Quantitative: Why You Need Stories
Only once I have the story to connect with the data will the patterns in the numbers make sense. Only when I have the story and the data can we paint a complete picture.
Quantitative: A Look at the Big(ger) Picture
A significant spike in the number of fertilizes in Plant Wars has an unlikely origin.
Quantitative: Some Plant Wars Player Patterns
We have some new visualizations for your viewing pleasure, this time of individual Plant Wars players!
What Ethnographers Do: Field Notes
Field notes, for the ethnographically uninitiated, are detailed descriptions of field work (interviews with and observations of people). Contrary to what the name suggests, field notes are not actually taken … Continue reading
Quantitative: The First Patterns of Play Data Visualization
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! The first data visualization of Plant Wars player interactions is finished! The data used in this visualization … Continue reading
Making Numbers Talk: Something Exciting in Design Ethnography
I have always refused to be constrained by the conventions of a genre, discipline, or society. Fitting neatly into such a compartment cramps my style, harshes my zen, and squashes … Continue reading
Rachel Shadoan Muses 