Big Fat Phoenix: The most important game design lesson I ever learned

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is key. Big Fat Phoenix: The most important game design lesson I ever learned. The action that your player performs most frequently should feel like fun all by itself. Far FAR too often, the action that the player performs … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (Jan 18, 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteImproving the World of Educational Gaming “Expand Quick, name as many great educational games as you can! Chances are your list topped out around four or five and they were all decently dated games from your childhood. Math Blaster, Oregon … Continue reading

Serious Game Alumni Interview #3 with Katrin Becker | Games and Meaningful Play @ Michigan State University

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteSerious Game Alumni Interview #3 with Katrin Becker | Games and Meaningful Play @ Michigan State University. This is an interview with me about my experience at Michigan State University taking their new Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design … Continue reading

Video games becoming required coursework in schools – Technology & Science – CBC News

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesVideo games becoming required coursework in schools – Technology & Science – CBC News. Unfortunately, they got my institution wrong. I’ve got a request in to fix it, but I’ve had no response yet. Below is an edited excerpt (with … Continue reading

Games the key to girls’ STEM education | news @ Northeastern

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGames the key to girls’ STEM education | news @ Northeastern. Girls GAMES, short for Girls Advancing in Math, Engi­neering, and Sci­ence, is a new col­lab­o­ra­tion between uni­ver­sity part­ners and gaming com­pa­nies in Seattle aimed at pro­moting STEM careers for … Continue reading

The Best Anti-Piracy Measure Ever – IGN

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs an experiment, the developer decided to release a cracked version of Game Dev Tycoon onto torrent sites along with the genuine version, pre-empting piracy. “The cracked version is nearly identical to the real thing except for one detail,” explains … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (to March 9, 2013)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesYour Game! Offer Serious Games Price Breakthrough: Your Game! Your content in an engaging, immersive, rapidly developed simulation. New from Totem Learning, our February launch promotion: Your content in a bespoke serious game at less than eLearning prices! Harness our … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been (to Feb. 9 2013)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCorporate Serious Games Are Changing The Rules Of Product Development Corporate Serious Games Are Changing The Rules Of Product Development by Tom Grant on Sep 03, 2011 2,875 views For software developers, serious games provide new ways to gain insights … Continue reading