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Tag Archives: Videogames
Artificial Emotions
First off, here is my improved robot design built to look and operate a bit better. this uses three bumpers, two at the sides and one in the middle. The coin slot is currently hanging off the edge as I … Continue reading
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Tagged amplifier, audio, bumper, DC motor, Emotion, experiment, Jon Rogers, Kacie Kinzer, L293D, MP3, Pete Thomas, Physical/Digital, PICAXE, Piezo, play, problem solving, Product Design, prototype, robot, sensation, switch, technology, Tweenbots, University, Videogames, Zelda
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Why don’t we all make games?
This blog post is a means for me to clear up some of my many open browser tabs which are becoming increasingly saturated with varied content and opinions about gamification. To summarise a previous blog post of mine, I like … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation, Extra Work
Tagged Adam Penenberg, Byron Reeves, Christopher Cummings, David Helgason, David Rowan, defining, Dundee, foursquare, game design, game theory, gamification, John Tierney, learning, NESTA, physical games, Physical/Digital, playful, points, Product Design, Real / Virtual, research, Ryan Kim, Sebastian Deterding, trend, Videogames, Will Wright, workshop
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Dissertation Freedom!
Today I finished my dissertation. By finished I mean edited, formatted, fully cited, re-edited, re-formatted, re-cited, proof read, proof read again, edited again, readied for printing, submitted digitally, printed, checked and BOUND! Phew!And now I have a nice hard bound … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation
Tagged Completed Project, dissertation, Dundee, Eric Zimmerman, find, gameplay, gamification, gaming literacy, James Paul Gee, learning, research, University, Videogames, workshop
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Dara O’Briain on Videogames
Got reminded tonight of comedian Dara O Briain‘s snippet from Charlie Brookers excellent one off show “Gameswipe“. A perfectly logical rant about videogames being an art form which is only exclusive to those who can play the games. Surely if … Continue reading
Posted in Misc.
Tagged Charlie Brooker, Dara O Briain, fail, game theory, gameplay, Gameswipe, TV, Videogames
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Products That Encourage Communal Discovery
Blog extract from Nov 16, 2025 Here are the first two of my 20 ideas which are the culmination of the FIND stage and my research. The format is insight on front, tied in with a relevant screenshot from a … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design
Tagged find, idea, insights, play, Product Design, University, Videogames
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Ghost Jogging
Blog extract from Nov 12, 2025 Phew, its been a busy few weeks! This is long over due (a week now) but here is the video I made for Ideas Day last Friday. A day where our class had visitors … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Extra Work
Tagged Collaboration, defining, Dundee, Edgar Wright, Film, find, idea, Industry, University, Videogames
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Game Dynamics and Learning Principles
Blog extract from Oct 22, 2025 5:17 PM I mentioned a post or so ago about Seth Priebatsch’s excellent TED talk in which he highlighted 4 game dynamics used by his company SCVNGR Following on from this I discovered after that techcruch have published the … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged dynamics, find, game theory, inspiration, James Paul Gee, Jane McGonigal, Jesse Schell, learning, SCVNGR, Seth Preibatsch, TED, Videogames
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The Game Layer On Top Of The World
Blog extract from Oct 19, 2025 10:23 AM In the past few days I have been finding my self fading away from the specificity of videogames. My initial approach of videogames as a learning tool was challenged by the question … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged dynamics, find, game theory, gamification, inspiration, Seth Preibatsch, social network, TED, Videogames
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Short Film: We’ll never get this mess tidied in time!
Blog extract Oct 11, 2025 9:02 AM A short film created by myself and fellow student Neil Anderson. This was created to represent a key idea behind my project which is that games (in particular drawing influence from videogames) can be … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Extra Work
Tagged Collaboration, Dundee, explain, Film, find, gamification, idea, Physical/Digital, Videogames
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Proper Games Meeting
Blog extract from Oct 8, 2025 2:46 PM [insert image here] On Monday I had a great lunchtime meet up with the guys at Proper Games to discuss all manner of things relating to what videogames can teach us and … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design
Tagged Dundee, find, gamification, Industry, insights, interview, mind map, Networking, research, Videogames
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Defining Games
Blog extract from Oct 6, 2025 11:46 AM I have not been updating my blog for a while as I have been trying to focus on the foundations of my dissertation. This has been done by breaking down the question, … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation, Extra Work
Tagged defining, experiment, physical games, Videogames
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Constructing Gameplay Workshop
Blog extract from Sep 29, 2025 6:59 PM In his talk at the 2009 playful conference, Russell Davies spoke of the importance of pretend. He explored how when we wear flashy big watches, we a really just pretending to be a pilot and the pretend games … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged children, Collaboration, find, inspiration, physical games, Physical/Digital, play, playful, pretend, Russell Davies, Videogames, workshop
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Interview into how play affects learning
Blog extract from Sep 23, 2025 10:44 AM [insert image here] Interview with PhD student Fiona Wood carried this morning carried out by myself and classmate Jonathan Robson. Fiona is researching into how outdoor play affects children’s citizenship understanding as … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged children, Collaboration, find, insights, interview, play, Product Design, research, Videogames, workshop
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Videogaming Insights Mind Map
Blog extract from Sep 22, 2025 1:39 [photo to be inserted] Working on thoughts and insights into the project. This mind map was exploring the broad positive and negative aspects of videogames. Next step – finding people to interview and get some … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design
Tagged find, insights, mind map, Product Design, University, Videogames
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Can Videogames be used to create jobs?
Blog extract from Sep 21, 2025 2:40 PM BBC video article from this morning about UKs games industry potential – with particular interest in Dundees role. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11378852 Personally I believe that the UK, and Dundee, has the potential to be … Continue reading
Videogames and Product Design
Blog extract from Sep 21, 2025 2:40 This is the basis of both my dissertation and my final year product design project – Videogames. For my dissertation I am interested in how videogames can be used as a learning tool, … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged David Perry, find, Literacy, Physical/Digital, Product Design, TED, University, Videogames
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****insert credit to continue****
Its not game over yet! A failed attempt at blog tinkering this afternoon resulted in me destroying and deleting my previous blog. A touch of tampering and technical CPR from Jack Chalkley allowed me to revive it in its new form (yet … Continue reading