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James Derek Lomas
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Feedback on Games
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Downloadthe 3in1_playpower.nesThe DAIICT…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Derek Lomas Oct 4, 2010.
Malaria Game -- Game Design Help Wanted!
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Hi all,We'd love your input on a game we are designing now, about Malaria. As you know, Malaria is a serious public health problem in many countries, including India. An 8-bit game on a $10…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julian Rojas-Millán Jan 8, 2011.
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Design 8-bit Games for a $10 Computer
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This group is for researchers studying household technology use in India.
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Design 8-bit Games for a $10 Computer
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DA-IICT
The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
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Playpower Ethnography
This group is for researchers studying household technology use in India.
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DA-IICT
The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
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DA-IICT
The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
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DA-IICT
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DA-IICT
The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
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NYU 8-bit Game Design Workshop
Design 8-bit Games for a $10 Computer
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NYU 8-bit Game Design Workshop
Design 8-bit Games for a $10 Computer
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Profile Information
- Website
- http://playpower.org
- Briefly describe your background:
- I am a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, in Human Computer interactions, where I am studying computer-aided learning games. I have a BA in Cognitive Science from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts from UC San Diego. In 2007-2008 I lived in India, and worked for a major mobile phone company, conducting ethnographic research on mobile phone use and developing new applications targeting "Bottom-of-the-Pyramid" consumers.
- How would you like to help Playpower?
- I hope to help organize open-source efforts to build learning games for radically affordable computers!
- What are your primary roles?
- Game Designer, Visual Artist, Academic
James Derek Lomas's Blog
game user testing in India
Game user testing is going great! Once we get the games running (we've had a TON of technical issues) they are really working well. The typing game seems to be the favorite so far-- It is definitely the most collaborative, as you can see in this video.
I'm collecting a lot of information that should inform the design in specific ways. When I get a little…
ContinuePosted on July 24, 2010 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments
Feedback requested: Next Iteration of the games
Download the 3in1_playpower.nes
The DAIICT team has released the next version of the games. To play, download an emulator at:
http://nestopia.sourceforge.net/
To get the keyboard to work (for the typing game), click on the Menu option "Machine", then "Input", then… Continue
The DAIICT team has released the next version of the games. To play, download an emulator at:
http://nestopia.sourceforge.net/
To get the keyboard to work (for the typing game), click on the Menu option "Machine", then "Input", then… Continue
Posted on July 21, 2010 at 10:36pm — 7 Comments
Where will our games be played?
Over the course of the next 2 weeks, I'll be helping conduct game user testing with our games in India. While the games are still "in-development", we want to sense of whether children/families
understand and enjoy the… Continue
understand and enjoy the… Continue
Posted on July 18, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment
Feedback on existing games?
Hey everyone,
Here is a draft of the current version of the games. Many changes are planned, but it would be great to get feedback now. We will be trying these out with some families, and iterating over the course of the week. We'd really love your feedback! All you need is an NES emulator...…
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Here is a draft of the current version of the games. Many changes are planned, but it would be great to get feedback now. We will be trying these out with some families, and iterating over the course of the week. We'd really love your feedback! All you need is an NES emulator...…
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Posted on July 18, 2010 at 5:46pm — 2 Comments
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I'm really hopeful that I can help with this amazing project, and I will definitely check out the resources that you sent to me. It would be great to get a community going here in TX as well.
Do you know where I can find information about the hardware specs for this system? Also, I wonder if it is possible to purchase a system in order to help with gamedev efforts. (I'm still new to the site, so perhaps I'll stumble upon this information in my journeys.)
Thanks again! -R
Thanks for the welcome.
Could you give me some more specific about the capabilities of the platform(s) you're using? Any chance I can get my hands on one? Is there a list of games that have already been made/ported?
Cheers!
I wanted to see if there are any needs for graphic designers or user experience analysts right now? Thanks!
Anna
We haven't done much in our HHD division, but in EDCs International division we do have some experience. Most of our content has been created for radio-based learning however. Here are a few links:
References to Malaria @EDC
I'll have to give your second question some thought. The $10 platform has with it the need consider what may be appropriate for all ages.
I enjoyed hearing about your work and I think it's a great way to deliver valuable information in a very practical way. I'll write more soon.
Peter
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