{"id":391,"date":"2026-02-19T12:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kevingordon.org.uk\/tech\/?post_type=portfolio&p=391"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:39:05","slug":"educational-gaming","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.kevingordon.org.uk\/tech\/portfolio\/educational-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New digital educational Gaming for 16 and 17 year olds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To explore game-style experiences for NCS, we aimed to identify the most engaging ideas for young people, understand their learning goals, and discover their preferred learning styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2D game demo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My role<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I designed and built sample platform and 3D driving games as inspiration pieces for a co-creation workshop. I developed mock app download screens and ran online surveys to quantitatively rank concept appeal and learning potential, then presented high-fidelity mockups to participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 300 young people aged 16\u201317 took part. The concept \u201cEscape Your Room\u201d emerged as the most appealing and impactful – both engaging and educational. I translated survey insights into storyboards, visual mockups, and an interactive demo prototype to gather deeper qualitative feedback directly from the target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game idea renders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Solution and IMPACT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We explored gaming as a tool for learning because it offers immersive storytelling, active problem-solving, and the ability to foster empathy through experience.
Feedback for the final \u201cJo Escapes \/ Escape Your Room\u201d concept included comments such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a very unique and interesting approach to learning, not only is it educational but it is also fun.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Quantitative results: 61% found the idea appealing, 60% said they were likely or very likely to learn something, 58% said they would find using it enjoyable. The concept was later adopted by NCS as the foundation for a digital gaming experience within their core program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3D Car game demo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Depth of technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The prototypes were built using JavaScript, Canvas, and Three.js, with AI-generated assets via DALL\u00b7E and UI rendered in Figma. The final interactive demo was created in Figma to simulate core gameplay and user interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game concept start screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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