domingo, 19 de octubre de 2014

Could Video Games Measure Skills That Tests Can’t Capture?

Imagine you’re playing a computer game that asks you to design a poster for the school fair. You’re fiddling with fonts, changing background colors and deciding what activity to feature: Will a basketball toss appeal to more people than a pie bake-off?
Then, animal characters — maybe a panda or an ostrich — offer feedback on your design. You can choose whether to hear a compliment or a complaint: “The words are overlapping too much,” or, “I like that you put in the dates.”

A screenshot from the Posterlet game: choosing negative or positive feedback.
Fuente: @tiching