Rita Chu Bhuvan Jain Michelle Kam Dan Nguyen Vincent Sparacino Lucas Wu Captain Calculator.

Rita ChuRita ChuBhuvan JainBhuvan Jain

Michelle KamMichelle KamDan NguyenDan Nguyen

Vincent SparacinoVincent SparacinoLucas WuLucas Wu

Captain CalculatorCaptain Calculator

Intended UseIntended Use

To review and test elementary school To review and test elementary school children on their arithmetic skillschildren on their arithmetic skills

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Captain Calculator

New GameLoad GameTwo PlayersHow to PlayQuit Game

Press <Enter> to continue

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Enter Name

Press <Enter> to continueor <Backspace> to go back

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Enter Name


Vince

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Select Difficulty

Easy Medium HardEasy – Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication with single digit numbers

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Select Difficulty

Easy Medium HardMedium – Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and division using single and double digit numbers

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Choose Your Character

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Choose Your Ship

Timer OFF

Bomb Settings

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Timer ON Bombs will automatically Fall until it hits a rock

Timer OFF

Bomb Settings

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Timer ON

Bombs will Fall by pressingThe Down key

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Ready to Go?

Name: VinceDifficulty: MediumTimer: ON

Instructions Press <Enter> to skip

1. Try to destroy all rocks by moving the torpedo to the correct column before it falls!

2. Move your ship by using the arrow keys on your keyboard

3. If the torpedo doesn't match any equations, toss it into the trash bin!

Press <Enter> to continue

Level: 0 Player: VinceDifficulty: MediumDestroyed: 0

Press <SpaceBar> To Pause and Save

Press <H> To View Help Screen

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PAUSED

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Game Over

View SummaryRestart GameLoad GameMain Menu

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Summary

EquationYou

AnsweredCorrect Answer

2 * 3 5 6

10 / 2 8 5

7 * 5 35 35

2 * 8 16 16

7 / 1 7 7

SummarySummary

Testing with and without users gave us Testing with and without users gave us a feel for what we had done right a feel for what we had done right and what we had done wrongand what we had done wrong

Strengthened our positivesStrengthened our positives

Corrected the negatives using Corrected the negatives using feedback from testingfeedback from testing

Change #1Change #1

Problem: No user feedback on what they Problem: No user feedback on what they answered correctly/incorrectlyanswered correctly/incorrectly

Fix: Added “Summary” page at end of Fix: Added “Summary” page at end of level listing the number and types of level listing the number and types of problems answered problems answered incorrectly/correctlyincorrectly/correctly

Design Principle: Help & DocumentationDesign Principle: Help & Documentation

Problem: Support lacking for students who Problem: Support lacking for students who want to learn and not test themselves or want to learn and not test themselves or students with learning disabilities, who students with learning disabilities, who need longer time between bomb drops need longer time between bomb drops

Fix: Provide an “untimed” option that lets Fix: Provide an “untimed” option that lets the user control the time at which the the user control the time at which the bomb drops bomb drops

Design Principle(s): Universal usability, User Design Principle(s): Universal usability, User control & freedomcontrol & freedom

Change #2Change #2

Problem: Lack of color made it less lively and Problem: Lack of color made it less lively and less like a computer gameless like a computer game

Fix: Added more color to the game and made Fix: Added more color to the game and made the characters more expressive, with the characters more expressive, with emotionsemotions

Design Principle: Aesthetic and minimalist Design Principle: Aesthetic and minimalist designdesign

Change #3Change #3

Problem: Lack of documentation on what Problem: Lack of documentation on what the trash option meantthe trash option meant

Fix: Added an instruction side before the Fix: Added an instruction side before the game play screen start that told the game play screen start that told the user what it meantuser what it meant

Design Principle: Help and Design Principle: Help and DocumentationDocumentation

Change #4Change #4

- The users enjoyed the aesthetic style of The users enjoyed the aesthetic style of the game: characters, vehicles, layout, the game: characters, vehicles, layout, etc. (Aesthetic and minimalist design)etc. (Aesthetic and minimalist design)

- They understood most aspects of the They understood most aspects of the game without going through the tutorial game without going through the tutorial (Consistency and Standards(Consistency and Standards

- They enjoyed the ability to choose their They enjoyed the ability to choose their characters and vehicle (User control and characters and vehicle (User control and freedom)freedom)

PositivesPositives

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