User:Amu

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• Name

Amu Ptah

• Meaning of your name

Amu is an ancient name found in West African, Ancient Egyptian and East Asian cultures. Amu means different things. Growing up my parents told me Amu means love.

In Egyptian mythology it was said that it was Ptah who called the world into being, having dreamt creation in his heart, and speaking it, his name meaning opener, in the sense of opener of the mouth.

• Hometown

I am a native New York, residing in Montclair, New Jersey

• Favorite food(s)

I love food! Cooking and eating!

• Favorite music

Deep Soulful House, Straight Ahead Jazz, Old School Hip Hop, Ambient, World Beat, Afro Beat, Rhthym and Blues, Blues, some Trance and Techno....

• Place in the world you'd most like to visit

Africa

• Focus of study or favorite school subject(s)

Political Science - Comparative Politics, US Politics

• Hobbies and things you like to do outside of school

Long distance running, travel, eating and cooking, dancing, reading

• Favorite technology ‘gadget’ and why

Laptop computer - increased my mobility as a independent worker...I can work anywhere.

• Describe when you started using computers

I remember being in middle school and participating in a computer lab program at Fordham University

• Describe what you use computers for

Any and everything!

• Describe what you like to do on the internet

Communicate with friends an colleagues, get work done, explore communities and cultures around the world, catch up on current events, interact in social networks, listen to music.....

• What will you be doing in 5 years?

I have to think about this one more...will update later.

This is one of my favorite YouTube videos! A Danny Krivit Boat Ride I attended in 2006. If you look hard you might see me dancing around in the video! I am the one whose hands keep going up in the back ground LOL! The DJ playing is Joe Claussell he is one of my favorites! AMAZING DJ!

Design Analysis: I decided to explore the games and sims with my 9 year old son, Ptah-Malik. The following analysis includes primarily his insights as a player!

Explore Gravity - Science Sim

This was a fun user-friendly game because it is situated as an experiment. The player actually becomes Galileo to reenact his gravity experiment. We liked this game because it is easy to understand how to maneuver around to actually play; it clearly illustrates how the function of gravity (with and without atmospheric resistance)works. The producer's notes were helpful with providing context for the scientific concept the simulation illustrates as well as giving a description of what the player does during the game experience. One of the things essential to the functionality of these simulation is "clicking and dragging." I want to learn how to do this! Based on what I do know, this is a function of many games and though simple I am certain there is some science and programming behind it!

Cartoon Builder

This was my son's favorite (so far). This is a very easy to play game that gives the player an opportunity to explore their creative sensibility. Very simple maneuvering, lots of versatility in terms of the different animation schemes you can create. Ptah-Malik spent a lot of time with this game experimenting with different iterations of animations. This demonstrates the high interactivity which keeps the player engaged. I suppose this is a good quality/characteristic to have a for a game!

Bulls Eye

   * a user’s point of view
   * a producer’s point of view
   * Make sure to include:
         o Short Overview
         o Design Analysis
         o Usability Analysis
         o Suggestions for improvement – to make it more educational
         o 2-3 things you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content) – so we’ll make sure to teach it!