Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Chaewon Kim
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: ck22j@fsu.edu
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): ck22j@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name: Fengfeng Ke
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email: fke@admin.fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable): Education
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences
Headshot (optional): https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_project_proposal_portal/13871/headshot_Chaewon%20Kim.jpg

Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Sunyoung Park
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): sp22bb@fsu.edu
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: NutriQuest: Developing a Game for Healthy Eating Habits
Project Keywords: Mindful eating, Intuitive eating, Game development, Full-stack development, Python
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
computer science

Project Location:: This is an entirely remote project.
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
"NutriQuest" is a serious indie game to promote the practice of mindful eating and intuitive eating. Based on the advice of registered dietitian and research, the game was developed using Pygame library in Python. However, it is not fully developed, with only the basic functions and full contents at hand. The initial design and development started September 2023. This year, our goal is to finish developing the game and make it available online. This goal necessitates much skill and knowledge in computer science, so we welcome anyone with the sought-after skill set or the willingness to learn.
Code repository: https://github.com/Chaewon0225/UROP.git (the files are labeled with dates (MMDDYY))

Research Tasks:
This UROP project has two goals and three milestones.
1. Finish developing the game (Fall)
Milestone 1 (September): Submit the game to the Independent Games Festival Student Competition (https://igf.com/)
a) Configure all the stages (The structure is built. It just needs to be iterated.)
b) Debug (Test data is collected in Spring 2024.)
c) Improve the UI (It's mainly adding text under the existing images on the game screen.)
2. Make it available online (Spring)
Milestone 2 (February): Submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting of Association of Educational Communication and Technology (AECT)
Milestone 3 (April): Submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting of National Communication Association (NCA)
a) Embed the game on a website (The website will be the mentor's personal website. We can use the UROP grant if we need server and a domain.)
b) Build a backend database (e.g., Django database, but this is not prioritized.)
c) Analyze the log game data (This will be added only if all the previous tasks are successfully completed.)
* The milestones are byproducts of this project, and participating in the milestones mean you will be going above and beyond the normal expectations. The proposals for milestones 2 and 3 will depend on the progress of the project at the end of this year.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
[Required] Programming languages: Python, Java
[Recommended] Knowledge on full-stack development: Django framework, using GitHub to publish a website, etc.

Mentoring Philosophy:
This is my second time being a mentor for a UROP project. Last year, although it was my first time being a mentor, I was honored to be nominated for the best mentor award in UROP. Here are three things I kept to maintain both good relationship and productivity.
1. Open communication: We establish 30-minute-long weekly meeting to update the progress and discuss next steps. I check whether the tasks sound reasonable, if there is any foreseeable obstacle, and encourage the team members. We also keep a meeting note, where the tasks, progresses, and deadlines are recorded. 
2. Open opportunity: We encourage UROP students to explore more opportunities through our project and milestones. GDC, AECT, and NCA are all great venues to showcase your work and network with your future employers.
3. Open possibility: As graduate students, we are willing to learn with you. It is okay to make mistakes, learn from trials and errors, and get unexpected results. That's what being a student means.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-rhvkBg7xw4NaW0eOXK3IksGyKqiTXXM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103169789001011018209&rtpof=true&sd=true
Please add any additional information here (if applicable)::
If you need more information about the game, please reach out to ck22j@fsu.edu.


UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation: Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: Yes
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Year: 2024
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