Keynote iGBL Conference. Digital Me. A Revolutionary Game-Based Method to Offset Learning Disabilities. Dr Paul Pivec

THE DIGITAL ME PROJECT
A Revolutionary Game-Based Method
to Offset Learning Disabilities
Copyright © 2014 Dr Paul Pivec

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
• Males almost always choose
Rock on their first throw
• Experienced players will
almost always choose Paper
• Players will not throw the
same three times in a row
• Inexperienced players will
almost always choose a form
that beats their last throw

HOLY GRAIL OF
PRESENTATIONS
"Tell them what you
are going to tell
them,
tell them, then tell
them what you have
told them"
Aristotle (322 BC)

KNOWING WHAT
YOU ARE LEARNING
“Meta Learning: the process by which learners
become aware of and increasingly in control of
habits of perception, inquiry, learning, and
growth that they have internalised".
Maudsley (1979)

PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT WE LEARN
Pivec (2010)

MIDTOWN MADNESS
Christopher
• Athentosis Quadriplegia
• Uses a Powerchair
• Communicates via Pathfinder
• Uses a head wand

MIDTOWN MADNESS
Christopher
• Athentosis Quadriplegia
• Uses a Powerchair
• Communicates via Pathfinder
• Uses a head wand
“it feels like I am learning to drive.”
“drive my wheel chair better.”

COUNTERSTRIKE
• First Person Shooter
• Multiplayer Game
• Team against Team
• View mode until Respawn

RECURSIVE LOOPS OF GBL

COUNTERSTRIKE
• First Person Shooter
• Multiplayer Game
• Team against Team
• View mode until Respawn
Multitasking abilities increased 2.5
times after 2 hours of play

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION
• Movement Based Game
• Single and Two Player
• Displays Statistics
• Beginner and Expert
Modes

• Expert Players achieve 7
moves per second
Modes

• Expert Players achieve 7
moves per second
Modes
Visual Searching, Pattern recognition, Memory re-coding

PHONOLOGICAL ZOMBIES
• Immersive Dungeon
Environment
• Digital Span Forward Test (7+/-
2)
• 65 test subjects, 15 in control
group
• Test, 15 minutes of play, re-
test, repeated after one week

PHONOLOGICAL ZOMBIES
• Immersive Dungeon
Environment
• Digital Span Forward Test (7+/-
2)
• 65 test subjects, 15 in control
group
• Test, 15 minutes of play, re-
test, repeated after one week
Significant increase in Memory Scores
Expert players scored higher
Novice players improved more

GAME DESIGN FOR GBL
• Constant and Relevant Feedback
Learners learn faster if they know what they are learning
• Customisable Features
Persistent re-engagement occurs if Learners are invested
• Adaptive Scaffolding
Skill level must match challenge level
• Selectable Goals and Outcomes
Learning is accelerated if metacognition is catered for

GAME DESIGN FOR GBL
• Gender Appropriate
Learners require different task types depending on gender
• Alternative View Modes
Player investment is increased with appropriate game genres
• Accessible User Interface
Interface must be customisable for accessibility
• Selectable Language
Learners prefer to learn in their own language

LATE EFFECTS
Many children will experience Cognitive Decline
and reduced Social Acceptance after being
treated for Childhood Cancer. This is particularly
evident with young girls

LATE EFFECTS
ADHD, AUTISM
Cognitive Learning has been proven to help with
ADHD, Autism, and other disorders of neural
development.

ADHD, AUTISM
Cognitive Learning has been proven to help with
ADHD, Autism, and other disorders of neural
development.
LATE EFFECTS
LEARNING
DISABILITIES
Neurological disorders that affects the brain’s
ability to receive, process, store and respond to
information can be improved and managed

DIGITAL ME
Enhanced Game Design to
Accelerate Learning,
targeted to offset cognitive
decline in children and assist
with learning disabilities.

SUPPORT FROM CLINICIANS
• Director or Research: Children’s Cancer
Research
“This product needs to be made, I can see many
advantages”
• CEO Children’s Starship Hospital
“This would benefit young patients dealing with brain
issues from illness”
• Leading Child Psychologist
“Makes perfect sense, digital games could be a powerful
intervention, great work!” Copyright © 2014 Dr Paul Pivec

• The Digital Me project is based on 15 years of in-
depth research and prototyping, resulting in a
proven framework of game-based learning
methodology and toolsets.
• Using these design principles, an increase of
cognitive abilities more than 2.5 times over that
of traditional drill and practice methods has been
proven.
• These principles, including the Adaptive
Intelligence Module (AIM) and Active Intuitive
Scaffolding (AIS) features, are the core of this
revolutionary application.

DIGITAL ME
Digital Me is a library of games
that are linked to an onscreen,
age appropriate and
customisable character, using
revolutionary design principles
to accelerate cognitive
learning.

DIGITAL ME
The application and associated
games, focus on creating an
environment that motivates the
user to persistently re-engage,
fostering the drill and practice
of cognitive skills through
interactive play.

MORE THAN JUST GAMES
Digital Me will also provide features
such as reminding the user to
complete real-life tasks (like take
medications), all in a safe virtual
environment with parental control
or clinical supervision.

MORE THAN JUST GAMES
Digital Me also provides XML data
for importing to other analysis
programs for parental and clinical
monitoring.

CLINICAL REPORTING
• Attention duration
• Selective attention
• Divided attention
• Visual processing
• Peripheral vision
• Spatial visualisation
• Spatial memory
• Sequential processing
• Simultaneous processing
• Working memory

THE DIGITAL ME DIFFERENCE
• Uses addictive Gaming hooks to encourage
Persistent Re-Engagement.
• Designed for mobile and touch screens for
anytime, anywhere learning.
• Provides Parental and Clinical reporting.
• Based on 15 years of Proven Scientific
Research.

THE DIGITAL ME DIFFERENCE
• Active Intuitive Scaffolding (AIS)™
– automated challenge levelling for
optimum skill improvement.
• Adaptive Intelligence Module (AIM)™
– incremental knowledge-base of
intelligent agent.

GAME DESIGN FOR GBL
• Constant and Relevant Feedback
• Customisable Features
• Adaptive Scaffolding
• Selectable Goals and Outcomes
• Gender Appropriate
• Alternative View Modes
• Accessible User Interface
• Selectable Language

GAME DESIGN FOR MOBILE
• Small bursts of Gameplay - Learning bites
• Design for Touch
• Include Social Interface
• Use Push Notifications
• Include Hooks and Teasers
• Code for multiple Platforms

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
• Males almost always
choose Rock on their first
throw
• Experienced players will
almost always choose
Paper
• Players will not throw the
same three times in a row
• Inexperienced players will
almost always choose a Copyright © 2014 Dr Paul Pivec

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