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Gained some valuable insights on the state of retail and commercial real estate markets, interest rates impact on buying/leasing/renting and how financial planners can help their clients navigate the choppy waters.

Christina Stratton designed some of the most beautiful wellness spaces, even when constrained by funding, for years when we developed dozens of wellness locations. The people who worked in those spaces consistently scored triple the national average on employee engagement and the guests who experienced services in those spaces consistently scored high #nps. Could beautifying a school increase test scores? Of course it could. #wellnessdesign #interiordesign #spadesign #spacedesign #design

Now that the second semester of my Sophomore year is over at Endicott College, I would love to reflect on another project that emerged! As seen previously, I created Five Nights at Gully's for my Visual Programming I class and made another game alongside that for a game development class. I decided to take things up a notch and tackle something new and challenging for myself. Discovering that it was possible to create and use 3D Graphics in LibGDX, I took it upon myself to make a game using 3D Graphics to give myself a deeper understanding of working in three-dimensional space. This proved challenging since unlike your usual game engine, almost everything had to be made from scratch. Project Redhood is a game where you play as Redhood (Grown up Red Riding Hood) who seeks justice for other fairy tale characters, in the game you would encounter villains of other fairy tales. This project serves as a prototype and only includes some levels, as well as a mini-boss fight. Given the amount of time to simultaneously balance learning 3D and delivering a full-fledged project, while being a student-athlete and attending many other classes, I wasn't expecting a full game, but instead something to show my learning experience. I won't go over everything in this post as that would make it extremely long, but I touched up in Blender, Bullet API Physics, Syncing Terrain's Geometric Nodes to the Physics World, Character Controllers & Physics, Animation in Blender (NLA Tracks), Linear Algebraic Concepts with Vectors, Matrixes, and Quaternions. Finally, as I was working in LibGDX, GDX-GLTF, and Mundus, I had some exposure to working in large codebases, reading and understanding what each code block means, and applying it to my own game, and sometimes creating my own frameworks that connect the logic in both codebases. (i.e connecting Bullet Physics with Mundus GameObject). This as a whole strengthened my software engineering skills. I love creating games that bring joy to the people who play or watch them. I'm excited to share summer projects here soon and I hope that everyone enjoys the showcase of Project Redhood attached in the link below! https://lnkd.in/eBm33cix Timestamps: 0:00 Outdoor Level 1:52 Cave Level 3:48 Boss Fight

Excited to showcase a project I made during my Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality course at NYU! 🎓 Introducing Mathville—an innovative educational application that harnesses the combined power of Flutter and Unity. Flutter's versatility in seamlessly integrating with Unity has been a game-changer. It allowed me to create a dynamic and immersive learning experience for young minds. The harmony between these platforms significantly expedited the development process while maintaining exceptional performance and visual appeal. Integrating Unity's powerful 3D capabilities with Flutter's expressive UI framework was a game-changer. Flutter's hot reload feature ensured rapid iterations, making the development process incredibly efficient. This compatibility between Flutter and Unity is a testament to their flexibility and synergy, providing a robust foundation for Mathville's success. Witness Mathville in action through this demo here! The combination of Flutter's UI flexibility and Unity's immersive 3D environment enables an engaging learning platform that fosters curiosity and deepens understanding. Mathville is more than just an app—it's a bridge between traditional education methods and the digital preferences of today's youth. By utilizing Flutter with Unity, Mathville revolutionizes early math education, enhancing retention and nurturing a genuine interest in mathematics among young learners. Looking forward to further exploring the endless possibilities that the combination of Flutter and Unity offers in revolutionizing education technology and creating impactful experiences for learners worldwide! App Source Code: https://lnkd.in/gjS8rKAz API Source Code: https://lnkd.in/gHicjmhh https://lnkd.in/g_RbWpRf #augmentedreality #virtualreality #flutter #unity3d #edtech #technologyineducation #gamedevelopment #innovativeeducation #techforgood #educationinnovation #mobileappdevelopment

"I hate Math!" - a small girl, coming back from school told to her mom. Mom asked - "why do you say so?" Girl - "Math is always about solving. Other subjects is about learning from the teacher." Math is learnt as only solving problems and not as discovering, playing and having fun. Math is fun. In a physical workshop we conducted, my son made these models of Icosohedron and Octahedron using toothpicks and play dough. After having fun making it, children learnt that Icosohedron has 20 faces, 12 vertices (depicted by red play dough balls) Octohedron has 8 faces, 6 vertices. Math can be learnt in this way - using play dough, paper crafts, drawing, board games. Want to attend such 'Fun with Math' online workshop during the upcoming vacation? Let me know in the comments. #mathematicseducation #childdevelopment #parenting #parents #mathematics #education #entrepreneur #lifeskillsforkids #thinkingcatalyst #parentingcoach #parenting

Using games to learn math at an early age is a great strategy for both teachers and families, as our recent webinar highlighted. This blog from Edutopia - George Lucas Educational Foundation highlights board games in particular as a rich source of math learning. https://lnkd.in/eHjvpQ8U

Have some math fun in the classroom with your students. Try one of these 12 engaging card games in a wide range of skill levels, all with an educational math twist: https://lnkd.in/gZZyHjtJ

I believe summer sessions have an impact on student success. But how much impact? On which students? That’s information we don’t have. And it limits our ability to make decisions about special session programming. Well, it’s information we don’t have YET. Today is the deadline to submit an application for the summer session research grant co-sponsored by MindMax and NAASS. You still have until EOD tomorrow get your app in. More details on this important research (plus application link) here: https://bit.ly/3GUjkts #summerprograms #highereducation #research

Campers will use their young skills to create and build a multitude of exciting projects. Many of the build projects are supported with some of the finest inspirational children’s literature available. We include into the curriculum books such as Rosie Revere Engineer, Iggy Peck Architect, and Interstellar Cinderella and even the Three Little Pigs. All the elements of STEM are included in this camp. Building projects include using LEGO, Knex, and Keva materials. Our Little Makers will perform a multitude of spectacular chemistry experiments, build a solar night light, explore and grow plants, launch rockets, create some yummy octopus cupcakes, build a terrarium, create ocean slime, design and animal track game, and more! #STEMCamp #YoungMakers #KidsInScience #EngineeringForKids #CreativeLearning #LEGOProjects #BuildingSkills #ChildrensLiterature #InspireYoungMinds #HandsOnLearning #FutureEngineers #FunWithSTEM #EducationalFun #InnovativeKids #ScienceExperiments #CreativeKids #BuildingAndLearning #STEMEducation #SummerCampFun #ImaginationAndInnovation

‘5 year olds will grow up into an unrecognisable labour market’ Gillian Keegan Education Secretary’s latest speech. STEM- science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Why these subjects need a focus right NOW! This week I’ll be collating my 5 top games to play with your children to promote these subjects and critical thinking. What ideas do you have? Please comment with your top games!! #parentingtips