Learning Inside the School, but Outside the Curriculum: An Extreme Case of Interest-Driven Learning in Alternative STEAM Learning Infrastructure for Schools

Figures & data

Figure 1. FUSE Studio website.

Figure 2. FUSE Studio challenge sequences.

Figure 3. FUSE Studio user experience.

Figure 4. Long shot of a typical FUSE Studio session.

Figure 5. Tamaz and Nuri’s challenge and deviation engagement timeline.

Figure 6. SMASH start screen.

Figure 7. A visor cam screenshot of all levels in Mario and Luigi.

Table 1. Problems encountered and solved by Tamaz and Nuri.

Problem category	Description	Empirical example	SMASH	Mario and Luigi	Sum
Actor attack	Player or enemy actor not attacking or causing damage	Megaman’s bullets are not causing damage	4	3	7
Actor movement	Player or enemy actor not moving	Bowser is not moving	1	2	3
Actor health	Player or enemy actor not taking damage	Goombas are not dying	–	3	3
Level characteristics	Level feature not working	Added music causes an error	–	3	3
Technical	Issues with hardware or software	Stencyl not working properly	3	4	7
Sum	–	–	8	15	23

Figure 8. Tamaz and Nuri encounter a problem.

Figure 9. A problem is encountered again, and a solution is devised.

Figure 10. A solution regarding actor types is created.

Figure 11. Problem solved by adding actor types.

Table 2. Number of problems and times spent on problem-solving per game-making session in the FUSE Studio.