Learning Activity 3-A-1

RuneScape Quests

[On Your Own & Message]

3 points

In this activity, you will attempt to complete one of the following three “novice-level” quests:

• Cook's Assistant - start by speaking to the cook in the kitchen of Lumbridge Castle, which is on the ground floor.
• The Restless Ghost - start by speaking to the priest in the church opposite Lumbridge Castle.
• Rune Mysteries - start by speaking to the Duke in Lumbridge Castle on the first floor.

(Jagex Ltd., 2007)

When finished with the quest, take a screenshot of that moment.

NOTE: Review How to Take Screenshots if you are a bit rusty on how to do so. Directions are for both PC and Mac.

Send your instructor a Message informing him or her of your progress within the game and a copy of the screenshot as an attachment.

Learning Activity 3-A-2

Reflection on RuneScape

[Forum]

20 points

Reflect on your experience playing RuneScape in Activity 3-A-1. Answer the following questions in a post to your Forum:

• How did the three identities proposed by Gee play out in your experience?
• How did your decisions in the game affect each of these identities?
• How would you contrast the experience of failing to achieve something in a quest within the game, to failing in real life?

Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts. Did they have the same experiences as yourself? How did their decisions in the game (and the consequences) relate to your own?