<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Brian Moriarty</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moriarty.stevens@gmail.com" target="_blank">moriarty.stevens@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:11 PM<br>Subject: Opportunity to work on commercial game development project<br>To: Brian T Moriarty <<a href="mailto:brian.moriarty@stevens.edu" target="_blank">brian.moriarty@stevens.edu</a>><br>
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Hello everyone-
<div><br></div><div>I am writing this email in order to recruit you to take part in a summer research project through the Academic Scholars program, <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Development of Strategy and Role Playing Games for Education.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For this project, we are planning to develop a gesture-based game for use in the classroom and as a study aid for courses. We are planning to develop a fully viable game environment by the end of the summer session.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Below are the project description and position details. If you are interested in working on this project, let me know. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">-Brian</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Project Description:</b></span></div><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-size:small">Development of games for learning abstract concepts in a classroom environment is a signifcant objective in developing classroom environments reflective of the needs of current students.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This exploratory research will develop and test a strategy and/or role playing game in conjunction with a baseline library of natural gestures suitable for STEAM classroom settings, with the objective of exploring the impact of students’ multisensory engagement on improving learning outcomes. To accomplish this objective, the research will to use the natural gesture-based learning platform in actual classroom settings to gain a deeper understanding of the efficacy of gestural communication, the interlinked nature of gestural communication and visual thinking, and its broader potential in the context of multimedia learning theory and cognitive load.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Positions:</b></span></div><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Student #1: Developer/Programmer</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Knowledge of C++ and/or Python, with an interest in gaming and gaming platforms.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Student #2: User Interface Designer</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Some experience with jQuery, Javascript, CoffeeScript, and/or Python required.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Knowledge of design principles, prototyping, and user testing preferred.</p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Student #3: Game Engine Developer</p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Working knowledge of the Unity game engine and experience with depth sensor cameras including Kinect and/or Panasonic D-Imager required.</p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Student #4: System Testing</p>
<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Detailed-oriented person with experience in interface design and programming desired.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Student #5: Game Music Researcher</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Experience with music composition and interest in researching best practices in development of music for gaming applications required.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Student #6: 3D Artist</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Experience and interest in game play and user experience design preferred.</p>
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