My thesis will focus on learning a skill through playing a game. We all play games and enjoy them thoroughly. Some of us may spend more time playing games -- video games in particular -- more than doing other activities. If this time and energy could somehow be channeled towards doing something productive -- such as learning a new useful skill, or perfecting an old one -- there's no limit on what a person could achieve. Unfortunately we all know that learning is boring and playing is fun, so I will try to fine a way to successfully combine the two. I will draw on my previous experience as a classically trained pianist, my occasional indulgence in video games, and my modest Flash skills to create a game-like experience, that will actually teach you to play piano and to learn to read music.
1. Someone else's project that inspired me- Can't deny the power of Guitar Hero -- even though it provides no guitar-learning value, it is undeniably fun and a phenomenon in it's own right
- DS's Brain Age and Big Brain Academy -- exercises your brain through mini-puzzles
- Online note teacher --although not really a game
2. My own project- This is the crowning achievement of my 'Systems of Play' class -- co-authored with Arly Ross: Matching Game
3. Reading Research
