Participatory Assessment is a game design model for obtaining diverse learning and/or social outcomes in innovative learning environments. It fosters participation in socio-technological interactions that ensures individual understanding of targeted concepts. As necessary, the model has also been capable of improving and documenting the impact of aggregated achievement. The model emerged from assessment-oriented design studies in several environments, including the Quest Atlantis 3-D virtual environment. This paper introduces the five general design principles that make up Participatory Assessment, along with the more specific design principles that emerged across given design cycles of the Taiga game in Quest Atlantis. Specific game features are summarized, along with evidence of the impact of those features in the Taiga design studies.
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