Dr. Scipub is an open (educational) strategic card game created at the EPFL Library (Lausanne, Switzerland). The universe of the game is based on the decision researchers must make regardining their publications. Various scholarly communication stakes are at the center of the game. The game is shared under CC BY 4.0 license.
In this repository, you will eventually find:
- Game instructions (instructions.md)
- How-to prepare the game set (gamepreparation.md - this is under construction)
- Ready-to-use files to print everything in one go (ready-to-use folder - this is under construction).
- Slides used to explain the game and introduce theoretical concepts (to be uploaded)
- Images that illustrate the game play (img folder)
The game itself doesn't have learning outcomes. However, at EPFL Library, it has been used in a training sequence including the game and additionnal slides. In this context, the training had the following learning objectives where the particpants are meant to understand :
- Open Access, including Gold OA and APCs
- Traditional peer-review
- Impact factor and other metrics
We would love to hear your feedback about this game. Feel free to contact us as well is you have any question. Send us an email at formations.bib [at] epfl.ch !