Playing in the classroom

1. Face-to-face learning using large screen.

• Divide players into teams. Sit teams together so they can discusss and share ideas.
• Present the game on a single large screen that everyone can see.
• The facilitator manages the game play.
• Each team answers questions in turn.
• The facilitator should encourage discussions.

2. Multiple groups - using PC or tablet devices

3. If you have a large group of students you can play several games at the same time.

• Divide the class into groups. Each game can support up to 16 players in 4 teams.
• Select 1 person to act as facilitator for each game
• Split players into teams. Sit teams together so they can discuss and share ideas.
• Present the game on a single PC.
• Ensure that all players can see the screen.
• The facilitator manages the game play.
• Each team answers questions in turn.
• The facilitator should encourage discussions.

Playing remotely or in hybrid learning sessions

ZeST games are ideal for playing during group meetings on Zoom, Skype, Teams, WebEx. There is no direct link between ZeST and these meetings platforms. The facilitator just shares their ZeST screen with the group. The actual games are designed to be very simple to manage, allowing the facilitator to concentrate on encouraging and maintaining group discussions.

ZeST games will help you to recreate the energy and discussions you experience during a face-to-face game. The most important job for the facilitator is to encourage players to talk to each other when they are presented with questions and answers.

If this is done early in the game, it creates momentum and the players will continue to talk and enjoy themselves without much prompting.

Encourage people to turn on their cameras so players can see each other.