Skyscraper Tetris
EGS, Drexel University, Brandywine Realty Trust, Technical.ly Philly
“The aesthetic vision and ultimate goal of the Skyscraper Tetris Project was to use gaming technology to bring people of the City of Philadelphia together in a “shared moment of joy and play.” – Frank J LeeSkyscraper Tetris is an interactive light display designed for the Cira Centre building, a 29 story glass skyscraper in West Philadelphia, as part of Philadelphia Tech Week 2014. The game, played on the North and South sides of the building, was visible all across Philadelphia. It was played by hundreds of participants and viewed by thousands gathered at Eakins Oval, as well as those able to see the lights from other locations in North and South Philadelphia. This event broke Dr. Lee’s previous Guinness World Record for “World’s Largest Architectural Video Game Display” with displays totaling 119,600 square feet.
Media Coverage:
Publications
Skyscraper Games: Designing Professional Development for Middle School Teachers to Promote Computational Thinking Using Custom Tools
Matthew Duvall, Frank J Lee, Brian Smith
International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc. [ISLS].
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July, 2018
We game on skyscrapers: the effects of an equity-informed game design workshop on students’ computational thinking skills and perceptions of computer science
Nur Akkuş Çakır, Murat Perit Çakır, Frank J. Lee
Education Tech Research Dev 69, 2683–2703 (2021)
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August 3, 2021
Professional Development for Middle School Teachers to Promote Computational Thinking for Populations Underrepresented in STEM Fields
Matthew Duvall, Frank Lee, Brian Smith,
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
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March 26, 2018
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