{"id":6944,"date":"2018-07-16T09:20:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6944"},"modified":"2018-07-16T09:20:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:20:16","slug":"the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/07\/16\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games NOW AVAILABLE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6917\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-232x300.png 232w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-768x994.png 768w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-791x1024.png 791w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the process of updating it for a new edition, but in the meantime we are releasing the first edition on LeanPub (e-versions only; no print versions).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This re-released first edition is available NOW!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the remainder of the summer, this first (1.1) edition is available at a discount ($14.95) as the proofing is not complete (). We\u2019re hoping to crowdsource some of the proofing so feel free to contact us if you find any errors or omissions.<\/p>\n<p>Note that when you purchase a book on LeanPub you will be eligible for ALL updates to that edition. In other words you will be able to download all updated versions of this book as they roll out for no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p>So please, let us know about any errors, typos, formatting issues, etc. and we\u2019ll fix them!<\/p>\n<p>ENJOY!<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6944'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6944);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6944);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6944);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley. We are in the process of updating it for a new edition, but in the meantime we are releasing the &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/07\/16\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-now-available\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,360,9,379,12,369,81,396,24],"tags":[388,41,389,127,15,395,16,76,393,53],"class_list":["post-6944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academia","category-book","category-educational-technology","category-game-design","category-games","category-higher-education","category-information-technology","category-serious-games","category-teaching-learning","tag-academia","tag-education","tag-educational-technology","tag-game-design","tag-higher-education","tag-information-technology","tag-instructional-design","tag-serious-games","tag-teaching-learning","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1O0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6916,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/06\/26\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-to-be-re-released\/","url_meta":{"origin":6944,"position":0},"title":"The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games to be re-released.","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley. 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We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley. 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This book is full of lists and practical advice on how to use games in the classroom. It takes you from the theories that underpin both learning and teaching with games to the practical application of these theories. There\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/book\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":817,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/06\/21\/why-educators-need-to-learn-about-simulations-and-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":6944,"position":4},"title":"Why Educators Need to Learn About Simulations (and Games)","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 21, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Simulations (and games) are once again 'hot' in education - remember the \"Edutainment Era\" of the 80's? Everyone seemed to think that the way to make \"learning fun\" was to wrap it up in some lame game. 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