{"id":25616,"date":"2021-03-22T12:48:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T16:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=25616"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:56:28","slug":"magic-launches-video-game-app-that-teaches-you-some-of-miamis-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/magic-launches-video-game-app-that-teaches-you-some-of-miamis-history\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGIC Launches Video Game App That Teaches You Some Of Miami\u2019s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever wondered what was in South Florida before the big city landscapes were here?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find out using Dig &amp; Learn, a virtual scavenger hunt video game app developed by faculty and staff at Miami Dade College\u2019s Miami Animation &amp; Gaming International Complex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The video game app uses augmented reality to uncover educational artifacts and teach users about Miami\u2019s history and neighborhoods. It was launched on March 12 and is available for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/in\/app\/the-underline-dig-learn-ar-app\/id1555303431\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">IOS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.unline_magic_MDC.TheUnderlineDIGLEARNARAPPpresentedbyMAGIC&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Android<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing opportunity for users of the app to be able to learn about native Florida history in such an involving and immersive way,\u201d said MAGIC\u2019s Academic Lab Manager Jose Soto.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25619\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dig-Learn-2.jpg\" alt=\"video game app Dig &amp; Learn\" width=\"400\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dig-Learn-2.jpg 460w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dig-Learn-2-139x300.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSE SOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the app, users can hunt for three Seminole tribe artifacts\u2014a Pine Needle Basket, Native American Pottery and Shell Tools\u2014three Oolite fossils and three historical objects that recognize the history of the city of Brickell and their owners, Mary and William Brickell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game includes a map of the land owned by the Brickells, a property deed and a red carnation flower (Ohio\u2019s state flower); the latter is a reference to Mary\u2019s home state. Users also get to hunt for native Floridian butterflies such as the monarch, red-spotted purple, Atala and Palamedes swallowtail butterflies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of South Florida\u2019s history is overlooked. Not just with the Brickells but also the Native Americans who lived here long before them,\u201d said Javier Albornoz, one of the creators. \u201cImplementing these features can be an opportunity to enrich users on what was there before the urban jungle Brickell is now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dig &amp; Learn was developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/new-animation-and-gaming-complex-makes-design-skills-accessible-to-mdc-students\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MAGIC<\/span><\/span><\/a> academic tutors <\/span><b>Segundo Correas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the lead modeler and texture artist, and <\/span><b>Ieon Skepple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who served as the lead programmer; MAGIC Chairperson <\/span><b>Mauricio Ferrazza<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was the executive producer on the project; and Wolfson Campus music professor <\/span><b>Javier Albornoz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, served as the sound designer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea was brought to them by the non-profit organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunderline.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Friends of The Underline<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who helped transform the underutilized land below Miami\u2019s Metrorail into a 10-mile park, urban trail and public art destination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey\u2019re a great partnership,\u201d Skepple said. \u201cThey give us feedback on what they do and don\u2019t like and we just move forward with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took the team eight months to create Dig &amp; Learn. They used a gaming engine called <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/unity.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Unity<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D content\u2014to develop a prototype while all the team members worked from home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hope users use this app as an opportunity to learn about where we live and it strikes their curiosity to keep on learning,\u201d Ferraza said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what was in South Florida before the big city landscapes were here?\u00a0 You can find out using Dig &amp; Learn, a virtual scavenger hunt video game app developed by faculty and staff at Miami Dade College\u2019s Miami Animation &amp; Gaming International Complex. 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