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What if we had FB’s privacy settings in real life?
I don’t think most people would like it very much. Facebook amending statement of rights and responsbilities, here’s a rundown of the changes | VentureBeat. an application your friend has downloaded also has the right to your information because … Continue reading
Game-Education.Com – Home
A new place to check out if you’re looking for information on game education. Game-Education.Com – Home. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets … REALLY????
iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets | NextWorth. Professing never-ending love for the iPad has taken on a real cult-like fervor. It’s really quite embarrassing. The digital world is converging on a revolutionary all-in-one device, the powerful, brand-new iPad. … Continue reading
Cool – Texting of the Bread
TextingoftheBread.com. How come no-one told me they’d re-skinned this again?! I *still* think Typing of the Deadwas one of the best typing tutors ever made, but this one might actually less push-back from teachers (assuming of course, teachers even acknowledge … Continue reading
“Working with researchers who are legendary game designers in their own mind” | Pamela M. Kato, EdM, PhD
“Working with researchers who are legendary game designers in their own mind” | Pamela M. Kato, EdM, PhD. A nice piece. Researcher also = client here. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
For Creators of Video Games, a Faint Line on Cloning – NYTimes.com
For Creators of Video Games, a Faint Line on Cloning – NYTimes.com. Indie developers simply don’t have the infrastructure to produce games in the same way that the big companies do. Yes, I know that the big companies all started … Continue reading
Does A Postumus Pardon Right a Wrong or is it Just Rewriting History?
Widespread Celebrations But No Pardon For Turing. This is Alan Turing Year – the year we are to celebrate the accomplishments and life of this remarkable man. As a computer scientist, he is one of the icons of our discipline. … Continue reading
Gamasutra – Features – Jerked Around by the Magic Circle – Clearing the Air Ten Years Later
Gamasutra – Features – Jerked Around by the Magic Circle – Clearing the Air Ten Years Later. A broad strokes definition: The magic circle is the idea that a boundary exists between a game and the world outside the game. … Continue reading
