Game Name: Quandary Designer/Developer: Learning Games Network Platforms: Browser High-level instructional goal: Ethical decision making Link to game: https://www.quandarygame.org/play Learning Objectives The game attempts to teach its players to make better decisions based upon moral and ethical cues. I think the learning goal for this game is particularly interesting because…

Weekend Watch Reflection I think especially for our project it will be very important to communicate our ideas effectively, since our target demographic includes a large degree of variability from individual to individual. The Simon Sinek talk is helpful in demonstrating how we can attempt to unify our message and…

Game Name: Code Combat Designer/Developer: Code Combat Platforms: Browser High-level instructional goal: Computer Science Fundamentals Link to game: https://codecombat.com/play Learning Objectives There are 9 sections, with 1 mystery section at the end. Each section has one over-arching learning objective. The first section teaches general syntax and programming fundamentals. The last…

Week 1–3/2 For this project, I have chosen to work on the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Virtual Screening schedule. This week, we had our first two deliverables due for this project. The first deliverable group allowed me to experiment with three different types of editing a document, these were: “line spacing”, “horizontal…

Game Name: A Slower Speed of Light Designer/Developer: MIT Game Lab Platforms: (Mac, Windows, Linux) High-level instructional goal: To demonstrate concepts of relativity (Einstein) Link to game: A Slower Speed of Light | MIT Game Lab Learning Objectives The main learning objective of the game is to introduce players to…

Game Name: Duolingo Designer/Developer: Duolingo Platforms: (iOS, Android) High-level instructional goal: Language Acquisition Link to game: https://www.duolingo.com/ Learning Objectives The Duolingo game serves as a way for users to learn languages and offers a variety of different languages to choose from. I think that the only real prerequisite is the…

Week 1 For the first project of the course, my team is focused on defining issues that Parents may have in supporting their children during online school. In our initial meeting, we discussed potential problem areas that this group may be facing (such as sleep schedule, social interaction, and defining…