Kern Me

I discovered this online game called, aptly, Kern Me. Whether you’re on an iPad or a desktop, you too can discover whether or not you’ve been fooling yourself into thinking you’re a star at kerning. Go on. You know you want to.

It turns out this little game was created by Method of Action, which is a forthcoming site for free “peer-to-peer education for people who want to get things done.” When the site launches, it will apparently offer courses on Internet Entrepreneurship, Design for Programmers and Home Gardening. I’m not clear on the correlation between the two former and the latter but it may indicate a desire to balance our virtual existence with real-life pursuits. Time will tell.

Whatever the case may be, Kern Me is a convincing embodiment of Method of Action’s “Learning made enjoyable” slogan. Hopefully other incarnations will include more in-depth explorations of method but I’ll certainly keep an eye on the blog for a play-by-play of progress. This post about the common skill set found in designers and programmers sheds some light on the “gamification” of learning approach the site seems to be working towards.