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June 3-5, 2016 @ St. Edwards University
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Virtual Reality Fractions Game #8

Open jcklpe opened 8 years ago

jcklpe commented 8 years ago

Short description of the idea (140 character tweet):

A virtual reality game like Fruit Ninja that teaches kids basic fractions

What is your project concept or idea? What challenge or opportunity will it solve?

Teaches kids an abstract idea in a kinesthetic and engaging way. Would like to scale up to more difficult abstract math concepts but I am both limited in my math skills and want something small in scope.

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And here's some abstract math concepts that would be cool to teach in VR (linked because they are animated gifs:

[Explanation of π]

[Explanation of what a radian is]

[Explanation of Sine and Cosine]

Who will benefit from your project? Describe the humans at the center of the problem - who are they?

How would they benefit? Can you tell their story?

Do you have photos of them? Or quotes?

Kids learning math.

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Fractions is an easy place to start, but virtual reality can be used to kinesthetically enhance all kinds of math concepts. Math can be very abstract sometimes. Certain kinds of math can be taught kinesthetically with props, but more abstract ideas can not, and virtual reality can not only serve those more abstract functions, it can teach those less abstract ideas with great visual punch and interactive engagement.

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Issue area(s) relevant to your project idea:

[Look at the right sidebar :arrow_upper_right: ! Do you see the Labels? Pick a few]

I haven't made anything. I own a HTC Vive. I know 3D modeling and a little #C coding. I'm more of a designer though. Not sure how much of it I should rough out or if that's "cheating" but I could make a lot of the assets ahead of time etc.

Tell us about yourself.

What is your background? Why is this challenge important to you?

I'm a UX Designer here in Austin. I've been involved in the VR scene for about 3 years. I just got my own HMD (an HTC Vive), and I'm very interested in it's educational/therapeutic potential. I'd also be open to other VR pitches (particularly educational ones).

If you want to check out my work you can go to my website at http://jack-a-lope.net/ (it's a little outdated though).

mateoclarke commented 8 years ago

@thedonquixotic, another cool idea! Added labels.

jcklpe commented 8 years ago

Thanks @mateoclarke How do I add the labels myself?

ssharif1 commented 8 years ago

ACTION NEEDED

Hello Project Champion,

Please provide the following: Full Name + Email Address You can comment here or send to ssharif1@stedwards.edu

We are going to be sending out a note + newsletter to our 345 (as of May 18) attendees sharing our submitted projects before the event and your hackers will want to know who you are. Additionally, we have PC-specific communication that we want to make sure that you are included on.

Thanks, ATX H4C Staff

jcklpe commented 8 years ago

Hey, sorry, just saw this @ssharif1 For some reason github didn't send me an email. I've sent you the info, hopefully it's everything you need!

mateoclarke commented 8 years ago

Hey @thedonquixotic! It sounds like you've found a lead on your other submission allowing you to focus on this project. As long as that is the case, this project has been accepted!

Now that your project has been approved, here are some things we suggest you do next: https://github.com/atxhack4change/2016-project-proposals#once-your-project-is-accepted-here-are-some-things-we-suggest-you-do-next

You will receive an email in the next few days asking you to confirming your speaking slot for the Saturday morning pitches.

Please let us know if you will no longer be able to champion your project at the hackathon.

danielhonker commented 8 years ago

@thedonquixotic - you should have received an invite to join Slack. If you haven't already joined the team and seen the Slack channel for your project, it's #vr-fractions