a choice from one of two options. We weren't forced to think critically at all. The conflict and issues you described didn't even appear. The simulation was just a joke. Anyway, thanks for your ideas that I can put in my reflection! (The content I have written here doesn't get the marks, unfortunately. Management is such a deluded concept.) It’s not just MBAs participating in Everest.

I’m a first year Commerce student and we were forced to undertake Everest, and write a reflection upon our experiences, as part of our assessment.

All the students were unimpressed.

The simulation didn’t provide enough background information, was full of glitches, and ultimately boring.

We were all let down when we actually undertook the simulation. The majority of rounds only required us to make a choice from one of two options. We weren’t forced to think critically at all.

The conflict and issues you described didn’t even appear. The simulation was just a joke.

Anyway, thanks for your ideas that I can put in my reflection! (The content I have written here doesn’t get the marks, unfortunately. Management is such a deluded concept.)

]]> By: Tomi Väisänen http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/comment-page-1/#comment-254833 Tomi Väisänen Mon, 18 May 2009 10:42:55 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/#comment-254833 HI David, Your story is intriquing.. Like Petri describs above (he wrote the webaddress wrong) NoviCraft has been designed to teach these skills in a 3D environment. The immersive effect of 3D virtual world and computer game, equipped with a pedagogic design really makes NoviCraft really effective. I challenge you to try NoviCraft - I promise its more immersive and engaging than Everest (check the trailer). Cheers, Tomi Väisänen HI David,
Your story is intriquing.. Like Petri describs above (he wrote the webaddress wrong) NoviCraft has been designed to teach these skills in a 3D environment. The immersive effect of 3D virtual world and computer game, equipped with a pedagogic design really makes NoviCraft really effective. I challenge you to try NoviCraft – I promise its more immersive and engaging than Everest (check the trailer).
Cheers,
Tomi Väisänen

]]> By: Petri Ahokangas http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/comment-page-1/#comment-188974 Petri Ahokangas Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:31:52 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/#comment-188974 David, This is an interesting field, indeed. TeamingStream, a Finnish serious game developer, has developed a real 3D multiplayer teambuilding and leadership training game called NoviCraft. The game can be played over intra/internet and it includes features that enable the "game master" to control and monitor the progress of the game and to provide the participants with meaningful feedback and consultancy. The game is based on research on the social cognitive processes behind team collaboration and leadership. More information www.teamimgstream.com. David,

This is an interesting field, indeed. TeamingStream, a Finnish serious game developer, has developed a real 3D multiplayer teambuilding and leadership training game called NoviCraft. The game can be played over intra/internet and it includes features that enable the “game master” to control and monitor the progress of the game and to provide the participants with meaningful feedback and consultancy. The game is based on research on the social cognitive processes behind team collaboration and leadership.

More information http://www.teamimgstream.com.

]]> By: Denis Saulnier http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/comment-page-1/#comment-178483 Denis Saulnier Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:09:17 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/teaching-teamwork-skills-everest/#comment-178483 David, thanks - lots of us are waiting to get our hands on this book :) If folks want more information on the Everest simulation, here's some info. You can also email me directly at dsaulnier at hbsp dot harvard dot edu. Video: Student version http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest/public_main.htm?page=demo This short video explains the simulation from the student’s perspective. It uses voice-over and animated screenshots to step users through the simulation. Video: Everest Experience http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest/public_main.htm?page=intro This video features an interview with a mountaineer discussing the challenge of climbing Mount Everest and sets the tone for students playing the simulation. Student Experience Login http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest-demo To experience the simulation playing each of the five roles, log in to the above URL using any of the following (the password and login ID are the same): leader/leader | physician/physician | photographer/photographer marathoner/marathoner | environmentalist/environmentalist This will place you into Round 3 of a sample simulation where you can navigate the Prepare, Analyze, and Decide tabs. Note that you will not be able to submit a decision or advance to the next round. More info at: simulations.hbsp.harvard.edu David, thanks – lots of us are waiting to get our hands on this book :) If folks want more information on the Everest simulation, here’s some info. You can also email me directly at dsaulnier at hbsp dot harvard dot edu.

Video: Student version
http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest/public_main.htm?page=demo
This short video explains the simulation from the student’s perspective. It uses voice-over and animated screenshots to step users through the simulation.

Video: Everest Experience
http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest/public_main.htm?page=intro
This video features an interview with a mountaineer discussing the challenge of climbing Mount Everest and sets the tone for students playing the simulation.

Student Experience Login
http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-everest-demo
To experience the simulation playing each of the five roles, log in to the above URL using any of the following (the password and login ID are the same):
leader/leader | physician/physician | photographer/photographer
marathoner/marathoner | environmentalist/environmentalist
This will place you into Round 3 of a sample simulation where you can navigate the Prepare, Analyze, and Decide tabs. Note that you will not be able to submit a decision or advance to the next round.

More info at: simulations.hbsp.harvard.edu

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