Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesiPad3 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
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteTextingoftheBread.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
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute “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 … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor 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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWidespread 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
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesGamasutra – 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
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve talked about this before (Trading off between Education and Fun??? SRSLY?, and FUN Should NOT be an ‘F’-Word). I even wrote about this in my book. Many people in Education seem to believe that fun and education are at … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes » Top Ten Ways to Annoy a Gifted Child giftedguru.com. I shared this on FB the other day and got some responses I had to think about for a while. First, here’s the summary of the list: Force them … Continue reading