Technology

Leveraging Cluster Analysis to Understand Educational Game Player Experiences and Support Design

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. As a game is subjected to large-scale player testing, the designers require inexpensive, automated methods for categorizing patterns of player-game interactions. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Author/Presenter

Luke Swanson

David Gagnon

Jennifer Scianna

John McCloskey

Nicholas Spevacek

Stefan Slater

Erik Harpstead

Year
2022
Short Description

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Leveraging Cluster Analysis to Understand Educational Game Player Experiences and Support Design

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. As a game is subjected to large-scale player testing, the designers require inexpensive, automated methods for categorizing patterns of player-game interactions. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Author/Presenter

Luke Swanson

David Gagnon

Jennifer Scianna

John McCloskey

Nicholas Spevacek

Stefan Slater

Erik Harpstead

Year
2022
Short Description

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Leveraging Cluster Analysis to Understand Educational Game Player Experiences and Support Design

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. As a game is subjected to large-scale player testing, the designers require inexpensive, automated methods for categorizing patterns of player-game interactions. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Author/Presenter

Luke Swanson

David Gagnon

Jennifer Scianna

John McCloskey

Nicholas Spevacek

Stefan Slater

Erik Harpstead

Year
2022
Short Description

The ability for an educational game designer to understand their audience's play styles and resulting experience is an essential tool for improving their game's design. In this paper we present a simple, reusable process using best practices for data clustering, feasible for use within a small educational game studio.

Integrando STEAM: A Guide for Elementary Bilingual and Dual Language Programs

This book is a guide for K-12 school leaders and educators who are planning to implement new bilingual and dual language (BDL) elementary programs for multilingual learners in the United States, focusing on the integration of subject matter knowledge of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) with biliteracy development goals, both in English and a partner language other than English (LOTE). With this book, we advocate for an integrated STEAM and literacy development approach in BDL Education.
Author/Presenter

Marialuisa Di Stefano

Alberto Esquinca

Idalis Villanueva Alarcón

Year
2023
Short Description

This book is a guide for K-12 school leaders and educators who are planning to implement new bilingual and dual language (BDL) elementary programs for multilingual learners in the United States, focusing on the integration of subject matter knowledge of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) with biliteracy development goals, both in English and a partner language other than English (LOTE).

The STEM Observation Protocol Training Course

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

Author/Presenter

STEM-OP Project Team

Year
2023
Short Description

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

The STEM Observation Protocol Training Course

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

Author/Presenter

STEM-OP Project Team

Year
2023
Short Description

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

The STEM Observation Protocol Training Course

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

Author/Presenter

STEM-OP Project Team

Year
2023
Short Description

This is the project-created training course for new users to learn about the STEM-OP and how to use it.

Struggling to Detect Struggle in Students Playing a Science Exploration Game

The real-time detection of when a player is struggling presents an opportunity for game designers to design timely and meaningful interventions, as well as to provide targeted support that improves student learning and engagement. In this paper, we present a struggle detector in the context of students playing the learning game, Wake: Tales from the Aqualab.

Author/Presenter

Xiner Liu

Stefan Slater

Juliana Ma. Alexandra L. Andres

Luke Swanson

Jennifer Scianna

David Gagnon

Ryan S. Baker

Year
2023
Short Description

The real-time detection of when a player is struggling presents an opportunity for game designers to design timely and meaningful interventions, as well as to provide targeted support that improves student learning and engagement. In this paper, we present a struggle detector in the context of students playing the learning game, Wake: Tales from the Aqualab.

Struggling to Detect Struggle in Students Playing a Science Exploration Game

The real-time detection of when a player is struggling presents an opportunity for game designers to design timely and meaningful interventions, as well as to provide targeted support that improves student learning and engagement. In this paper, we present a struggle detector in the context of students playing the learning game, Wake: Tales from the Aqualab.

Author/Presenter

Xiner Liu

Stefan Slater

Juliana Ma. Alexandra L. Andres

Luke Swanson

Jennifer Scianna

David Gagnon

Ryan S. Baker

Year
2023
Short Description

The real-time detection of when a player is struggling presents an opportunity for game designers to design timely and meaningful interventions, as well as to provide targeted support that improves student learning and engagement. In this paper, we present a struggle detector in the context of students playing the learning game, Wake: Tales from the Aqualab.