{"id":753,"date":"2021-12-12T18:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T23:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/?p=753"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:43:13","slug":"element-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/2021\/12\/12\/element-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Game Tabletop Simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexIntroAnim.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Workplace Simulation Intro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame.jpg\" alt=\"Element K: Scenario Level\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame-600x365.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Element K: Scenario Level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was approached by the CEO of Element K to return to work for them on an initiative to develop a new product category they called &#8220;Learning Games.&#8221; This came about after I had published a series of posts exploring various game characteristics using descriptive cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/achievementCard.png\" alt=\"achievement Card\" class=\"wp-image-830\" width=\"408\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/achievementCard.png 750w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/achievementCard-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/achievementCard-600x406.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption>achievement Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tactic of isolating these characteristics was my effort to extract a vocabulary or taxonomy of atomic game elements. Once deconstructed and described on cards, my goal was to see if they could be configured in multiple ways  to provide a kind of motivational framework for learning and development experiences, particularly involving &#8220;soft skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards-1024x707.png\" alt=\"Game Cards\" class=\"wp-image-831\" width=\"417\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards-1024x707.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards-600x414.png 600w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cards.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption>Game Cards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cards were one dimension of several involved in designing a successful learning experience. Another dimension concerned determining what type of framework was required to support learning. In a learning continuum that ranges from simple facts up to abstract principles, we may need to support memorization up to a thesis defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For workplace soft skills training, having characters model interpersonal scenarios in the context of a narrative provided an appropriate vehicle to organize content in a meaningful challenge arc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unity was an excellent tool to develop rapid iterations for an environment where a learner could watch a scenario unfold in a &#8220;God&#8217;s eye view&#8221;, rewind and watch alternate paths unfold to explore different ways to manage a situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other tools included Photoshop and Lightwave. Orthographic project was used to enable the ability to pan and zoom and superimpose characters and animations without requiring a 3D engine to handle perspective and scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/janrexOrthoProjection.png 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop layered scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/2021\/12\/12\/element-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/learningGame-300x183.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,34,31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hifiproto","category-simenv","category-uiorch","category-uides"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":909,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidjmcclelland.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}