Byline overview
Part internet printing press, part computational tool for thought, ByLine is the epistemic game engine used in (Journalism Game), the epistemic role-playing game of professional journalism. Players use ByLine to write and publish stories in an online science newspaper. At the same time, ByLine is designed to help players learn to think like journalists about science and society.
Lead Researchers : David Hatfield
Mr. Hatfield
I am a teacher in a middle school and I would like to know whether Byline is available for preview. Is there a fee for the software? Thank you.
Ms. Stafford
Byline is currently not available as it is undergoing a software upgrade, but we are always interested in keeping up with educators interested in collaborating. If you were interested, feel free to drop me an email, and I can make sure you’re updated when Byline and the Journalism game are back online.
cheers,
David
Hello – just wondering what the progress is for Byline. We think it would be a very useful tool for our after-school news club
thanks!
Byline is unfortunately still in the development queue as our small lab has been focusing on developing a more stable infrastructure for all of our research games. But if you are interested in other civic epistemic games, you might consider contacting Lew Friedland (one of our collaborators profiled under the People menu) about Legislative Aide, a civic epistemic game focused on understanding community issues through social network analysis. While not focused on publishing, Legislative Aide does provide an opportunity for developing a deeper understanding of the resources and stakeholders that drive community issues.