This Twitter account is no longer in use. PhD student at ASU. Studying games and the teaching and learning of mathematics. M.S. from UMaine, B.S. from BU.
This twitter account is unmaintained, but kept up in case anyone is seeking to contact me. To find the best way to reach out to me to discuss my academic work, visit my website: https://t.co/1J1my8D89A
Me: *currently trying to juggle teaching, involvement in four different research projects, coursework, writing a prospectus, and DMing multiple D&D groups*
Also Me Just Now: I should try to make time to learn how to make a proper mod for Skyrim or Fallout.
The last three weeks have been an amazing time working for @GirlsMakeGames's summer camp, and today it culminated with the campers showing off their games that the campers all made. They showed off their creativity in so many different ways!
That's a wrap for Week 2! 🎉
The campers began collaborating on their game design docs, and learned to create their own art and audio assets 👾🎨
We can't wait to see how they combine all these concepts into a working game next week 👀🎮
This week is a week where I am feeling very fortunate to have so many exciting opportunities, but a bit anxious about my ability to live up to the expectations those opportunities come with.
Periodically when writing I'll find myself recurrently writing a particular word in an odd way.
Today's example: I've written "defining" as "definining" three times.
For the first time in over a year, I am actually ending the week more energized about my place in academia than I was when I started. While there's still a long way to go in a lot of ways, it really feels like I'm turning the corner and things are looking up.
"If Microsoft cannot execute a convincing house-cleaning at Activision, that reputation will become part of the purchase cost." https://t.co/8IfjaPO7ea
When explaining GG's impact to my game dev students I now argue that they didn't accomplish anything in the long term. Everything they tried to stop (progress) is still happening but they made a *lot* of ppl (including me) very miserable in the short term.
https://t.co/mPcfulCdXi
Everyone deserves to experience math as creativity, play, exploration, joy, etc.—not just a utilitarian tool!—if they want to. I'm always trying to facilitate those joyful experiences for my students, regardless of their background or prior knowledge.