From my 2010-11 MSU Progress Report
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Over the past year, I have attacked the goals set in my initial goals statement with zeal. Due to gaps in my skills and theoretical knowledge of game design, I have pursued each course taken as an opportunity to build my knowledge in these deficit areas. Due to the excellent instructional methods of Dr. Wei Peng and Dr. Carrie Heeter, I am confident in my background in design research and theories of serious games. I also am able to reach out into other disciplines in order to substantiate research and design. In addition, I have had the opportunity collaborate with other students in the design of two substantial serious games, “Shades of Shakespeare” and “Pardon of the Sun”. Each game was a lesson in game design and content design, that demonstrated the challenges inherent in creating games with meaningful play.
