Hello!
Before going any further, I would like to introduce the team who will be working on this project:
James Finkel (Co-Producer, Game Designer, and Programmer)
Angelina Shi (Co-Producer, Narrative Designer, and Artist)
Hannah Baxter (Narrative Designer and Artist)
Phoebe Wang (Lead Programmer)
Yuchan Wu (UI/UX Designer)
These are the roles we have laid out based on the project description and our current interests (although individuals may be assisting in other contexts as well).
Our first week was relatively productive. We were able to meet with our faculty advisors, Mike Christel and Ricardo Washington, as well as our client, John Balash. Through our initial talks, we have gotten direction as to how we should be approaching this project.
But what is this project? This project is for the Collaboratory Against Hate where we will create a Role Playing Game (RPG) that addresses Racial Bias and Racial Abuse. This game is meant specifically for 8th graders and will be evaluated during the spring for how well it achieves transforming and informing its audience.
To reflect the team’s mission, we have chosen to move forward with the name STEMspire as the name of our team. This name is taken from some of our goals, which are centered around inspiring individuals to pursue their interests even in the face of adversity.
Our core hours have the whole team together Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with Advisor and Client meetings scheduled Monday and Friday respectively. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will not hold core hours and team members will work on the project when they are available.
Overall we are excited to be working together and on this project and look forward to this semester.
Thanks for reading,
James from STEMspire