Published in Design 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 read
Published in Design 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 read
Published in Design 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 read
Published in Design 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 read
Published in Carnegie 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 read
Published in Carnegie 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 read
Published in Carnegie 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 read
Published in Carnegie 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 read
Published in Carnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Sep 28, 2020Week 5 | Scoping & Planning09.27.20 After an unsuccessful recruitment attempt, I have decided to pivot once again. …2 min read
Published in Carnegie Mellon Graduate Design Thesis 2020–21·Sep 21, 2020Week 4 | IRB Planning & Recruiting Efforts09.20.20 This week was quite challenging for me as I spend the majority of my time attempting to recruit high schools in the Pittsburgh area to work with me on my study. …3 min read
