Thesis project: Operation Robo

Operation Robo immerses young students in an interactive digital learning experience designed to help them understand the logic of programming. The objective of this project was:

  1.  To understand how programming breaks down complex problems into a series of small, digestible pieces

  2. To use creative learning techniques to promote problem-solving skills and logical organization

  3.  To demonstrate how art in STEM* can be used to simplify complex STEM subjects. 

The arts are about using creativity and imagination to boost the development of STEM in problem-solving, invention, and comprehension. Hopefully, Operation ROBO will be one of many interactive learning initiatives designed to help young people improve their problem-solving skills. 

Link to Thesis Paper: https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/items/9236a9c3-8bd9-4bd0-8295-902b5d5a74eb

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Video of gameplay from Operation ROBO

This is the design for the teleportation device that Robo has to put back together.

This is what it looks like when a part of the teleporter gets collected.

This is the coded language I made to help students understand how coding works. I broke it down by showing how the coded language is the ingredients to a “delicious meal” which is the output.