I'm Jonathon Rios and I research to develop greater and smarter edu digital games. Rn I'm restraining myself to playing ZB Fortnite with some Balatro. I also am watching my wife play Tears of the Kingdom as a UX experiment. #LevelUpEDU - ThreadSky

jonathonrios.bsky.social • 84 days ago

I'm Jonathon Rios and I research to develop greater and smarter edu digital games.

Rn I'm restraining myself to playing ZB Fortnite with some Balatro. I also am watching my wife play Tears of the Kingdom as a UX experiment. #LevelUpEDU

Reposted from Nick Schiner | STAY PLAYING NICK

Hello and welcome to tonight's #LevelUpEDU chat!

My name is Nick Schiner and I'm the Director of Peer-to-Peer Learning @ Digital Promise.

Right now I'm playing Slay the Spire, Balatro, the new Prince of Persia game, and CAN'T WAIT FOR OG FORTNITE TOMORROW!

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stayplayingnick.com•84 days ago

Ohhh. I want to know all of the things about this UX experiment! #LevelUpEDU

jonathonrios.bsky.social•84 days ago

My wife has extremely different taste to video games than I do. And it's objective that she has played more games that I have. But, regardless of that, she has never bonded with Zelda. She doesn't get far in any Zelda game. (1/3)

jonathonrios.bsky.social•84 days ago

The farthest she has gotten is Skyward Sword on the Switch, with her biggest critism being that she can't get used to the controls. She's intrinsically interested in ToTK, and she's willing to struggle with playing it for me. With me sitting next to her, I can pick apart why she struggles (2/3)

jonathonrios.bsky.social•84 days ago

She loves Elden Ring and Horizon Zero Dawn. So why she can't connect with Zelda is above my understanding. With me watching her, I can try to figure out if it's a UX issue, some characterization issue, or maybe a skill issue. It'll help me understand more gamers as a whole. (3/3)

stayplayingnick.com•84 days ago

Ok, that’s super interesting! Thanks for sharing.

esports.irish•84 days ago

So are we all on this Balatro kick? I appreciate the Joker is named "Jimbo."

edugamergal.bsky.social•84 days ago

Elden Ring is super tough imo. I also have a very different connection to Horizon Zero Dawn than I do to Zelda games.

edugamergal.bsky.social•84 days ago

So. I was super into the first Zelda on NES. And admittedly, I have not gotten into every Zelda title out there. I never played BOTW so by the time TOTK came out I thought I was behind. I did love ToTK but I did not finish it yet lol. I can sorta get not loving them all.

jonathonrios.bsky.social•84 days ago

Zelda 1 is possibly the greatest Zelda game ever. It has aged as well as Tetris and better than SMB1. Its foundation is so solid that countless spinoffs of it will never feel old. There have been many Zelda games since, but even when I have my wife try them all, she stops playing within the hour. 🤷

edugamergal.bsky.social•84 days ago

Hey @jonathonrios.bsky.social So glad to see you here!!

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