CuriouSer
What It Was
CuriouSer was a VR educational game for the Google Pixel, where the player works in a fast food pizza restaurant in space. This project’s aim was to create an educational game which teaches introductory computer science concepts for beginners of computer science. The CuriouSer team worked through extensive research and play-testing; pushing the boundaries of Virtual Reality educational experiences. In the game, the player must cook different flavored pizzas in a specified time for Aliens.
My Role
My role on CuriouSer spanned design, research, and facilitation. I defined our target audience through direct collaboration with multiple school districts and CS teachers, then organized and ran play-test sessions with middle and high school students throughout the project. On the design side, I paper-prototyped and wire-framed concepts using cardboard boxes to physically simulate VR space before we built anything substantial. Which ended up being a constraint that forced us to validate ideas cheaply and quickly.
I also worked directly with education professionals and teachers to ensure the concepts we were teaching were accurate, and co-authored a sample lesson plan designed to help teachers integrate the game into their existing curriculum without rebuilding their whole class around it.
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