Scenario example written in the Articulate 360 Rise scenario block format
When the learner doesn't ask optimal questions the first time they are penalized and must call to obtain the proper information.
Solution: A branching simulation would give the desired level of difficulty and fun as well as testing the learner’s skills. A combination of interactive learning and animated segments were selected for this task. As well, a gender and race neutral character was designed to represent the learner within the simulation. Rather than correcting wrong answers, realistic feedback was required. We accomplished this by having a manager not only set up the story line but also follow up by calling the learner/player on the phone whenever they made a significant mistake. Three of these calls would lead to the player being taken off the project and having to start over again, similar to three “deaths” in a video game. Some technical errors were permitted; however, their presence affected the outcome by having either a happy customer, a bothered customer or an angry customer at the finish.
Outcome: The client was very happy with the result. It met their need for having a realistic context, the requirement of technical skill, and the element of fun which both provided motivation and befitted a practice exercise where the worst thing that can happen is that you have to do it over again. It is worth mentioning that we won this contract in competition against a much larger provider after submitting a design and prototype. It was delivered on time and on budget.
Outcome: The client was very happy with the result. It met their need for having a realistic context, the requirement of technical skill, and the element of fun which both provided motivation and befitted a practice exercise where the worst thing that can happen is that you have to do it over again. It is worth mentioning that we won this contract in competition against a much larger provider after submitting a design and prototype. It was delivered on time and on budget.
A Power Point overview of my elearning work, with screen grabs from client projects:
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Setup video for Brandon-Hall winning simulation project.
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Website I designed form my cognitive gaming after school club, the Thinking Skills Club
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Quick and dirty video for Thinking Skills Club
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POWtoon for a screenplay I was working on. |
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A short video about financial management I wrote as part of a larger project
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Explanation video for screenplay logline writing iPhone app.
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Explanation video for School Council website I designed with objective of making parents feel more a part of the school.
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Some published editing samples: academic, government and nonfiction book manuscripts
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My own book on computer games and cognition, Braiming (aka Brains on Games) |
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Some videos I project managed for Royal Trust (consulting with internal client, putting out RFP, selecting video company, giving feedback and managing shoot for RT)
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Trailer for my Sundance Channel short film (wrote, directed, produced)
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