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Cathy Tran

@cathytran

Design researcher. Into: ed tech, cognitive science, motivation, visualizing data, kids, affective computing, play.

 california
linkedin.com/in/cathy-tran
Joined August 2008
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Love seeing faces like these and @PlayOsmo in action on Christmas morning. Thankful that I get to play a part in creating these moments. 😊
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Wrapping up awesome Play Together workshop - these our our design guidelines for different age groups. #idc2017
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How we dream up new toys at Osmo :) techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/ho…

How Osmo decides to make its tangible, high-tech toys | TechCrunch

Many toys today include high-tech and interactive components that keep kids in front of screens. But when it comes to health and educational development, studies have found that kids benefit from...

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Playtest with Osmo in our headquarters or remotely to share feedback on our new ideas! 🎈🍦💕 teapawt.org/playosmo/status/838855…
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Meet Osmonaut, Adelaide! 👋 SF Bay Area parents: We have many opps for kids 5-12y.o. to participate in user testing: playosmo.com/playtesting/
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Dug up these fun (and funny!) early sketches and prototypes of Osmo games for a chat w/ kids this morning about the game design process. 😂😀
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Generous rewards: Feedback from "can't find cool items" to "trying to find a better version of cool item." -Travis Day @Blizzard_Ent #gls17
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"It is more important for players to feel awesome than for balance to be perfect." -Travis Day of @Blizzard_Ent #gls17
Semifinalists (incl @SesameWorkshop!) for MacArthur's $100 mil for global problems: mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/1…. So much good in the world. ❤️
Shared @OsmoMasterpiece at @stanforddschool Mix-N-Make + loved people's "wow I drew this!" reactions ❤️
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How fun! Do all your students collect something? Been thinking about something related to that for Osmo...🤔😊
Painting postcards with the ocean water in Kauai while listening to the waves 🌊 😊💕
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"I'm still asking you to believe - not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours." ❤️ -obama.org
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Haha! 😂 This is great. Reminds me of story of a kid who thought a floppy disk was "someone 3D printed the save button".
awesome! yes please do :)
fyi I recently wrapped up a Saying Thanks with Masterpiece activity that may come in handy :) playosmo.com/en/lesson-sayin…
Glad that you're having a good time with Words!😀 Did you make your own album? Would love to learn how you customized it.
Have you seen the curriculums at playosmo.com/schools? And you can make your own Word challenges at my.playosmo.com
Seeing @PlayOsmo connect families & friends this morning makes my heart happy. 😊 Excited to help build more moments like these in 2017!
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"Sorrow can be followed by joy; guilt over falling short of our ideals can be replaced by pride in doing all that we can." Fred Rogers
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Facilitating a @stanforddschool class this wknd! Want to be an interviewee/prototype tester & have lunch w/ us? 🌻 tinyurl.com/stanforddesignwo…
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