Hello ClassRealm friends!
My name is Courtny Cotten and I’d like to introduce myself as the co-founder and Lead Designer of the Classrealm party. I’m not necessarily the main character, but think of me as the Luigi to Ben’s Mario, the Tails to his Sonic. In short, we’re a team ready to kick butt and take names!
I’ve worked for nearly a decade in the technology and web space, gaining a variety of experience in a number of industries. I graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a Major in Visual Communication Design and an emphasis in Human Computer Interaction. Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to work with multi-billion-dollar behemoths to small start-ups. I have extensive knowledge in executing best in class user experiences for a variety of technology platforms and business sectors. When Ben first came to me with the idea of ClassRealm, I dedicated myself to the cause and have rallied behind him since. It is now my job to ensure that the integrity and quality of the ClassRealm project is maintained while we strive to get release one launched.
Courtny Cotten
As many of you are waiting in anticipation for the release of ClassRealm, I thought it only fair that we shed a little bit of light into the direction that ClassRealm is taking following our failed Kickstarter.
While we don’t want to release too many details just yet, we are working diligently to provide a closed beta to a select number of our followers starting in late December and early January. Our primary focus is on building a platform which educators can leverage to provide a more accessible and encouraging experience for mastering content in the classroom. Our first release target is a “core-rule” system with an administrative backend for teachers to log into and track all of the achievements and experience points attached to your class rosters. This is not a simply task, however, as teachers around the globe are hoping to leverage the system and have requested a large amount of flexibility in determining exactly how their classroom is setup. We’re also accessing analytic reporting so that teachers have the ability to improve classroom material based on data collected in regards to achievement levels and experience.
As our journey has continued, we’ve received a number of feature requests, feedback, and wish lists from you, our fans! We’re excited to receive input from those around the world and it is our hope we can deliver a product that is not only enjoyable for students, but is easy for teachers to integrate into their already busy teaching schedules. I encourage anyone interested in learning more about our technical plans for CR, or in becoming an early beta tester, to reach out to me via email!
Interesting facts about Courtny
– He loves playing Disc Golf
– He has a girls name, a joke endured since grade school
– He is a former collegiate Track & Field hurdler
– Has a wife named Sam (Samantha :D)
Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. I thought maybe you’d like to meet some of the minds behind ClassRelam, you know, before you decide to love or hate it.
ClassRealm was an idea I have had since I graduated and it’s popularity, which will hopefully rise, stunned me from the start. I in no way invented gamification in the classroom, but I am determined to find the most effective implementation to date. I will put every ounce of my effort (and the little bit of money I have) in to ClassRealm to see it succeed. Wanna know more? Feel free to comment below or email me at ben@classrealm.com.
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