Case Studies

Arcadia: the serious game

How mixing strategic foresight, game design, and community-based research can produce tools people actually want to use.

How environments shape behavior long before anyone can explain why.

Human needs, identities, and values show up in even the broadest initiatives.

Investigated the impact of the Encore Casino on local youth attitudes towards gambling and behavior.

Studied the real, computer performance requirements of folks with various needs across the Greater Boston Area.

Compared how college students use AI products between an LA public college and an Ivy League university.

Investigated the evolving trends of accountants within high performing firms that are undergoing mergers and acquisitions.

Studied intersection of identity and lived experience of first time, small business owners.

Designed a product family of equitable, affordable, and accessible computer devices.

Concept mapping and solutions testing to address the needs of people with arthritis.

Created a serious game for social policy advocates to test potential future solutions.

Studied effects that multilingualism plays in phone and laptop use and adoption around the world.

Examined the cultural impacts of a local library on the surrounding community to inform its reconstruction and local redevelopment plans.

Researched cause and prevention of gender-based violence in Bangkok.

Created an initiative to help a community overcome negative conditioning on self-expression.

Foundational research on adult education and community college experience for Michigan Reconnect.

Research into tech ecosystems of Cloud Natives, IT Workers, and Healthcare providers.

Research into communal resilience in various public spheres against physical and cultural stressors.

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