Nov 13, 2022Shirley - I see that you have everything included.Shirley - I see that you have everything included. However, you need to include documentation of your design process and your decision making along the way.1 min read1 min read
Nov 13, 2022Good start, Melody!Good start, Melody! Don't forget to include the illustrator tracing exercise too and consider some of the things you've learned in those exercises alongside the group critique.1 min read1 min read
Published inDesign for Educational Games | Spring 2021·Mar 31, 2021Coding for Carrots | Google DoodleGame Critique | 4 Design for Educational Games Instructor | Erik Harpstead Spring 2021 Game Metadata For my fourth Game Critique, I have decided to review “Coding for Carrots”, a mini Google Doodle browser game that is designed in association with Computer Science Education Week as a game that celebrates 50 years…7 min read7 min read
Published inDesign for Educational Games | Spring 2021·Mar 17, 2021Kern Type | Method of ActionGame Critique | 3 Design for Educational Games Instructor | Erik Harpstead Spring 2021 Game Metadata For my third Game Critique, I have decided to review “Kern Type”, a Method of Action design game that is designed to help individuals learn the typographic design practice of adjusting letter spacing through the application…6 min read6 min read
Published inDesign for Educational Games | Spring 2021·Mar 3, 2021Swimming Otters | ArcademicsGame Critique 2 — Design for Educational Games Instructor | Erik Harpstead Spring 2021 Game Metadata For my second Game Critique, I have decided to review “Swimming Otters”, an Arcademics Math game that is designed for learners grades 3–6. …7 min read7 min read
Published inDesign for Educational Games | Spring 2021·Feb 17, 2021Break It Down | PBS KidsGame Critique | 1 — Design for Educational Games Instructor | Erik Harpstead Spring 2021 Game Metadata For my first Game Critique, I have decided to review “Break It Down”, a PBS Kids, Plum Landing Game accessible on web browsers. …8 min read8 min read
Published inCarnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Nov 9, 2020Week 9–11 | Research Activities + Artifact Reviews10.19.20–11.09.20 In these last few weeks, I have been busy finalizing my IRB protocol for my expert interviews and student survey and I have also begun developing a process for analyzing my artifact reviews. Since October I have scheduled 5 total interviews — and conducted 2. From the two interviews…5 min read5 min read
Published inCarnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Oct 19, 2020Week 8 | Literature Review + Pilot Study10.19.20 This week I submitted my IRB (still waiting on feedback) and took a stab at writing my first literature review revisiting Ambrose — “How Learning Works”- Chapter 2: How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning? In my reading, I was particularly influenced by the following two…3 min read3 min read
Published inCarnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Oct 11, 2020Week 7 | Finalizing IRB & Artifact and Lit Reviews10. 11.20 As of tomorrow, I will officially be submitting my IRB for review and am hoping to complete the approval process for my Expert Interview protocol and Student Survey by the end of next week. In addition to this week's finalization of my IRB materials, I have also been…3 min read3 min read
Published inCarnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Oct 11, 2020Week 6 | Exploratory Research & IRB10.04.20 This week has been primarily dedicated to pulling together all of the components of my IRB including a script for expert interviews with administrators and counselors at schools, and a survey for students pursuing post-secondary education. So pretty heads down this week. Lastly, I found an interesting article from my futures class about time and self-perception that I have decided to do an artifact review on. It is the “Life in Weeks” framework.1 min read1 min read
