Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Good Read There’s a certain cargo cult associated with these sorts of correlations. If there are more than 3 or 4 variables that have an influence on something, we very quickly lose our ability to say anything meaningful about … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI know it’s a few years old, but this is really worth a read. It is sobering to consider what we have given up with our current capitalistic, competitive academic system. Universities are not businesses and shouldn’t be run that … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteDay Two at IEEE-GEM: 2015 IEEE Games, Entertainment, and Media (GEM) Conference The first full day of presentations (yesterday were the workshops). Highlights: There were many interesting conversations and presentations. I did mt two talks (I’ll post the slides in a week … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteDay One at IEEE-GEM: 2015 IEEE Games, Entertainment, and Media (GEM) Conference Highlights: Nice people Very eclectic bunch – many countries and disciplines Did my tutorial on Gamification, which was well received, and Interesting keynote by Steve Mann. Still not sure … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt may be helpful for any of your students taking a research methods course or working on a research based thesis or dissertation. It is particularly useful for those in education or the social sciences but may also have some … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHome page of the Digital Gaming Research Assocation (DiGRA) Student Representatives Source: Games Research Positions – digrastudents.org 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAnyone else see the irony in the fact that violence and video games prompts so much anger? This ‘debate’ (I hesitate to call it a debate because that implies civility, and we don’t really seem to have that here.) has been raging … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesCame across this a while back (OK, it was nearly a year a go) which sparked a rather strong reaction from a fellow educationalist. I don’t want to make it personal, so I’m just going to relay the exchange, as I think it … Continue reading