Game design provides a unique and immersive platform that allows developers to express rich personal narratives through their work. This project aims to pursue three overarching goals:
- Support traditionally underrepresented high school students (women, students of color) in developing computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) skills
- Provide students with the ability to express themselves through video game storytelling
- Evaluate the efficacy of teaching STEM through peer-tutored game design workshops.
Our team has designed an interdisciplinary curriculum that connects English Language Arts (ELA) and STEM content for a workshop series to teach HS students about storytelling, math, physics, and computing through digital game design.
Project website: https://stemthroughgames.com/
Our Team:
- Dmitriy Babichenko, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh: https://www.sci.pitt.edu/people/dmitriy-babichenko
- Jacob Biehl, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh: https://www.sci.pitt.edu/people/jacob-biehl
- Tinukwa Boulder, Director, Innovative Technologies and Online Learning, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh: https://www.education.pitt.edu/faculty/directory/tinukwa-boulder/
- Jessica Fitzpatrick, Teaching Associate Professor, Director of DNID, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh: https://www.english.pitt.edu/people/jessica-fitzpatrick
- Cassie Quigley, Chair, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading, Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Leading: https://www.education.pitt.edu/faculty/directory/cassie-quigley/
- Veena Vasudevan, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Learning, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh: https://www.education.pitt.edu/faculty/directory/veena-vasudevan/
- Rafaela Sampaio, Graduate Student Researcher, Information Sciences.
- Zoey Zhao, Graduate Student Researcher, School of Education
- Griffin Hurt, Undergraduate Student, Computer Science
- Ashley Ingenito, Undergraduate Student, Computer Science
- Paige Brannagan, Undergraduate Student, Digital Narrative and Interactive Design
- Liam Weixel, Undergraduate Student, Film and Media Studies, English
- Francesca Citrone, Undergraduate Student, Education
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