murder mystery

No more procrastination—get motivated to read even the most boring textbook with this publication technique that mixes a textbook with lurid page-turning fiction!

Jun 21, 2021

Design, Education, Literature, UI / UX

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The Issue: It can be difficult to get motivated to read a textbook or dry historical tome. It’s much easier to read an action-filled story that features murder and intrigue! Proposal: In order to motivate a person to read a boring textbook, we will create a new kind of “hybrid” book: instead of printing a…
Solve your getting-research-participants problem in one easy step with the medium of VIDEO GAMES. Possibly even ethical, who can really say!

Jun 26, 2017

Education, Games, Technology

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The issue: Gathering data for scientific studies can be difficult. So why not tap into the world of VIDEO GAMES to conduct experiments on willing participants for no additional monetary cost! Normal scenario: Researcher: “I wonder what factors lead to a person trusting Person A instead of Person B?” or: Researcher: “I suspect that—all else…