GDC: Hecker's Nightmare Scenario - A Future Of Rewarding Players For Dull Tasks It's possible that an over-reliance on metrics-driven design and extrinsic rewards for in-game actions could lead to a future of "designing shitty games that you have to pay people to play," warns independent developer Chris Hecker. Hecker, who is currently working on the espionage-themed multiplayer game SpyParty, presented his hypothetical "nightmare self-fulfilling scenario" as part of a talk inquisitively titled "Achievements Considered Harmful?" during Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Hecker based his talk on a large volume of often-conflicting psychological studies about the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, but he was quick to preface his hypothesis by noting that "there are no direct studies" about the topic as it specifically relates to video games, and he called for more research into the effects of reward structures in design. "You want to make an intrinsically interesting game," he said of game designers at large.
100 Very Cool Facts About The Human Body The Brain The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy. There may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we’ve got covered. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Hair and Nails While they’re not a living part of your body, most people spend a good amount of time caring for their hair and nails. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. Internal Organs Though we may not give them much thought unless they’re bothering us, our internal organs are what allow us to go on eating, breathing and walking around. The largest internal organ is the small intestine. Bodily Functions We may not always like to talk about them, but everyone has to deal with bodily functions on a daily basis. Sneezes regularly exceed 100 mph. Sex and Reproduction As taboo as it may be in some places, sex is an important part of human life as a facet of relationships and the means to reproduce. Senses
50 Clever Tutorials and Techniques on Traditional Drawing Advertisement Traditional drawing is certainly way harder than digital and it is true that people are able to progress much faster digitally, but one should learn the traditional type of drawing and painting before starting digital drawing, since it often lays out the foundation for screen design. This article contains a mixture of traditional drawing tutorials, drawing techniques and some methods for transforming and preparing your creations for screen design. Some are intermediate level and some are advanced tutorials that include general theory, useful tips, comic inspired art, sketch a pencil drawing, coloring processing, character sketching, shapes, proportional, perspective and much more. We hope that drawing tutorials and techniques in this post will be a great help to you. Traditional Drawing Tutorials Marilyn Portrait TutorialA truly fantastic drawing tutorial to learn how to draw a portrait of Marilyn Monroe with pencil. Traditional Drawing Tips & Techniques It's done.
Spotlight on Remote Teaching: Benefits and challenges of blended learning – Teaching Matters blog In this ‘Spotlight on remote teaching’ post, Yi-Shan Tsai, research associate at the School of Informatics, talks about the advantages and challenges of blended learning design and what questions to consider when adopting this approach. These issues will be discussed in great detail in the upcoming free and online course “Making Blended Education Work” starting May 11th… In the recent New Media Consortium horizon report (Alexander et al., 2019), experts suggest that blended learning design has yet to scale and remains a short-term trend (i.e., driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next one to two years). What should we consider when designing a blended learning course, programme, and institution? Flexibility and inclusiveness vs. One major advantage of blended learning is the flexibility to engage with learning materials at a time and place most convenient for learners. However, flexible learning requires a high-level of responsibility and self-regulation from learners.
Game Theory .net - Resources for Learning and Teaching Strategy for Business and Life AskNature Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Learning and teaching beyond disciplinary silos – Teaching Matters blog As an institution, interdisciplinarity is something we strive for, and as a reflection of this, it was a theme for discussion in a recent Senate. However, with teaching resources and budgets tight, there are challenges to conduct genuinely interdisciplinary teaching between and across our existing structures of colleges, schools, deaneries, and centres. Who ‘owns’ and is responsible for an interdisciplinary course or programme? How are school teaching staff and resources supported and managed to enable interdisciplinary teaching to occur? How can use of these resources be recognised, managed and transferred to reflect the teaching delivery? In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) are tackling some of the challenges above. This framework:
Syllabus « Gaming the Classroom Indiana University, Bloomington Department of Telecommunications T366: Multiplayer Game Design Section 13353 Spring 2010 Email: clsheldo@indiana.edu Description Focus is on massively-multiplayer online games and virtual worlds. Students will be introduced to the design elements and production requirements necessary to create and maintain online games. Class time will be divided between fighting monsters (Quizzes, Exams etc.), completing quests (Presentations of Games, Research etc.) and crafting (Personal Game Premises, Game Analysis Papers, Video Game Concept Document etc.). At the beginning of the semester everyone in the class will choose and name their avatars. Grading Procedure You will begin on the first day of class as a Level One avatar. *Your level will be determined by experience points (XP) on a 2000 XP scale. · Solo: Craft your own game proposal. 1. Grading is rigorous. Attendance and Conduct You are expected to attend every class. Required TextDesigning Virtual Worlds.
dafont.com Spotlight on Remote Teaching: Coping with the change to online learning – Teaching Matters blog In this Spotlight on Remote Teaching post, Dr Aaron Allen, an Academic Developer in the Institute for Academic Development (IAD), shares his thoughts with students about how they can cope (from an academic perspective) with the move to remote, online learning. This post was originally posted on the IAD’s Study Hub blog. Study Hub is an online platform, which is comprised of accessible online resources and networks that offer all taught students (pre-degree to taught postgraduate) at The University of Edinburgh the tools and support to make the most of their studies… For all of us, this will be a time of uncertainty. The way we engage with learning will need to adapt, but many of the basic elements remain unchanged. One of the key transferrable skills which we have always tried to help our students to develop is the ability to be an independent learner. Useful resources Aaron Allen
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