Richard M. Levy, M.Arch, Ph.D.,AIA Assoc., MCIP

Professor of Planning

Director of Computing

Faculty of Environmental Design

University of Calgary

2500 University Dr. NW

Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4

(403) 220-3633

FAX:(403) 284-4399

TITLE: Game Development Design and Evaluation

ABSTRACT

This presentation describes an evaluation strategy developed to support the design of role-playing games. Surveys and observational data on student interaction, engagement, and technical problems gathered during the course of testing can be used to access the student perspective on serious games. Using audio logs and internal tracking of position and time of the game player, a student’s progress through the game space can also be recorded. In addition to individual audio tracks, classroom discussions can be taped with a digital camcorder. This approach can enabled the analysis of a student’s movement through the virtual space of a game. An objective of this work is to present an approach to the creation of a serious games that relies on an iterative design process.

  1. JOB INFORMATION

1992-Professor of Planning and Urbanism, Planning Program, Director of Computing, Planning Program, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

  1. DEGREES

PhDArea of Concentration: Architectural History

School of Architecture

University of California, Berkeley, 1980

M.Arch.Area of Concentration: Design

School of Architecture

University of California, Berkeley,1975

BSCEArea of Concentration: Structural Engineering

College of Engineering

Tufts University

Medford Massachusetts,

(Tau Beta Pi) 1972

3.RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.

Refereed Contributions.

Levy, R.

(R)2006 Computer Visualization and DTM: Historic Resource Management and Design in Community Destination Management, edited by Walter Jamieson, Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press Inc., 2006, 169-180.

(R)2001Computer Visualization and DTM: Historic Resource Management and Design in Managing Community Tourism Destinations in Southeast Asia: Principles and Practice , CIDA funded publication, Bangkok, Thailand: Saengsawang World Press Co., Ltd, BAIT, pp.131-140.

Levy, R. and P. Dawson

(R)R. Levy, and P. Dawson, Structural Analysis, A Tool for Testing 3D Computer Reconstructions of Thule Whalebone Houses, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Proceedings, (in Press).

(R)2006 3D Imagining as a Tool in the Computer Reconstruction of a Thule

Whalebone House, IEEE, Spring 2006, 78-83.

(R)2005 P. Dawson, R. Levy, Explore the Ideological Dimensions of Thule Whalebone Architecture in Arctic Canada, Internet Archaeology, 18:1, 2005.

(R)2004From Laser Scanning to Virtual Worlds: The Reconstruction of Traditional Inuit Houses, New Media Research Network Conference, Proceedings,

Levy, R., P. Dawson and C. Arnold

(R)2004Levy, R., P. Dawson and C. Arnold, Reconstructing Traditional Inuit House Forms Using 3D Interactive Computer Modeling, Journal of Visual Studies, 2004.

Levy, R. and E. Dickson

(R) 2006 GIS Remote Sensing and Tourism Destination Management in Community Destination Management, edited by Walter Jamieson, Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press Inc., 2006, 101-111.

(R)2001 GIS Remote Sensing and Tourism Destination Management in Managing Community Tourism Destinations in Southeast Asia: Principles and Practice, CIDA funded publication, Bangkok, Thailand: Saengsawang World Press Co., Ltd, BAIT, pp.77-86.

Guarnieri A, R. Levy, A. Vettore

(R) 2005Vettore, Integrated Modeling Systems for 3D Vision, 3D Digital Imagining and Modeling – Applications of Heritage, Industry, Medicine and Land, Padova, Proceedings.

M. G. O’Brien and R. Levy,

(R) M. G. O’Brien and R. Levy, Exploration through virtual reality: Encounters with the target culture, Canadian Modern Language Review, (in Press).

Levy, R.

Other Refereed Contributions.

(R) 2005 Virtual Reality, A Tool for Planners, Plan Canada, Canadian Institute of Planners.

(R) 2005The Role of Laser Scanning in the Preservation and Renovation of Historic Architecture, 3D Digital Imagining and Modeling – Applications of Heritage, Industry, Medicine and Land, Padova, Proceedings

(R) 2004 Urban Design and Computing, Planning, Plan Canada, Canadian Institute of Planners, Vol. 44:3, pp. 50-52.

(R)2002VR, Animation and Video: Speed Skating Simulations, IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Proceedings.

(R)2001 Temple Site at Phimai, Modeling for the Scholar and the Tourist, VSMM Conference

Non-Refereed Contributions.

R. Levy

Levy, R. , P. Dawson and C. Arnold

2004From Laser Scanning to Virtual Worlds: The Reconstruction of Traditional Inuit Houses, New Media Research Network Conference, Proceedings.

Scholarly Presentations/Conferences

Dawson, P. and R. Levy,

2004 Dawson, P. and Levy, R., Using 3D Computer Models of Inuit Architecture as Visualization Tools for Examining Social Organization: Two Case Studies

from the Canadian Arctic ' Dynamics of Northern Societies' SILA/NABO, Copenhagen.

Levy, R.

2008 Levy, R. and Dawson, P. Using 3D finite element analysis techniques for testing the structural stability of the Thule whalebone housesComputer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Budapest, Hungary, April 5.

2008 Dawson, P. C., Levy, R. M., Arnold, C., Oetelaar, G. & Lacroix, D, Documenting Mackenzie Inuit architecture using 3D Laser Scanning, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Budapest, Hungary, April 5

2008 Levy, R. and Kee, K, Platforms for Virtual Environments, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Budapest, Hungary, April 3..

2007Levy, R., Computer Modeling in Planning, Sustainable Cities CDRN Workshop, Acadia, October 2.

2007Levy, R, Orich, A, Owston, R, Wideman, H, 2007, Knight Elimar’s Last Joust, A Game for Promoting Literacy, Learning Partnership, Oct, 30.

2007Levy, R, Orich, A, Owston, R, Wideman, H, 2007, Knight Elimar’s Last Joust, A Game for Promoting Literacy, Presentation, Sage Research Network, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QB, Oct. 10.

2007Levy, R., Computer Visualization, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds, Mountain-Plains Museums Association, 54th Annual Conference, Fargo-Morhead, Sept 13.

2007. Levy, H. Widemann, R. Owston, and Annika Orich . Knight Elimar’s Last Joust: A Virtual Environment Game for Promoting Literacy Across the Curriculum Ed Media, Vancouver, 2007.

2007R. Levy, Computer Modeling in Planning, Ourtopias, Ideal Cities and the role of design in Remaking Urban Space, The DX National Design Conference, Toronto, 2007.

2007R. Levy and L. Katz, Virtual Reality Simulation: Bobsled and Luge, Symposium, 6tn International Association of Computer Science in Sport, Calgary Alberta, June 4.

2007R. Levy Virtual Reality and Sport, Demonstration, Symposium, 6tn International Association of Computer Science in Sport, Calgary, Alberta, June3.

2007Dawson, P. and R. Levy. 2007. Simulating the Distribution of Light inside Arctic Dwellings. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Archaeological Association, St. Johns Newfoundland. 16-20th.

2007Levy, R. and P. Dawson,Structural Analysis, a Tool for Testing 3D Computer Reconstructions of Thule Whalebone Houses, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Berlin, Germany, April 5.

2007Levy, R. and P. Dawson,Laser Scanning in the Reconstruction of Virtual Worlds Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Berlin, Germany, April 3..

2006 R. Levy and M. G. O’Brien, A Virtual World for Teaching German, Canadian Game Studies Association, Ottawa, Sept 23.

2006Levy, R. 3D Virtual Reality: Virtual Worlds: The Reconstruction of Traditional Arctic Houses, , Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Fargo, ND, April 20.

2005Levy, R. Virtual Reality, A tool for Public Engagement, Canadian Institute of Planners, Calgary, Canada, July 18, 2005.

2005The Role of Laser Scanning in the Preservation and Renovation of Historic Architecture, 3D Digital Imagining and Modeling – Applications of Heritage, Industry, Medicine and Land, Padova, Italy, May 17, 2005.

2005Levy, R. A Virtual Reality Tour: From Whales to Ovals and the Shores of Dieppe, Symposium on Virtual Reality and Visualization in Human Performance and Wellness, University of Calgary, March 22, 2005.

2004VR, An Introduction to Theory and Practice, New Ways Technologies in Social Sciences, Humanities & the Arts, Plennary Speaker, SSHRC Sponsored Conference, Calgary, AB, October 15, 2004.

Levy, R. Plenary Presentations, New Media Research Network Overviews:
3D Web Research NetworkNetera Alliance, University of Calgary, March 27, 2004.

2003Modeling of and Architectural and Archaeological, Sites, The 4th International 3-D Imaging and Modeling Conference, Banff, Alberta, October, 6.

2003VR a tool for Urban Planning, Canadian Institute of Planners, Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, July 8.

2002VR, Animation and Video: Speed Skating Simulations, IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications Malaga, Spain, September 9-12.

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