This week, Rae and I explore our Gossip 1.1 Method and determine its strengths / weaknesses. Additionally, I continue my reviewing of the literature for gossip systems. Research Through Design So for this week, Rae and I began exploring using the technique of Subject, Action, Target based on the RDF triple techniques described by Mooney and Allbeck (2014) as well as the category based system described in Brown et al (2021). Below, the details of our system are described. Then

Back to the Drawing Board This week, Rae and I encountered a few setbacks and decided to start fresh with the knowledge we gathered in our project. I also completed a few more readings for my thesis. Research Through Design For this week, Rae and I performed the first round of testing for project conversation. In the end, we had four different users go through the experience and received mixed feedback based on post gameplay discussions and our google survey described in last

This week, I went through and did some research into how game researchers have investigated the concept of reputation systems. I then...

This week, Rae and I revisit our previous ideas about combining our prototypes and determine a new approach. Additionally, I describe my...

This week, in my meta analysis class I continue to research Narrative Transport and find a large amount of evidence suggesting that...

In the following blog post, I discuss my updates with my new direction for my meta analysis, Rae’s and I’s progress on beginning our...

In the following blog post I discuss my decision to begin pursuing a joint thesis with Rae Watters and the changes to the way I am...

In the following blog post I talk about my return to grad school for my second-year of three and transitioning out of my summer...

The second week of the semester has flown by, bringing plenty of exciting developments across coursework, research, and professional...

In this week’s post, I’m excited to share updates on a new direction for my grad school thesis, an overview of how the first week of...

Introduction This project builds upon a previous application I developed under the same name, which aimed to explore the potential of...

Its been a while since the last time that I've had a chance to write here but I haven't stopped working in the meantime. This semester...

Introduction Welcome back, everyone! This week's updates have a common thread that’s been sitting at the forefront of my mind: progress...

In this week's blog, I reflect on the challenges that come with balancing grad school and personal commitments as the seasons changes

This week has been one of those quieter, reflective periods in grad school—a welcome contrast to the fast-paced rhythm I’ve grown used...

I can't believe it's already been a few weeks since I started grad school. Feels like just yesterday I was enjoying the summer sun with...

Hey there! Welcome to the start of something new—for both of us. If you're reading this, you're joining me on a journey that's just...