Implementations of the game SGC (see Ahamer, 2004a, b, 2005, 2013; Öttl et al., 2014; Vogler et al., 2010; Lehner & Wurzenberger, 2013; Altmann et al., 2013) in dozens of courses to date have followed the temporal organization of the scheme as notated in Figure 1 (Ahamer, 2016). The shape of the different symbols explained in the legend describes the dramatic characteristic of the single activities involved. Each phase starts with its preparation (triangle). The reason for the overlapping of the five phases is to enhance understanding of the interconnections between the levels and to allow students to ponder about their future tasks at an early stage.
Graph of student activities and time dynamics of SGC’s five phases (image from Ahamer, 2016)