beadloom game
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BeadLoom Game. by Dustin Culler [email protected] Acey Boyce [email protected]. Antoine Campbell [email protected]. Shaun Pickford [email protected]. Dr. Tiffany Barnes [email protected]. Motivation. Dustin Culler – BeadLoom Game. 2. Virtual Bead Loom. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
by Dustin [email protected]
Acey [email protected]
BeadLoom Game
Antoine [email protected]
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Shaun [email protected]
Dr. Tiffany [email protected]
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Motivation
Virtual
Bead Loom
• Create Puzzles
• Mimic actual Bead Loom art
• Use iteration and Cartesian coordinates
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Virtual Bead LoomPros
Allows for creativity
• Cartesian Coordinates
• Iteration
Designed to teach
Cons
Students avoid advanced functions
Lack of replayability
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BeadLoom Game
CSDT Social Websit
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Dance Tool
3 Step Process
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Based on Java port of Virtual Bead LoomBuilt as a Java Applet to be played onlineAdded game mode
Created a containing website
Implementation
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Original Java Port
Displayable GridBead FunctionsUndo
Resolution Independent Scalable Bead Size Puzzle Thumbnails Custom Puzzles Menu System Game Mode XML Puzzles Bead Images Options Avatars Ghost Bead Previews Server Side Login Server Side Scores Achievements
Implemented FeaturesBeadLoom Game
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BeadLoom Game will provide stronger internal motivation to explore advanced functions.BeadLoom Game will have higher learning gains than Virtual Bead Loom.
Hypotheses
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Video
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Can you solve this puzzle?
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
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•Middle School•High SchoolTwo UNCC
summer camps
•Pretest•Mid-Session test•Post test
Data Collection
•High Scores•Custom Puzzles
Logs
Research Studies
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Middle School Summer Camp
Pretest to Post test• Layering
• Two-sample t-test for unequal variances• t(21) = -3.58, p <= 0.05
• Iteration and Layering• Two-sample t-test for unequal variances• t(21) = -2.99, p <= 0.05
Out of 21 students• 16 preferred BeadLoom Game• 5 preferred Virtual Bead Loom
Studies
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M SD NPre 0.24 0.19 21Post 1.38 1.95 21
M SD NPre 2.3
21.01
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Post 3.83
4.33
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Pre to post test score comparison
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PrePost
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“The game forces me to use more complicated iterations to improve my score, which makes it a fun activity and a good learning tool.”
High School post survey response
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Custom Puzzles
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Custom Puzzles
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Mid Survey 57% preferred BeadLoom GamePost Survey showed a 75% increase in the
number of students that preferred BeadLoom Game
62% stated custom puzzle creation and solving was their favorite feature
Custom Puzzles
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Full integration into CSDT Social site.
Test BeadLoom Game with different features enabled to determine
which features provide learning gains.
Future work
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Java AppletJava/PHP interactionXMLUnity Game EngineDrupal
Take Away
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Questions?
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