CUNY Queensborough ST100 Online Course

Here are some screenshots from a project I completed last summer for an online course that was offered this year at CUNY's Queensborough Community College. The course was titled ST100:Introduction to College Life. This was a very challenging project but fun project. I did all of the drawings by hand, scanned them in and then colored and animated them in flash.

Higher Learning

I was fortunate enough to have been asked to design the image on the cover of thie excellent book about excelling in college. Preview this excellent new book here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/31514683/Excerpts-from-Higher-Learning

And purchase it for everyone you know who will be attending college this fall:
http://www.learnhigher.com

Sesame Street Nominated in Emmy Category Recognizing Use of New Media to Reach Viewers

Old news but still something I'm proud of being a part of:
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/pressreleases/emmys_newapproaches

While at Sesame Workshop I worked on almost all of the online games:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/games

Moral Development through Social Narratives and Game Design

It's been a while but I'm finally getting my life back. Although I haven't posted for almost half a year it's a positive thing because I've been really busy getting a lot of stuff done. I'll post all the work I've been involved in over the next several weeks. Today's post is about a chapter I co-authored with my classmate Lance Vikaros in a textbook about Gaming and Ethics. You can read the abstract below:

Morality originates in dispositions and attitudes formed in childhood and early adolescence. Fantasy play and both the perspective taking, and interpersonal negotiation of conflicts that it affords, have been causally linked to the development of moral reasoning and a theory of mind. A closer examination of the self-regulated processes involved implicates a number of contributing factors that video games and virtual worlds are well suited to encourage. The chapter presents recommendations suggesting the ways in which such technology can facilitate moral development by supporting and simulating diverse social interaction in ways leading to the promotion of self-efficacy, critical thinking, and consequential decision making.

The book is available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Game-Design-Teaching-Through/dp/1615208453/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274303885&sr=8-10

Latest Rudi Rat full shot

I like this sketch better. I think I'm gonna go with this look.

Rudi Rat full body shot (draft)

Here's a look at an early attempt at a full body shot for Rudi. I wanted to see what he would look like skinny. But I think he may be too skinny. I don't like it right now so I'll keep working on it.

Anansi Jr. full body shot

Here is a look at the new design for Anansi Junior. This shows off the entire full body. His lower torso is larger to make him look a little more like a Spider and I've made his arms and legs more insect like instead of just using long joints.