All posts by Robert O. Duncan

I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.

York College Summer Research Program

Teen Angst, Part 1

July 27, 2012 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

I jokingly described the last game our team was struggling with as a helicopter going down in flames. Fortunately, that game is now in good shape and we are heading toward play testing. However, with only two weeks left in the program, there is still one last game to develop for the high school students. … Continue Reading ››

York College Summer Research Program

Face Finder, Part 1

July 23, 2012 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

And sometimes you get unlucky. Sometimes designing a game or an experiment takes days, weeks, or months of tweaking multiple variables. It’s like flying a helicopter. Move the stick and the other controls have to be adjusted to compensate. As you panic, you and your … Continue Reading ››

York College Summer Research Program

Multitasker, Part 1

July 21, 2012 Robert O. Duncan Leave a comment

In this post, I’ll describe the progress we’ve made on a second game for the York College summer research program. We only have six weeks to design the games, collect data, and present our results at a local conference. There might be time to shower and eat. Sometimes you just get lucky. A student comes to … Continue Reading ››

Transformative Games

All posts by Robert O. Duncan

Teen Angst, Part 1

Face Finder, Part 1

Multitasker, Part 1

Learning by design

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