P(purple/giraffe)
There is a disconnect when we think about probability and thought. To think that not only do we calculate the probability of events, but that we do it many times a day subconsciously can be quite suspect. Still, this idea makes sense. If we see that the ground is wet we immediately deduct that something [...]
The magic Number (g)
While reading the assigned papers I was reminded of my first attempt to define intelligence. I was taking an independent study course in artificial intelligence, and I had decided to find out what intelligence was before I attempted to create it myself. The definitions I found were very vague. It seemed everyone had their own [...]
Hey kid, I'ma computer
It is difficult to think of human intelligence as simply one mechanism that that can accurately distinguish about seven inputs. It is also very difficult to think that the only way one can get better is by nesting these mechanisms. I’m not saying that Miller’s magic number has no ground, but I do wonder if [...]
Muse Learning Theory / Design
Sensory education Intrinsic link of senses and mind. Children must experience concepts, not just learn them. (Montessori) Young children learn through physical interaction. They test their physical boundaries because it’s new to them by playing, running, jumping, screaming, dancing, climbing, etc. Play is the heart of Waldorf kindergarten (Steiner) From the interview with music teacher/observation… [...]
Pulse Story Board
For my story board I chose to represent the task of a player playing king of the hill offensively. There are 3 ways our group discussed in which a player can play offensively. One is of course to score. In order to score players must get to the hill and stay there as long a [...]
User Test
Testing the current game – Our plan is to test the game interface indoors without the physical element. Users will be asked to create a Pulse game, define the settings of the game, and play. They will not be told by the testers what the objective of the game is, or how to play it. [...]
Pulse development
Up till now, we are fulfilling our proposed schedule and the interface is working as described below. Although we are working separately in each part of the project, we have managed to integrate it all into a satisfactory product so far. In terms of interface, we’ve worked using the iphone existing interface as a base [...]
Pulse Paper Prototype
During our prototyping we hoped to solidify our designs while at the same time identifying and correcting any flaws that we encountered. We chose to create an oversized representation of our interface to achieve a better simulation and to allow for better observation. Had we kept the prototype the same size as an actual ipod [...]