Personas are an important and incredibly useful interaction design tool. (And I love making them.) While preparing my new Interaction Design class, I was looking for a persona template for my students to use. I couldn’t find many free templates that don’t require you to sign up for something. So I made one. I’m posting […]
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This week: Koans 20–29, in which I run down the street, kiss a cactus, and get philosophical about candy. View the Koans at derekds.com/108
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Last month I wrote about how I’m working on Udacity’s Virtual Reality Developer nanodegree. My most recent project is a virtual reality maze that you can navigate to find and collect seven coins and a key. Once you have collected the key, you can unlock the door to the temple, winning the game. The […]
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This week: Koans 10–19, in which things glitch, break, and get thrown away. View the Koans at derekds.com/108
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I’ll be moderating a panel on Teaching Game Design this weekend at the PixelPop Festival. The panel is Sunday 8/6 at 10:00am. Come check it out if you are in St. Louis! Panel description: “Have you ever thought about teaching a game design class? What and how would you want to teach the next generation […]
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It’s the first batch of commentaries! View the Koans at derekds.com/108
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