Nicholas Andriani Rankin

Category: serious games

The Widow’s Call and the Toad: An Interactive Fiction Southern Gothic

Hailed as a journey through grief, isolation, and the human experience, The Widow’s Call and the Toad is a choose-your-own-adventure in which you’re actions drive a plot that challenges you to tease out the mysteries of your haunting experience and assemble clues with the help of Toad, the boy next door who until now has…

February 7, 2023
How I’m adapting Jacques Ranciere’s “The Ignorant Schoolmaster“ into the Curriculum.

Ranciere’s “The Ignorant Schoolmaster” (1987) is a seminal work in the field of education and has been widely discussed and debated within the realm of game studies. The book presents a unique approach to teaching and learning, in which the teacher is seen as an “ignorant schoolmaster” who is able to lead their students to…

January 27, 2023
Future-Proofing Instructional Design and Game Development: Q&A

For example, a handful of instructional design systems that could be used to benefit a game development firm that needs assistance with learning soft skills. Here we have a human-centered concern wi5in the company, incorporating game-like elements to alleviate internal concerns:Provide recommended readings and literature. Also suggest a learning curriculum. Let’s consider the application of…

January 21, 2023
The University of Missouri: the Acceptance Letter Arrives. Open it? Burn and Hide?

I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted into the University of Missouri’s Masters Program in Instructional Design and Learning Technologies! This opportunity is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to dive deep into the field of instructional design and learning technologies. One area of research I am particularly excited about…

January 11, 2023