Dan Staines
Biographic Data
| ID | 130403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dan Staines |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dan |
| FAMILY NAME | Staines |
| SIGNATURE | STAINES D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4314-9695 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reading Ren’Py: Game Engine Affordances and Design Possibilities
Game engines have largely become synonymous with the production of certain game genres, and creating games outside those genres is at the least cumbersome if not outright impossible to do. This study demonstrates how the affordances and constraints of particular engines, working in consort with the creative community around a particular engine, shape both game engine use as well as the game engine thinking that determines what is and is not possi…
Morality Play: A Model for Developing Games of Moral Expertise
According to cognitive psychologists, moral decision-making is a dual-process phenomenon involving two types of cognitive processes: explicit reasoning and implicit intuition. Moral development involves training and integrating both types of cognitive processes through a mix of instruction, practice, and reflection. Serious games are an ideal platform for this kind of moral training, as they provide safe spaces for exploring difficult moral probl…
Morality Play: A Model for Developing Games of Moral Expertise
According to cognitive psychologists, moral decision-making is a dual-process phenomenon involving two types of cognitive processes: explicit reasoning and implicit intuition. Moral development involves training and integrating both types of cognitive processes through a mix of instruction, practice, and reflection. Serious games are an ideal platform for this kind of moral training, as they provide safe spaces for exploring difficult moral probl…
Morality Play: A Model for Developing Games of Moral Expertise
According to cognitive psychologists, moral decision-making is a dual-process phenomenon involving two types of cognitive processes: explicit reasoning and implicit intuition. Moral development involves training and integrating both types of cognitive processes through a mix of instruction, practice, and reflection. Serious games are an ideal platform for this kind of moral training, as they provide safe spaces for exploring difficult moral probl…
Reading Ren’Py: Game Engine Affordances and Design Possibilities
Game engines have largely become synonymous with the production of certain game genres, and creating games outside those genres is at the least cumbersome if not outright impossible to do. This study demonstrates how the affordances and constraints of particular engines, working in consort with the creative community around a particular engine, shape both game engine use as well as the game engine thinking that determines what is and is not possi…
Computer Science (2 works) · Affordance (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Cognitive development (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works) · Digital Games and Media (1 works) · Dual process theory (moral psychology (1 works) · Educational Games and Gamification (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Ethics in Business and Education (1 works)