gamification

MASL Grad Students Presentations

Two MASL graduate students will be presenting this Thursday morning in D-1-117 MAK during the scheduled graduate student presentations: Andres Solano (Master’s Project Presentation) When: 9:30 – 10:15am Title: GVSU Art Gallery Meets iOS: How To Cram 10k+ Works of Art Into Your Pocket Abstract: The Grand Valley State University Art Gallery has over ten thousand works of original art,...

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exploring social check-In

exploring social check-In

Social Check-In is an interesting mobile application genre that is getting a fair amount of attention from users. Foursquare, one of the most popular social check-in apps here in the USA, currently has around 10 million users. Even President Obama joined Foursquare this past August, which must really be giving the secret service headaches! Other social check-in apps such as SCVNGR and Gowalla are...

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parabolax: making math fun!

parabolax: making math fun!

Research has shown that many students are not interested in learning mathematics; they find it difficult to understand, irrelevant to their daily lives, and uninteresting. This thesis explored elements of computer games that may satisfy children’s learning needs and ultimately motivate them to learn mathematical concepts. Two seemingly unrelated content areas in which handheld touch-enabled...

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