Applied Educational Game Systems
Learning & Behavior Research Through Interactive Design
Designed and implemented multiple educational games as interactive learning systems, focusing on cognition, feedback, and difficulty progression. These projects explore how mechanics, constraints, and feedback loops influence learning, decision-making, and retention.
Research Angle: These projects function as applied prototypes investigating learning mechanics, feedback timing, difficulty scaling, and behavior change through interactive systems. While not formal lab studies, they reflect research-driven design applied in real, testable environments.
Games & Systems
Grammar Sorts
Gameplay
Players categorize nouns by dragging them into semantic buckets.
Research Focus
Explores concept formation, error-based feedback, and category learning through interaction.
Reverse Math
Gameplay
Players select 2â3 numbers from a grid to reach a target result. Difficulty increases via operations (addition â subtraction â multiplication â division).
Research Focus
Explores problem-solving strategies, cognitive load, and adaptive difficulty.
Crave Control
Gameplay
A decision-training game designed to encourage healthier food choices. Developed in collaboration with a domain expert (Dr. Linda).
Research Focus
Explores behavioral nudging, choice architecture, and habit formation through gameplay.
Jazzy's Sight Word Jumble
Gameplay
Sight words are visually scrambled and must be reconstructed, with optional audio pronunciation.
Research Focus
Explores multimodal learning (visual + auditory) and memory reinforcement for early readers.
Research Framework
Learning Mechanics
Investigating how game mechanicsâconstraints, feedback loops, and interaction patternsâsupport concept formation and knowledge retention.
Feedback & Iteration
Exploring the timing, clarity, and modality of feedbackâand how error correction directly affects learning trajectories and strategy development.
Behavior Change
Investigating how game designâthrough nudging, choice architecture, and adaptive difficultyâinfluences decision-making and habit formation.